Companies news of 2009-04-09 (page 1)
SRA Awarded GSA Alliant Contract to Provide IT Solutions and Technologies
inTEST Corporation Receives Nasdaq Non-Compliance Notice
Activision Empowers Fans to Reveal Guitar Hero(R) Smash Hits Set ListOnline voting at...
/C O R R E C T I O N -- Limelight Networks, Inc./In the news release, Limelight Networks...
Onvia Receives Notice from NASDAQ
AnalogicTech to Report First Quarter 2009 Financial Results on April 22, 2009
Lockheed Martin Product Line Achieves CMMI(R) Maturity Level 5
US Farms, Inc. Launches Aloe Vera Juice Web Site
Limelight Networks to Issue First Quarter 2009 Earnings Results on 6 May at 4:00 p.m. EDT
Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter Results
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SRA Awarded GSA Alliant Contract to Provide IT Solutions and Technologies
FAIRFAX, Va., April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SRA International, Inc. , a leading provider of technology and strategic consulting services and solutions to government organizations, today announced it is one of multiple prime contractors that has been awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). The Alliant contract has a $50 billion ceiling for all prime contractors in the program with a total 10-year period of performance and worldwide coverage. The contract includes a base period of five years with one five-year option.
The scope of the Alliant contract includes components of an integrated information technology (IT) solution. As the definition of IT changes over the 10-year life cycle of the contract, the scope of Alliant will be considered to coincide with the current definition at any given time.
Through the Alliant contract vehicle, SRA will support technology solutions that encompass the full scope of IT services, with a major emphasis on large-scale systems integration and development projects. Services provided could include project management, business process redesign, systems engineering and integration, information assurance, software engineering, training, and research and development of emerging technologies. SRA was selected among 58 other companies to compete for Alliant tasks.
"Under Alliant, we will continue to provide full IT life cycle solutions and services for federal agencies in support of regional and global IT requirements," said SRA President and CEO Stan Sloane. "SRA looks forward to opportunities available to the Alliant team and to providing streamlined access to a broad range of management and technical support services that will meet customers' mission critical IT goals."
About SRA International, Inc.
SRA and its subsidiaries are dedicated to solving complex problems of global significance for government organizations serving the national security, civil government and global health markets. Founded in 1978, the company and its subsidiaries have expertise in such areas as air surveillance and air traffic management; contract research organization (CRO) services; cybersecurity; disaster response planning; enterprise resource planning; environmental strategies; IT systems, infrastructure and managed services; logistics; public health preparedness; strategic management consulting; systems engineering; and wireless integration.
FORTUNE(R) magazine has chosen SRA as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" for ten consecutive years. The company and its subsidiaries employ more than 6,900 employees serving clients from headquarters in Fairfax, Va., and offices around the world. For additional information on SRA, please visit http://www.sra.com/.
Any statements in this press release about future expectations, plans, and prospects for SRA, including statements about the estimated value of the contract and work to be performed, and other statements containing the words "estimates," "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "will," and similar expressions, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. In addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press release represent our views as of April 9, 2009. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our views to change. However, while we may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to April 9, 2009.
SRA International, Inc.
CONTACT: Sheila S. Blackwell, Vice President, Communications & Public Affairs, +1-703-227-8345, sheila_blackwell@sra.com, or Susie Mouri, Manager, Sector Communications, +1-703-803-1945, susie_mouri@sra.com, both of SRA International, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.sra.com/
inTEST Corporation Receives Nasdaq Non-Compliance Notice
CHERRY HILL, N.J., April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- inTEST Corporation , an independent designer, manufacturer and marketer of semiconductor automatic test equipment (ATE) interface solutions and temperature management products, today reported that, on April 6, 2009, it received a Nasdaq Staff Deficiency letter indicating that it is not in compliance with the filing requirement under Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14) due to its failure to timely file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. The receipt of this letter was anticipated, as previously reported in the Company's Form 8-K filed on April 1, 2009.
The notice further stated that Nasdaq rules permit inTEST to submit a plan to regain compliance by no later than June 5, 2009, or within 60 calendar days. Following a review of this plan, Nasdaq staff can grant inTEST an exception, up to 180 calendar days from the due date of the 10-K, or until September 28, 2009, to regain compliance. inTEST currently anticipates regaining compliance with the filing requirement by filing its Annual Report on Form 10-K prior to June 5, 2009.
About inTEST Corporation
inTEST Corporation is an independent designer, manufacturer and marketer of ATE interface solutions and temperature management products, which are used by semiconductor manufacturers to perform final testing of integrated circuits (ICs) and wafers. The Company's high-performance products are designed to enable semiconductor manufacturers to improve the speed, reliability, efficiency and profitability of IC test processes. Specific products include positioner and docking hardware products, temperature management systems and customized interface solutions. The Company has established strong relationships with semiconductor manufacturers globally, which it supports through a network of local offices. For more information visit http://www.intest.com/.
CONTACT:
Hugh T. Regan, Jr., Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, inTEST Corporation, 856-424-6886, ext 201.
Forward-Looking Statements:
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements do not convey historical information, but relate to predicted or potential future events that are based upon management's current expectations. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. In addition to the factors mentioned in this press release, such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, changes in business conditions and the economy, generally; changes in the demand for semiconductors, generally; changes in the rates of, and timing of, capital expenditures by semiconductor manufacturers; progress of product development programs; increases in raw material and fabrication costs associated with our products; implementation of additional restructuring initiatives; costs associated with compliance with Sarbanes Oxley and other risk factors set forth from time to time in our SEC filings, including, but not limited to, our periodic reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. The Company undertakes no obligation to update the information in this press release to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.
inTEST Corporation
CONTACT: Hugh T. Regan, Jr., Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, inTEST Corporation, +1-856-424-6886, ext 201
Web Site: http://www.intest.com/
Activision Empowers Fans to Reveal Guitar Hero(R) Smash Hits Set ListOnline voting at SmashHits.GuitarHero.com Begins Today
SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Guitar Hero(R) fans can now cast their votes online at SmashHits.GuitarHero.com to determine the order in which songs will be revealed for Activision Publishing, Inc.'s Guitar Hero(R) Smash Hits. Guitar Hero Smash Hits takes the most exciting, recognizable and fun to play music from genre-defining titles Guitar Hero(R), Guitar Hero(R) II, Guitar Hero(R) Encore: Rocks the 80s and Guitar Hero(R) III: Legends of Rock, which were previously available for guitar-only in-game play, and delivers them as a compelling and dynamic full band experience.
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Starting today, music and video game fans alike can visit SmashHits.GuitarHero.com to cast their votes for which previous Guitar Hero game they would like the set list unveiled from first. Each week, a portion of the Guitar Hero Smash Hits set list will be revealed based on which prior game captures the most votes.
Guitar Hero Smash Hits feature the most memorable songs from Guitar Hero games together in one epic set list, including these tracks:
-- Guitar Hero
-- "Killer Queen" - Queen
-- "I Love Rock N Roll" - Joan Jett and The Blackhearts
-- "Bark At The Moon" - Ozzy Osbourne
-- Guitar Hero II
-- "Them Bones" - Alice in Chains
-- "Killing in the Name" - Rage Against The Machine
-- "Message In A Bottle" - The Police
-- "Carry On Wayward Son" - Kansas
-- "Free Bird" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
-- Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s
-- "I Wanna Rock" - Twisted Sister
-- "Nothin But A Good Time" - Poison
-- Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
-- "Barracuda" - Heart
-- "Through the Fire and Flames" - DragonForce
Turn down the lights, crank up the amps and prepare to command center stage as some of the most famous AND infamous tracks from Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock step into the spotlight in the most epic, full band jam session to-date - Guitar Hero Smash Hits. The #1 best-selling video game franchise of 2008 presents the best of the best to music video game aficionados so they can join together for guitar, bass, drums and vocals in-game and rock to master tracks of their favorite Guitar Hero music.
Featuring 48 master recordings, Guitar Hero Smash Hits delivers exciting online and offline gameplay modes including Band Career and 8-player "Battle of the Bands," which allows two full bands to compete head-to-head online. Players' rock n' roll fantasies turn to realities as they create their rocker, compose original music and share it with the world through the innovative Music Studio, GHTunes(SM) and robust Rock Star Creator gameplay modes first introduced in Guitar Hero(R) World Tour.
Developed by Beenox Studios, Guitar Hero Smash Hits for the Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii(TM) home video game system from Nintendo, and PLAYSTATION(R)3 and PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment systems are scheduled for release in June. For more information about the game, visit http://www.guitarhero.com/.
About Activision Publishing, Inc.
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products.
Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan and South Korea. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company's website, http://www.activision.com/.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements: Information in this press release that involves Activision Publishing's expectations, plans, intentions or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Activision Publishing generally uses words such as "outlook," "will," "could," "would," "might," "remains," "to be," "plans," "believes," "may," "expects," "intends," "anticipates," "estimate," "future," "plan," "positioned," "potential," "project," "remain," "scheduled," "set to," "subject to," "upcoming" and similar expressions to help identify forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause Activision Publishing's actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include, but are not limited to, sales levels of Activision Publishing's titles, shifts in consumer spending trends, the impact of the current macroeconomic environment, the seasonal and cyclical nature of the interactive game market, Activision Publishing's ability to predict consumer preferences among competing hardware platforms (including next-generation hardware), declines in software pricing, product returns and price protection, product delays, retail acceptance of Activision Publishing's products, adoption rate and availability of new hardware and related software, industry competition, rapid changes in technology and industry standards, protection of proprietary rights, litigation against Activision Publishing, maintenance of relationships with key personnel, customers, vendors and third-party developers, domestic and international economic, financial and political conditions and policies, foreign exchange rates, integration of recent acquisitions and the identification of suitable future acquisition opportunities, Activision Blizzard's success in integrating the operations of Activision Publishing and Vivendi Games in a timely manner, or at all, and the combined company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits and synergies of the transaction to the extent, or in the timeframe, anticipated, and the other factors identified in Activision Blizzard's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to Activision Publishing and Activision Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Activision Publishing nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be incorrect. These statements are not guarantees of the future performance of Activision Publishing or Activision Blizzard and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.
Guitar Hero(R) games (C) 2005-2009 Activision Publishing, Inc. Guitar Hero, Activision and RedOctane are registered trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
"PlayStation" and the "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE, and the Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. Wii and Nintendo DS are trademarks of Nintendo. (C) 2006 Nintendo. All rights reserved.
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Activision Publishing, Inc.
CONTACT: Natalie Salzman DaRosa, PR Manager, Activision/RedOctane, +1-424-744-5732, ndarosa@redoctane.com, Twitter: GuitarHeroDevs
Web Site: http://www.activision.com/ http://www.guitarhero.com/ http://www.smashhits.guitarhero.com/
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/C O R R E C T I O N -- Limelight Networks, Inc./In the news release, Limelight Networks to Issue First Quarter 2009 Earnings Results on 6 May at 4:00 p.m. EDT, issued 09-Apr-2009 by Limelight Networks, Inc. over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the second paragraph, first sentence, should read: "Management will host a quarterly conference call for investors beginning at 4:30 p.m. EDT (1:30 p.m. PDT)" rather than "Management will host a quarterly conference call for investors beginning at 4:30 p.m. EDT (2:30 p.m. PDT)" as originally issued inadvertently. The complete, corrected release follows:Limelight Networks to Issue First Quarter 2009 Earnings Results on 6 May at 4:00 p.m. EDT
TEMPE, Ariz., April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Limelight Networks, Inc. will report financial results for the first quarter 2009 at approximately 4:00 p.m. EDT (1:00 p.m. PDT) on 6 May 2009.
Management will host a quarterly conference call for investors beginning at 4:30 p.m. EDT (1:30 p.m. PDT). This call can be accessed toll-free at 1-866-362-4832 within the United States or 1-617.597.5364 outside of the U.S. using Participant Passcode 68176220.
The conference call will also be audiocast live from http://www.llnw.com/ and a replay will be available following the call from the Company's website.
About Limelight Networks, Inc.
Limelight Networks, Inc. is a content delivery partner enabling the next wave of Internet business and entertainment. More than 1300 Internet, entertainment, software, and technology brands trust our robust, scalable platform to monetize their digital assets by delivering a brilliant online experience to their global audience. Our architecture bypasses the busy public Internet using a dedicated optical network that interconnects thousands of servers and delivers massive files at the speed of light - directly to the access networks that consumers use every day. Our proven network and passion for service assures our customers that every object in their library will be instantly delivered to every user, every time. For more information, visit http://www.limelightnetworks.com/.
Copyright (C) 2009 Limelight Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. All product or service names are the property of their respective owners
Limelight Networks, Inc.
CONTACT: Paul Alfieri of Limelight Networks, Inc., +1-917-297-4241, palfieri@llnw.com
Web Site: http://www.limelightnetworks.com/
Onvia Receives Notice from NASDAQ
SEATTLE, April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Onvia, Inc. -- Onvia, a leading provider of comprehensive sales intelligence, announced today that it has received a letter dated April 3, 2009 from the staff of the NASDAQ stock market informing the Company that it does not currently comply with NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4450(a)(3). This rule requires companies listed on the NASDAQ Global Market to maintain a minimum stockholders' equity of $10,000,000 for continued listing. Onvia may either submit a specific plan to regain and sustain compliance with Marketplace Rule 4450(a)(3) by April 18, 2009, or apply for listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market which requires minimum stockholders' equity of $2,500,000. The Company is currently evaluating both options, neither of which is expected to impact the availability of Onvia stock on the NASDAQ exchanges.
About Onvia
Onvia helps businesses achieve a competitive advantage by delivering timely and actionable sales opportunities and information. More than 8,400 subscribers across the United States rely on Onvia as a comprehensive resource for industry-specific information needed to make intelligent sales decisions. Onvia offers unparalleled coverage of government purchasing activity in addition to commercial and residential projects in development for markets such as architecture and engineering, IT/telecom, business consulting services, operations and maintenance, and transportation. Onvia was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release may contain, in addition to historical information, forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on management's current expectations or beliefs, and involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding Onvia's financial performance, profitability, client count and client information, and other operating metrics. Onvia's business is subject to certain risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements in this release, including changes in general economic and business conditions in the information and internet services industries and changes in our business strategy.
Additional information on factors that may impact these forward-looking statements can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. The information contained in this presentation is as of the date indicated. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this presentation as a result of new information or future events or developments.
Onvia
CONTACT: Cameron Way of Onvia, +1-206-373-9034
Web Site: http://www.onvia.com/
AnalogicTech to Report First Quarter 2009 Financial Results on April 22, 2009
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc. (AnalogicTech(TM)) , a developer of total power management integrated circuits, today announced that it will release financial results for the first quarter 2009 ended March 31, 2009, following the close of the market on Wednesday, April 22, 2009. The company will host a corresponding conference call and live webcast at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).
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To listen to the live conference call, please dial 800-978-7659 or 303-262-2055 at 4:20 p.m. ET on April 22, 2009. An audio replay of the call will be available to investors through April 26, 2009, by dialing 800-405-2236 and entering the passcode 11130267#. Callers outside the U.S. and Canada may access the replay by dialing 303-590-3000 and entering the passcode 11130267#.
A live webcast of the call will be available on the company's investor relations website at http://www.aati.com/ in the "Webcasts" section.
About AnalogicTech
Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc. (AnalogicTech) is a supplier of Total Power Management(TM) semiconductor solutions for a variety of consumer, communications, and computing systems. The company focuses its design and marketing efforts on the application-specific power management needs of such devices as mobile handsets, smartphones, digital cameras, netbooks / notebooks, personal navigation systems, and wireless LANs. AnalogicTech also develops and licenses device, process, package, and application-related technologies. AnalogicTech is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA and Macau, S.A.R., with offices in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and the U.K., as well as a worldwide network of sales reps and distributors. The company is listed on NASDAQ under the symbol AATI. For more information, please visit http://www.analogictech.com/. (AnalogicTech - F)
AnalogicTech and the AnalogicTech logo are trademarks of Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc.
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Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc.
CONTACT: Investors, Lisa Laukkanen of The Blueshirt Group, +1-415-217-4967, lisa@blueshirtgroup.com, for Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.aati.com/ http://www.analogictech.com/
Lockheed Martin Product Line Achieves CMMI(R) Maturity Level 5
VALLEY FORGE, Pa., April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin's Information Systems & Global Services-Defense product line achieved a Maturity Level 5 rating during its recent appraisal against the Capability Maturity Model(R) Integration (CMMI(R)) for Development.
The CMMI model is a process improvement maturity model for the development of products and services. It consists of best practices that address development and maintenance activities that cover the product lifecycle from conception through delivery and maintenance. The CMMI is managed by the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI), which is a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense.
"We are extremely proud of this accomplishment. It provides an essential quantitative process baseline for IS&GS-Defense," said John Mengucci, president of the Lockheed Martin product line. "As a CMMI for Development Maturity Level 5 organization, we can assure our customers that we will use our world-class processes in the development of our products."
IS&GS-Defense provides a full spectrum of defense services and solutions for the U.S. military and international customers.
The appraisal was conducted for IS&GS-Defense large programs that are primarily development or operations and maintenance with development activities. The processes appraised related to software, systems engineering, hardware, supply chain management, and program management with integrated product teams.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 146,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation reported 2008 sales of $42.7 billion.
Capability Maturity Model(R) and CMMI(R) are registered trademarks of Carnegie Mellon University.
SCAMPI(SM) is a service mark of Carnegie Mellon University.
For additional information, visit our website: http://www.lockheedmartin.com/
Lockheed Martin
CONTACT: Darci Bushey of Lockheed Martin, +1-610-531-1393, darci.k.bushey@lmco.com
Web Site: http://www.lockheedmartin.com/
US Farms, Inc. Launches Aloe Vera Juice Web Site
SAN DIEGO, April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- US Farms, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: USFM), announces the launch of its new web site http://www.usfarmsaloeverajuice.com/, which will operate as a division of US Farms, Inc. US Farms Aloe Vera Juice retails for $14.95 per bottle or wholesales for $89.95 per case (12 bottles). US Farms Aloe Vera Juice can be ordered online with Visa, Master Card, Discover, or American Express.
US Farms Aloe Vera Juice is an exclusive proprietary formulation which includes: Aloe Vera Juice (Barbadensis Miller), White Grape, Cranberry, Concord Grape and Black Cherry juice concentrate which are potent anti-oxidants and phyto-nutrients.
Customers interested in sampling our new and exciting Aloe Vera Juice will be offered for a limited time, a free 32 oz. bottle of US Farms Aloe Vera juice. Visit our web site at http://www.usfarmsaloeverajuice.com/sample
About US Farms Aloe Vera Juice
What sets US Farms Aloe Vera Juice apart from others is our farm fresh crop. Our Aloe Vera is hand harvested and cultivated using the best farming practices to ensure the highest quality. We blend our high-grade Aloe Vera with just the right amount of all-natural fruit juices to give it a great taste.
Aloe Vera has been known for centuries and used by people throughout the world. Aloe Barbadensis Miller (leaf inner gel) contains a wide variety of nutrients, including vitamins, minerals, and amino acids. These nutrients, along with the phyto-nutrients in the fruit juices, as well as the anti-oxidants they contain, make our Aloe Vera juice the perfect complement to an active lifestyle. We know you and your entire family will enjoy the rewards of adding US Farms Aloe Vera Juice to your diet. In order to learn even more about our product, we invite you to research aloe vera online and in libraries.
About US Farms, Inc.
US Farms, Inc. is a diversified commercial Farming and Nursery company. The company currently grows, markets and distributes horticultural and wellness based products. US Farms, Inc. is currently a domestic grower of Aloe Vera, Jade, Palms and Cycads. The company has recently moved into the sales and marketing of Aloe Vera based dietary supplement products. The company's products are sold through supermarkets, home centers, retail merchandisers, garden centers, mail order, direct sales, re-wholesalers, and landscapers throughout the United States and Canada.
Safe Harbor
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, goals, assumptions or future events or performance are not statements of historical fact and may be "forward-looking statements."
Such statements are based on expectations, estimates and projections at the time the statements are made and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, our ability to market and sell Aloe Vera juices online in the United States; acceptance by the market of online Aloe Vera juice products; continued popularity in the wellness marketplace; the continued production of aloe vera juice; ability to raise additional capital; the impact of competitive products; product demand; fluctuations in operating results and other risks detailed from time to time in US Farms, Inc.'s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual outcomes may vary materially from those indicated. US Farms undertakes no obligation to revise or update such statements to reflect current events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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US Farms, Inc.
CONTACT: US Farms, Inc., +1-858-488-7775, Fax, +1-858-488-2828; or Investor Relations, Jamie Dryer of Flagler Communications, +1-561-837-8057, for US Farms, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.usfarmsaloeverajuice.com/
Limelight Networks to Issue First Quarter 2009 Earnings Results on 6 May at 4:00 p.m. EDT
TEMPE, Ariz., April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Limelight Networks, Inc. will report financial results for the first quarter 2009 at approximately 4:00 p.m. EDT (1:00 p.m. PDT) on 6 May 2009.
Management will host a quarterly conference call for investors beginning at 4:30 p.m. EDT (2:30 p.m. PDT). This call can be accessed toll-free at 1-866-362-4832 within the United States or 1-617.597.5364 outside of the U.S. using Participant Passcode 68176220.
The conference call will also be audiocast live from http://www.llnw.com/ and a replay will be available following the call from the Company's website.
About Limelight Networks, Inc.
Limelight Networks, Inc. is a content delivery partner enabling the next wave of Internet business and entertainment. More than 1300 Internet, entertainment, software, and technology brands trust our robust, scalable platform to monetize their digital assets by delivering a brilliant online experience to their global audience. Our architecture bypasses the busy public Internet using a dedicated optical network that interconnects thousands of servers and delivers massive files at the speed of light - directly to the access networks that consumers use every day. Our proven network and passion for service assures our customers that every object in their library will be instantly delivered to every user, every time. For more information, visit http://www.limelightnetworks.com/.
Copyright (C) 2009 Limelight Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. All product or service names are the property of their respective owners
Limelight Networks, Inc.
CONTACT: Paul Alfieri of Limelight Networks, Inc., +1-917-297-4241, palfieri@llnw.com
Web Site: http://www.limelightnetworks.com/
Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter Results
CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and the fiscal year 2008, ended January 31, 2009.
Reflective of the Company's shift to the Software as a Service (SaaS) recurring revenue model, highlights of the fiscal year 2008 included:
-- SaaS-based hosting backlog increased to $13 million compared to $3
million at the end of the previous year; a 330% increase;
-- Total Company backlog increased 64% to $26.2 million;
-- The Company expects approximately 50% of the total backlog to be
recognized as revenue in fiscal 2009;
-- The Company was awarded 10 new contracts during fiscal 2008 that added
approximately $17 million to revenue and backlog over the life of
those contracts, compared to 4 new contracts in fiscal 2007; 8 of the
10 new contracts were hosting contracts;
-- Recent cost reduction initiatives are generating in excess of $700
thousand in quarterly savings, exclusive of variable cost of sale
expenses, capitalized software amortization and minor increases in
headcount and operating expenses planned in fiscal 2009; and
-- The Company was cash flow positive for the fiscal year.
Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2008 were $3.4 million compared to $5.7 million in the fourth quarter in 2007, which benefited from a large system sale of nearly $1.9 million through one of the Company's remarketing partners. Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2008 was $146,000, or $(0.02) per fully diluted share, compared to net income of $776,000, or $0.08 per fully diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2007.
During the fourth quarter of 2008, two new hosting contracts were signed and one existing application-hosting contract was renewed. These contracts expand the Company's backlog by approximately $1.1 million in future hosting revenues.
J. Brian Patsy, Chief Executive Officer of Streamline Health, commented, "We continue to make progress in strategically shifting our business toward our SaaS-based hosted model and the recurring revenue benefit that it will provide. During fiscal year 2008, we increased our backlog by 64 percent to $26.2 million. Based on all our contracts in place as of today, our anticipated recurring revenue, backlog fulfillment and scheduled professional services revenue for fiscal 2009 is in the $16 million to $17 million range, exclusive of any generated new business. We believe that the stage is now set for consistently improving operational and financial performance going forward. The trade-off in focusing on SaaS-based hosted model is giving up short-term revenue recognition in return for achieving long-term revenue visibility. While the challenges endured in 2007 and 2008 were significant and sometimes painful, as we executed this strategic shift, we believe that the more predictable nature of our business going forward justifies confronting those challenges.
"Furthermore," Mr. Patsy added, "we have signed another major new international contract, within the past 30 days, to implement our next generation workflow solutions at another large public sector health network in Canada. This is the second major contract obtained through our partnership with Telus Health - backed by Emergis. We are very excited about our expanding international opportunities through our Telus Health relationship, and we hope to announce specific details concerning this impressive win in the very near future.
"Looking ahead," Mr. Patsy continued, "the Obama Administration has prioritized the further development and rapid adoption of electronic health records (EHR) by hospitals and physician practices in order for those organizations to operate more effectively while cutting healthcare costs. The recently passed Stimulus Bill has earmarked up to $19 billion to dramatically increase health information technology investments throughout the entire healthcare industry. This bodes well for our business going forward as we anticipate greater demand and additional federally initiated sources of funding for health information technology investments by our clients and prospective clients. Our solutions are complementary to hospital organizations' plans for EHR adoption."
System sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 were $311,000, compared to $2.1 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007. This decrease was primarily the result of a large system sale of nearly $1.9 million through one of the Company's remarketing partners being recognized during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007. Due to recessionary pressures, a similar large system sale which was expected to occur during the fourth quarter of 2008 was postponed indefinitely by our potential new customer. For the full year, system sales increased to $3.2 million versus $3.0 million the previous year.
Services, maintenance and support revenues for the fourth quarter of 2008 were $2.5 million versus $2.7 million in last year's fourth quarter, a decrease of approximately $209,000, primarily as a result of delays in project management revenues. For the full year, services, maintenance and support revenues remained consistent at $10.1 million.
Application-hosting services revenues were $596,000 compared with $878,000 in the comparable quarter last year. This reduction in revenue was primarily due to the loss of a large hosted customer that built its own locally-installed solution and commenced operations in July 2008. For the full year, application-hosting service revenues were $2.9 million versus $3.5 million the previous year. Revenue from hosted customers signed in recent quarters will commence over the next few quarters and the Company expects that approximately 85% of the quarterly revenue attributable to that lost client will be replaced by the hosting contracts entered into in fiscal year 2008.
Revenues for fiscal year 2008 were $16.3 million, compared to $16.7 million last year; a decrease of 2%. The Company reported a net loss for the year of $1.4 million, or $(0.15) per fully diluted share, compared with a loss of $736,000, or $(0.08) per fully diluted share last year. During the year the Company was awarded 10 new contracts, eight of which were application-hosting contracts that added approximately $17.0 million to revenue and backlog over the life of those contracts. That compares with four new contracts, one of which was an application-hosting contract, won in fiscal 2007 that generated $6.8 million in combined revenue and backlog.
Throughout the year the Company aggressively managed operating expenses as it executed its shift away from license software transactions to SaaS-based hosted contracts. Additionally, during the third quarter of fiscal 2008 the Company further reduced expenses in order to offset some of the effects of the slower revenue ramp-up and up-front cash needs of the application-hosting model. These actions are expected to lower the Company's cost structure in fiscal 2009 in excess of $700 thousand per quarter exclusive of variable cost of sale expenses, capitalized software amortization, and planned minor increases in headcount and operating expenses planned in fiscal 2009.
Total backlog at the end of the year increased to $26.2 million, primarily as a result of the large increase in SaaS-based hosting services contracts throughout the year. This represents an increase in backlog of 64% or $10.2 million compared to the backlog at the end of fiscal year 2007 of $16.0 million.
Conference Call Information
The Company will conduct a conference call and web cast to review the results on Thursday, April 9 at 4:30 p.m. ET. Interested parties can access the call by dialing (877) 356-5706 or (706) 679-3820, or can listen via a live Internet web cast, which can be found at http://www.streamlinehealth.net/. A replay of the call will be available by visiting http://www.streamlinehealth.net/ for 30 days or by calling (800) 642-1687 or (706) 645-9291, access code 90553790, through April 11, 2009.
About Streamline Health
Streamline Health is a leading supplier of document workflow and document management tools, applications and services that assist strategic business partners and healthcare organizations to improve operational efficiencies through business process optimization. The Company provides integrated tools and technologies for automating document-intensive environments, including document workflow, document management, e-forms, connectivity, optical character recognition (OCR) and business process integration.
The Company's workflow-based services offer solutions to inefficient and labor-intensive healthcare business processes throughout the revenue cycle, such as chart coding, abstracting and completion, remote physician referral order processing, pre-admission registration scanning and signature capture, financial screening, perioperative processing, Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) mitigation processing, secondary billing services, explanation of benefits processing and release of information processing. The Company's solutions also address the document workflow needs of the Human Resource and Supply Chain Management processes of the healthcare enterprise. All solutions are available through a Software as a Service (SaaS) model of delivery via the Company's Remote Hosting Center that better matches customers' capital or operating budget needs, or via a locally installed software licensing model.
Streamline Health's solutions create a permanent document-based repository of historical health information that is complementary and can be seamlessly integrated with existing disparate clinical, financial and administrative information systems, providing convenient electronic access to all forms of patient information from any location, including secure web-based access. These integrated solutions allow providers and administrators to link existing systems with documents, which can dramatically improve the availability of patient information while decreasing direct costs associated with document retrieval, work-in-process, chart processing, document retention, and archiving. For additional information please visit our website at http://www.streamlinehealth.net/.
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Statements made by Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements contained herein are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements, included herein. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the impact of competitive products and pricing, product demand and market acceptance, new product development, key strategic alliances with vendors that resell the Company products, the ability of the Company to control costs, availability of products produced from third party vendors, the healthcare regulatory environment, potential changes in legislation, regulation and government funding affecting the healthcare industry, healthcare information systems budgets, availability of healthcare information systems trained personnel for implementation of new systems, as well as maintenance of legacy systems, fluctuations in operating results, effects of critical accounting policies and judgments, changes in accounting policies or procedures as may be required by the Financial Accountings Standards Board or other similar entities, changes in economic, business and market conditions impacting the healthcare industry, the markets in which the Company operates and nationally, and the Company's ability to maintain compliance with the terms of its credit facilities, and other risks detailed from time to time in the Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. filings with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management's analysis only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements, which may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
COMPANY CONTACT: INVESTOR CONTACT:
J. Brian Patsy Joe Diaz, Robert Blum or Joe Dorame
Chief Executive Officer Lytham Partners, LLC
(513) 794-7100 (602) 889-9700
STREAMLINE HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
UNAUDITED
Three Months Ended Fiscal Year Ended
January 31, January 31,
2009 2008 2009 2008
Revenues:
Systems sales $311,139 $2,111,003 $3,249,270 $3,016,095
Services,
maintenance
and support 2,469,215 2,678,009 10,124,829 10,125,485
Application-hosting
services 595,856 877,967 2,911,559 3,543,067
Total revenues 3,376,210 5,666,979 16,285,658 16,684,647
Operating expenses:
Cost of
systems sales 705,459 1,097,288 3,327,944 2,904,077
Cost of services,
maintenance and
Support 986,649 1,040,509 4,329,026 4,220,093
Cost of application-
hosting services 323,880 264,766 1,207,590 1,083,141
Selling, general
and administrative 1,322,142 1,717,199 6,503,465 6,048,214
Product research
and development 169,961 766,354 2,264,332 3,132,809
Total operating
expenses 3,508,091 4,886,116 17,632,357 17,388,334
Operating profit (loss) (131,881) 780,863 (1,346,699) (703,687)
Other income expense:
Interest income 39 4,697 7,865 22,256
Interest expense (15,893) (2,373) (24,436) (26,221)
Other expense - (4,964) - (16,510)
Earnings (Loss)
before taxes (147,735) 778,223 (1,363,270) (724,162)
Tax (provision)
benefit 1,800 (2,400) (11,700) (11,400)
Net earnings (loss) $(145,935) $775,823 $(1,374,970) $(735,562)
Basic net earnings
(loss) per common share $(0.02) $0.08 $(0.15) $(0.08)
Diluted net earnings
(loss) per common share $(0.02) $0.08 $(0.15) $(0.08)
Number of shares
used in per common
Share computation -
basic 9,305,869 9,254,450 9,286,261 9,234,313
Number of shares
used in per common
Share computation -
diluted 9,305,869 9,334,038 9,286,261 9,234,313
STREAMLINE HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
UNAUDITED
Assets
January 31,
2009 2008
---- ----
Current assets:
Cash $3,128,801 $2,189,010
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for
doubtful accounts of $100,000 1,328,508 2,832,852
Contract receivables 502,373 1,833,842
Prepaid hardware and third party software for
future delivery 681,540 484,247
Prepaid other, including prepaid customer
maintenance contracts 802,951 501,803
Deferred taxes 247,000 185,000
Total current assets 6,691,173 8,026,754
Property and equipment:
Computer equipment 2,475,928 2,235,104
Computer software 1,405,407 1,086,691
Office furniture, fixtures and equipment 737,344 731,346
Leasehold improvements 574,257 574,257
5,192,936 4,627,398
Accumulated depreciation and amortization (3,625,408) (3,153,675)
1,567,528 1,473,723
Contract receivables 321,500 -
Capitalized software development costs, net of
accumulated amortization of $8,311,760
and $6,643,235, respectively 6,481,360 4,878,694
Other, including deferred taxes of $1,628,000
and $1,690,000, respectively 1,670,891 1,720,114
$16,732,452 $16,099,285
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $759,577 $1,518,682
Accrued compensation 299,000 536,599
Accrued other expenses 472,113 521,210
Deferred revenues 5,941,837 5,183,333
Total current liabilities 7,472,527 7,759,824
Deferred revenues 1,313,977 -
Line of credit 800,000 -
Other 48,842 146,525
Total liabilities 9,635,346 7,906,349
Stockholders' equity:
Convertible redeemable preferred stock,
$.01 par value per share,
authorized, 8,500 shares issued and
outstanding (see above) 5,000,000
shares authorized, no shares issued - -
Common stock, $.01 par value per share,
25,000,000 shares authorized,
9,354,782 and 9,260,320 shares issued,
respectively 93,548 92,603
Additional paid in capital 35,820,417 35,542,222
Accumulated (deficit) (28,816,859) (27,441,889)
Total stockholders' equity 7,097,106 8,192,936
$16,732,452 $16,099,285
STREAMLINE HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
UNAUDITED
Fiscal Year
2008 2007
---- ----
Operating activities:
Net loss $(1,374,970) $(735,562)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net
cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 2,369,670 2,189,981
Impairment loss on capitalized software
development costs 408,809 -
Loss on sale of fixed assets - 16,510
Share-based compensation expense 158,747 142,642
Change in allowance for doubtful accounts - (100,000)
Change in assets and liabilities:
Accounts, contract and installment
receivables 2,514,313 (373,060)
Other assets (498,441) (440,620)
Accounts payable (759,105) 899,320
Accrued expenses (286,697) 111,555
Deferred revenues 2,072,481 1,489,665
Net cash provided by operating activities 4,604,807 3,200,431
Investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment (794,950) (715,053)
Proceeds from disposal of property and
equipment - 138,775
Capitalization of software development
costs (3,680,000) (2,652,000)
Other (110,459) (66,537)
Net cash used in investing activities (4,585,409) (3,294,815)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from revolving credit facility 2,000,000 -
Repayment of long-term debt and revolving
credit facility (1,200,000) (1,000,000)
Payment of capitalized leases - (147,051)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
and stock purchase plan 120,393 113,831
Net cash provided by (used in) financing
activities 920,393 (1,033,220)
Increase (Decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents 939,791 (1,127,604)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
year 2,189,010 3,316,614
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $3,128,801 $2,189,010
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Interest paid $23,883 $27,832
Income taxes paid (refund) $(3,278) $9,202
At January 31, 2009, Streamline Health has master agreements, purchase orders or royalty reports from remarketing partners for systems and related services which have not been delivered, installed and accepted which, if fully performed, will generate future revenues of $26,179,296 compared with $22,843,684, $17,691,139 and $15,315,390 at the end of the third, second and first quarter as follows:
January 31, October 31, July 31, April 30,
2009 2008 2008 2008
Streamline Health
Software Licenses $1,027,454 $924,678 $1,980,874 $1,988,165
Custom Software 278,416 322,584 348,584 335,250
Hardware and Third
Party Software 561,941 765,080 1,227,122 1,408,891
Professional Services 4,691,309 4,964,910 5,295,629 5,189,164
Application Hosting
Services 13,042,472 12,895,837 4,604,815 2,355,997
Recurring Maintenance 6,577,704 2,970,595 4,234,115 4,037,923
TOTAL $26,179,296 $22,843,684 $17,691,139 $15,315,390
Streamline Health Solutions, Inc.
CONTACT: Company, J. Brian Patsy, Chief Executive Officer of Streamline Health Solutions, Inc., +1-513-794-7100; Investors, Joe Diaz, or Robert Blum, or Joe Dorame, all of Lytham Partners, LLC, +1-602-889-9700, for Streamline Health Solutions, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.streamlinehealth.net/
On2 Technologies Introduces Hantro 9170 HD Video DecoderFastest Hardware Video Decoder in Company's History, Adds Support for REALVIDEO
CLIFTON PARK, N.Y., April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On2 Technologies (NYSE AMEX: ONT), a leader in video compression solutions, today announced the availability of its ninth-generation hardware video codec design, the Hantro(TM) 9170. The design supports video playback up to full HD (1080p) resolution at 60 frames per second (fps) in multiple formats including MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Sorenson Spark(R), H.263, H.264, VC-1 and REALVIDEO(R) 8, 9 & 10, as well as up to 66 megapixel JPEG still images.
The video decoder core is also accompanied by a comprehensive suite of image processing functions including color space conversion, alpha blending, deinterlacing and image scaling. Intended for chipsets targeting multimedia devices (DVD/Blu-ray players, HD set-top boxes, mobile phones & handheld devices, gaming machines, etc.), the Hantro 9170 is built on silicon-proven designs deployed in millions of chips worldwide and provides semiconductor manufacturers with a minimal risk solution for integrating high performance video capability to their chipsets.
By integrating a hardware video codec, chip-makers are able to off-load from the processor core the computationally complex algorithms that are needed for playing a compressed video stream and adjusting it for the display. This enables them to reduce overall power consumption and achieve levels of performance otherwise unattainable.
The Hantro 9170 design is also exceptionally fast, requiring under 100MHz clock frequency to decode 1080p video at 30 fps. It also uses unique pre-fetching and buffering mechanisms to enable smooth operation with low-end SDRAMs. Together these features realize significant savings in power and overall chip design and manufacturing costs.
"This is our fastest codec ever, the result of evolution in our designs over many years," said Jani Huoponen, General Manager, On2 Embedded Business Unit. "Through extensive resource sharing and continuous improvements, we have also maintained the codec's silicon area at a very attractive level. Furthermore, the Hantro 9170 is fully configurable for resolution and format support, which means our customers can make best use of silicon area to target specific markets or develop a one-size-fits-all high-performance multimedia processor."
The Hantro 9170 is a hand-written RTL (Register Transfer Level) design and is delivered as source code (VHDL or Verilog). Delivery also includes an RTL test bench with test data, ANSI C source code for hardware drivers with software test bench and test data, and hardware & software integration guides and API manuals.
For more information about licensing the Hantro 9170 design, contact sales@on2.com.
About On2 Technologies
On2 (NYSE AMEX: ONT) creates advanced video compression technologies that power the video in today's leading desktop and mobile applications and devices. On2 customers include Adobe, Skype, Nokia, Infineon, Sun Microsystems, Mediatek, Sony, Brightcove, and Move Networks. On2 Technologies is headquartered in Clifton Park, NY USA. For more information visit http://www.on2.com/.
Trademarks mentioned in this release are the property of their respective owners.
On2 Technologies, Inc.
CONTACT: Chris Pfaff for On2 Technologies, Inc., +1-973-509-6565, chris@chrispfafftechmedia.com
Web Site: http://www.on2.com/
CYIOS Announces Conference Call Recap and Information Regarding CKO Inc.
WASHINGTON, April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Timothy Carnahan, President & CEO of CYIOS Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: CYIO) , successfully held a conference call April 1st @3pm addressing revenue, contract types and growth projections. "I was happy with the turnout of the conference call and how well organized it flowed. I thank all that attended and Rockport Financial for hosting the conference," says Timothy Carnahan.
Something that didn't come up in depth during the conference call and needs to be addressed is CKO Inc. which is a subsidiary of CYIOS that primarily develops and sells our product CYIPRO. "Our product will be fueled from our profits in late 2QTR2009 for possibility of sales in late 3QTR2009. Our target audience is every government agency that wants to telework and become knowledge centric. We have currently over 500 contacts of different agencies with a telework coordinator; all will have the responsibility as directed by the presidential agenda to implement a telework program -- CYIPRO can be used as the nucleus for these coordinators," stated Mr. Carnahan. Most products in this market sell for approximately 30K -- over 100K per agency and that doesn't include support (contracted services) or maintenance fees. "Part of our strategy is to sell our product CYIPRO to the government and provide service contracts along side of the product to ensure the agency meets their goals of becoming telework compliant. CYIOS' value added services will position the agency to become knowledge centric which is another goal under the presidential agenda. Moreover, if our strategy comes to fruition, the benefit for the shareholder would be more revenues and/or a possible spin out of CKO Inc. as its own public entity. No decisions are solid at this point but we see a great future with CYPRO and its collateral benefits," stated Mr. Carnahan.
Please visit http://www.cyios.com/.
Forward Looking Statements:
Except for statements of historical fact, the information presented herein contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, expectations, beliefs, plans and objectives regarding future activities. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of CYIOS Corporation to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include general economic and business conditions, the ability to acquire and develop future assets, the ability to fund operations and changes in consumer and business consumption habits and other factors over which CYIOS Corporation has little or no control. Except as may be required under applicable law, CYIOS Corporation undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained herein as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
CYIOS CORPORATION
Ronald Reagan Building
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue Suite 700
Washington, DC
Investor Contact:
Rockport Financial Group
Havre de Grace, MD 21078
(443) 817-4411
CYIOS Corporation
CONTACT: Investors, Rockport Financial Group, +1-443-817-4411
Web Site: http://www.rockportfinancialgroup.com/ http://www.cyios.com/
Axis Awards Medal Haul Puts DDB New Zealand at the Top
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- DDB New Zealand successfully held back all other competing agencies to win the top medal tally with an impressive 27 awards at the 2009 New Zealand CAANZ Axis Awards.
The AXIS Awards, which recognize creative excellence in advertising, awarded DDB New Zealand four Gold medals for outstanding creative work on The Warehouse, SSL New Zealand, Halls Throaties and SKY TV (Fatso) campaigns.
"We're absolutely thrilled with our creative work and these awards are just the icing on the cake for us. It's well deserved recognition for a team who live, breathe and ooze creativity in everything they do," says Sandy Moore, DDB New Zealand Group CEO.
DDB New Zealand also took home an impressive number of Silver and Bronze awards, with client winners including New Zealand Lotteries, The National Foundation for the Deaf, Volkswagen, Tasman Insulation Pink Batts, and Pascall Confectionery.
Tribal DDB picked up two Bronze awards in the Website Design and Art Direction and Best Overall Online / Interactive Campaign categories for work with SKY TV and Volkswagen.
DDB Direct Marketing agency, Rapp, also enjoyed a successful year at AXIS, picking up a Silver award in the Guerilla Advertising category and a Bronze in the Dimensional Mail category.
DDB New Zealand's public relations and experiential agency, Mango, took home a Bronze award in the Axis of Innovation category for the Air New Zealand Cranial Billboard campaign.
"Overall DDB New Zealand had an outstanding night at Axis, and we look forward to another year of successful campaigns and ecstatic clients," said Mr. Moore.
About DDB
DDB Worldwide Communications Group Inc (http://www.ddb.com/) is the largest consolidated advertising and marketing services global network in the world, according to Advertising Age. DDB also has been frequently ranked as the most awarded agency network in the world by Creativity magazine and The Gunn Report, among others. With more than 200 offices in over 90 countries, the DDB Group believes that creativity is the most powerful force in business, building enduring and powerful brand experiences that create TalkValue(TM), influence social communities and drive results. DDB Worldwide is part of Omnicom Group Inc. .
About Omnicom Group Inc.
Omnicom Group Inc. (http://www.omnicomgroup.com/). Omnicom is a leading global advertising, marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicom's branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, digital and interactive marketing, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and other specialty communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries.
DDB Worldwide
CONTACT: Mr. Sandy Moore, Group CEO, DDB New Zealand, 0064 9 302 7168, sandym@ddb.co.nz; Ms. Pat Sloan, SVP, Dir. of Corp. PR-Public Affairs, DDB Worldwide, +1-212-415-2109, pat.sloan@ddb.com
Web Site: http://www.ddb.com/
Thomas Hoving, Best-Selling Author and Former Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, to Publish Memoir on artnet.com
NEW YORK and BERLIN, April 9 /PRNewswire/ --
artnet is pleased to announce that it is publishing Artful Tom, the new
memoir by Thomas Hoving, best-selling author and former director of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art. The memoir is being published exclusively on
artnet in weekly installments beginning with Chapter 1, which is available in
artnet Magazine today (http://www.artnet.com/ArtfulTom).
In his latest art world tell-all, Hoving reveals:
-- how he smuggled art treasures from Europe as a young curator.
-- why he got fired from Connoisseur magazine.
-- the secrets that helped the Italians get back his beloved
million-dollar Euphronios krater.
-- how he got the police to move bodies out of Central Park as
Commissioner of Parks.
-- inside stories of ABC's television newsmagazine 20/20.
A renowned museum executive, Hoving was first a curator (1959-65) and
then director (1967-77) of the Met, where he presided over a dramatic
expansion of both the museum and its audience. He specialized in high-profile
acquisitions of masterworks -- an abiding interest, and the subject of his
previous artnet Magazine column, "My Eye" -- as well as opening the museum to
a broader and more youthful public via blockbuster exhibitions like "King
Tut." Under his leadership, the museum embarked on its great expansion plan,
which added 125 galleries to the museum and doubled its space. The extensive
acquisitions that took place during his tenure include the Lehman Collection,
the Packard Collection and the Temple of Dendur.
After a decade as director, Hoving left the museum and became the on-air
correspondent and entertainment editor for the ABC newsmagazine 20/20. He
then went on to form Hoving Associates, a museum consulting firm, and later
became the Editor-in-Chief of Connoisseur magazine.
Hoving is a best-selling author whose numerous titles include Making the
Mummies Dance: Inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1993), The Hunt For
Big-time Art Fakes (1997), Art for Dummies (1999), and American Gothic: The
Biography of Grant Wood's American Masterpiece (2005).
Visit artnet.com/ArtfulTom to read Artful Tom.
About artnet:
artnet has been online since 1995 and is host to approximately 2,000,000
visitors each month. Through its Fine Art Price Database of over 3.8 million
auction sales results, its new Decorative Art Price Database and its Gallery
Network of over 2,200 galleries worldwide, artnet is the leading online
resource for the international art market. With its Online Auctions, artnet
has added a transaction platform to its successful information services.
artnet Magazine features authoritative coverage from the art industry's most
respected journalists and critics.
www.artnet.com www.artnet.de www.artnet.fr
Press contact:
Sarah Bradley
artnet Worldwide Inc.
61 Broadway, 23rd floor
New York, NY 10006-2701, U.S.A.
Tel: +1-212-497-9700 ext: 197
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Sarah Bradley, artnet Worldwide Inc., +1-212-497-9700, ext: 197, sbradley@artnet.com
Perot Systems Wins $15 Million DTMO Contract
FAIRFAX, Va., April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Perot Systems Corporation announced today that it won a 3-year, $15 million contract within the Department of Defense, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness, Defense Travel Management Office (DTMO).
"Perot Systems' team of consultants and travel management specialists look forward to working with the Department of Defense in improving and managing travel for our country's military civilian workforce," said Richard Pineda, Executive Vice President for Government Services' Consulting & Professional Services division.
"We are proud of being chosen to win this contract and are looking forward to continuing to provide the highest quality of service for our DTMO customer," said Lee Carrick, President of Government Services.
For this contract, Perot Systems will be providing commercial travel management services, including strategic planning, policy analysis, information management, economic analysis, and contracts administration services to the customer. Perot Systems has been involved with the transformation of the travel business process for the Department of Defense for over 12 years.
About Perot Systems
Perot Systems is a worldwide provider of information technology services and business solutions. Through its flexible and collaborative approach, Perot Systems integrates expertise from across the company to deliver custom solutions that enable clients to accelerate growth, streamline operations and create new levels of customer value. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Perot Systems reported 2008 revenue of $2.8 billion. The company has more than 23,000 associates located in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific. Additional information on Perot Systems is available at http://www.perotsystems.com/.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. For factors that could affect our business and cause actual results to differ materially, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and available at http://www.sec.gov/, as updated in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed after such Form 10-K, for additional information regarding risk factors. We disclaim any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise.
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Manpower Reduces CapEx and IT Support Costs Using Bit9Bit9 Application Whitelisting Stops Unauthorized Software; Boosts Productivity; Defers Hardware Upgrade
WALTHAM, Mass., April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Bit9, Inc., the pioneer and leader in Enterprise Application Whitelisting, announced today that Manpower, the world leader in the employment services industry, has chosen the Bit9 Parity(TM) solution to reduce capital expenditure costs and increase productivity by stopping all unauthorized software from running on its field computers in North America.
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During the rollout of a global front office system to manage field offices and franchises, Manpower found that their field computers were experiencing performance issues. Unauthorized software was causing degradation -- from unsupported games and unlicensed software to potentially malicious applications. The corporation reviewed a solution that called for re-imaging machines, removing administration rights and then managing privileges with a third party application, but found that approach would be too costly. Instead, Manpower is deploying Bit9 Parity(TM) application whitelisting to control any unauthorized software running on the company's systems.
"This is going to solve many problems including not having to re-image machines, preventing unwanted applications and not having to upgrade computers," said Lance Fahey, manager of IT Security at Manpower. "When it came time to review solutions, we found that Bit9's approach with application whitelisting was much more efficient and cost-effective. It improves the performance of our front office computers and improves the performance of our people as well."
Bit9 Parity will reduce service desk calls for computer issues and has prevented unauthorized applications such as uTorrent, toolbars and web browsers that are not approved under the corporate policy.
"Bit9 Parity makes software usage policies not only possible, but efficient," said Tom Murphy, Chief Strategy Officer of Bit9. "We have been very pleased to help Manpower reap the time and cost benefits that result when companies take a more active control of what software is allowed to run in the enterprise."
The Bit9 Parity application whitelisting solution provides enterprises with the visibility and control needed to automatically whitelist applications and devices. All other applications, including malware and unauthorized software will not execute on endpoints, PCs, laptops, servers, point of sale and kiosk systems. Using this approach, Bit9 helps reduce the costs and risk associated with unauthorized software.
In addition to Bit9 Parity, Manpower also is using the Bit9 Parity for McAfee ePO(TM) solution, as it integrates Bit9 Application Whitelisting solution with McAfee ePolicy(R) Orchestrator. Bit9 provides another layer of security to help control the applications that run on Windows computers.
About Bit9, Inc.
Bit9 is the pioneer and leader in enterprise application whitelisting. The company's patented application control solutions ensure only trusted and authorized applications are allowed to run, eliminating the risk caused by malicious, illegal and unauthorized software. Unlike traditional, reactive controls that try to scan and prevent the never-ending list of unauthorized software, Bit9 leverages the Bit9 Global Software Registry(TM) -- the world's largest database of software intelligence -- to ensure only authorized applications can run, delivering the highest levels of desktop security, compliance, and manageability. Bit9 customers include companies in a wide variety of industries, such as retail, financial services, healthcare, e-commerce, telecommunications, as well as government agencies. Founded in 2002, Bit9 is privately held and based in Waltham, Massachusetts. For more information, visit http://www.bit9.com/ or call +1 617.393.7400.
About Manpower Inc.
Manpower Inc. is a world leader in the employment services industry; creating and delivering services that enable its clients to win in the changing world of work. Founded in 1948, the $22 billion company offers employers a range of services for the entire employment and business cycle including permanent, temporary and contract recruitment; employee assessment and selection; training; outplacement; outsourcing and consulting. Manpower's worldwide network of 4,400 offices in 82 countries and territories enables the company to meet the needs of its 400,000 clients per year, including small and medium size enterprises in all industry sectors, as well as the world's largest multinational corporations. The focus of Manpower's work is on raising productivity through improved quality, efficiency and cost-reduction across their total workforce, enabling clients to concentrate on their core business activities. Manpower Inc. operates under five brands: Manpower, Manpower Professional, Elan, Jefferson Wells and Right Management. More information on Manpower Inc. is available at http://www.manpower.com/.
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Which Hybrids Are Worth the Green? Cars.com Names Best Hybrids for the Money
CHICAGO, April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Since their emergence into the market, hybrid vehicles have been popular with consumers. With so many options now available, Cars.com editors have put together a list based on vehicle size that identifies which hybrids offer the best value for the money you'll spend on them.
"Even with money saved on gas, and federal tax incentives to defray purchase costs, hybrids are still more expensive than conventional cars," said Cars.com Editor in Chief Patrick Olsen. "Cars.com put together its list of Best Hybrids for the Money for hybrid shoppers looking to go green without spending too much green. The list highlights the hybrids in each vehicle segment that stand out from the pack and really deliver the most for your money."
Cars.com's Best Hybrids for the Money
In a Class By Itself:
2009 Toyota Prius
MSRP: $22,000 (2009)
Gas mileage (city/highway -- combined): 48/45 -- 46
Efficiency-cost rating: 2.09
To understand the Prius' longtime appeal, look no further than this list. It's ahead of the 2010 Honda Insight hybrid (2.07), which is a smaller car. A few gas-only models -- including the two-seat Smart ForTwo (3.0), the Nissan Versa 1.6 sedan (2.9) and the Toyota Yaris (2.62) -- are affordable and efficient enough to outrank the Prius, but they can't compare in terms of size. (We don't have third-generation 2010 Prius pricing yet, but the combined mileage increase to 50 mpg means Toyota could boost the price by thousands without hurting its ranking.) Regardless of size class, the Prius earns our top efficiency-cost ranking of all.
Compact Cars:
2010 Honda Insight
MSRP: $19,800
Gas mileage (city/highway -- combined): 40/43 -- 41
Efficiency-cost rating: 2.07
The lowest-priced hybrid as of its debut, the 2010 Insight is intended to compete with efficient non-hybrids. One could argue that it does, as its rating beats that of the Chevrolet Cobalt LS (1.92), which has the best efficiency-cost ranking among cars in the traditional gas-only compact class. Though it's not as nice inside, the Nissan Versa hatchback and its low, low price of $13,100 compete in the subcompact class. The Versa is, however, technically large enough inside to be called a compact, and the base model has a jaw-dropping 2.14 rating.
2009 Honda Civic Hybrid
MSRP: $23,650
Gas mileage (city/highway -- combined): 40/45 -- 42
Efficiency-cost rating: 1.78
The Civic Hybrid's place on this list is tenuous: It costs more than the Prius despite being smaller, and the cheaper Insight has comparable cabin size and more cargo space. The Civic Hybrid's efficiency-cost ranking is lower than that of the regular Civic (1.89) and some other compacts. All the same, it's a proven entity and one of the most efficient cars sold, with plenty of appeal for traditional hybrid buyers. Will the Insight eat into Civic Hybrid sales? You bet it will.
Midsize Car:
2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid
MSRP: $27,270 - $1,700 federal tax credit = $25,570
Gas mileage (city/highway -- combined): 41/36 -- 39
Efficiency-cost rating: 1.53
Our midsize-sedan entry, the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid, comes in well ahead of the 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid, which has an efficiency-cost rating of 1.30. Note that the Fusion Hybrid benefits from a $1,700 federal tax credit if bought between April 1 and Sept. 30. The credit then decreases to $850, until it expires March 31, 2010. Tax credits have already expired for prolific hybrid sellers Honda and Toyota, but that's not the deciding factor; the Fusion Hybrid's efficiency cost would spank the Camry Hybrid's even if calculated with the lower tax credit (1.48) or none at all (1.43). The Fusion is the only car model on the market whose hybrid ranks higher in efficiency cost than its gas-only version (roughly 1.35). The Fusion Hybrid's sibling, the Mercury Milan Hybrid, has a higher sticker price that ranks it well below the Fusion Hybrid, at 1.35.
Compact SUV:
2009 Ford Escape Hybrid FWD
MSRP: $29,645 - $1,500 federal tax credit = $28,145
Gas mileage (city/highway -- combined): 34/31 -- 32
Efficiency-cost rating: 1.14
The Ford Escape gets the compact-SUV slot because it's priced lower than its sibling, the Mercury Mariner Hybrid (1.12). The Mazda Tribute Hybrid actually ranks higher (1.16) due to a lower starting price, but it's sold only in California. All three models are good choices. They are the most efficient SUVs on the market, though the recently improved non-hybrid Escape and Tribute outrank them in efficiency cost (1.22 for the Tribute), as does the miserly Jeep Patriot (1.43). Like the Fusion's, the hybrid SUVs' tax credits halve Sept. 30. Note that all-wheel-drive versions of these models already get a lower, $975 credit to begin with.
Midsize SUV:
2009 Toyota Highlander Hybrid AWD
MSRP: $34,700
Gas mileage (city/highway -- combined): 27/25 -- 26
Efficiency-cost rating: 0.75
Being the only midsize non-luxury hybrid SUV helps the Highlander Hybrid land this position. Its size and price show in its sub-zero efficiency-cost rating. Though it ranks behind some gas-only midsize SUVs, starting with the Dodge Journey (1.00), it ranks above the regular Highlander with all-wheel drive (0.65). It doesn't quite catch the Highlander with front-wheel drive (0.78), but the hybrid is only offered with all-wheel drive.
Luxury SUV:
2008 Lexus RX 400h FWD
MSRP: $42,080 (2008)
Gas mileage (city/highway -- combined): 27/24 -- 25
Efficiency-cost rating: 0.59
The RX hybrid rated is a 2008 model; Lexus skipped the 2009 model year pending the 2010 RX 450h, which comes mid-summer 2009. Because of higher prices and typically lower mileage, luxury models don't rate as high in efficiency cost as do non-luxury models of the same size. That's the case with the 2008 Lexus RX hybrid, especially because it's less efficient than the 2010 model, which the EPA rates at 32/28 -- 30 mpg. Thanks to the bump, it's likely that the 2010 RX 450h will take the 400h's place on this list when its pricing is announced, even if the price is substantially higher.
Pickup Truck:
2009 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid RWD
MSRP: $38,020 - $2,200 federal tax credit = $35,820
Gas mileage (city/highway -- combined): 21/22 -- 21
Efficiency-cost rating: 0.59
As a full-size pickup truck, the Silverado Hybrid has lower mileage and a lower efficiency-cost rating than the smaller hybrids, but that doesn't change the end result: a significant improvement in efficiency over non-hybrid trucks, especially in city driving, where the difference is almost 50 percent. The Silverado LS RWD is priced lower, but its accompanying lower mileage (14/19 -- 16 mpg) puts it just shy of the hybrid in efficiency for your dollar, with a 0.58 rating. The low-priced Silverado work truck is more efficient than the LT (15/20 -- 17 mpg), so its rating is 0.88, but the Hybrid is not incapable of work; it can still haul and tow.
Full-Size SUV:
2009 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid RWD
MSRP: $50,455 - $2,200 federal tax credit = $48,255
Gas mileage (city/highway -- combined): 21/22 -- 21
Efficiency-cost rating: 0.44
Once you account for its higher price, even with a tax credit the Tahoe Hybrid RWD's efficiency-cost rating is a relatively low 0.44, but it's the lowest-priced of GM's full-size hybrid SUVs, a category that also includes the GMC Yukon and Cadillac Escalade hybrids. Its story mirrors that of the Silverado Hybrid: It grants a substantial mileage improvement over non-hybrids, especially in city driving, but it trails the gas-only Tahoe LS in efficiency cost. (Ironically, the XFE -- extra fuel economy -- version of the Tahoe is priced high enough to negate its 1 mpg advantage. Both rate 0.43.) In terms of the full-size market, the Ford Expedition beats the Tahoe Hybrid's price by enough to deliver better efficiency cost, at 0.47.
Luxury Car:
2009 Lexus GS 450h
MSRP: $56,400
Gas mileage (city/highway -- combined): 22/25 -- 23
Efficiency-cost rating: 0.41
It's very likely that the 2010 Lexus HS 250h, a small and affordable hybrid model due to go on sale late this summer, will run away with the luxury car distinction, but for now that honor goes to the hybrid version of Lexus' 2009 GS sedan, which is a midsize car. The GS 450h beats the gas-only GS 460 V-8 (0.38), but it can't touch the V-6-powered GS 350's 0.49 rating.
Methodology:
In evaluating Best Hybrids for the Money, Cars.com devised an efficiency-cost rating to reflect overall bang for the buck. The formula takes each vehicle's combined city/highway mpg rating and divides it by its base MSRP. The resulting number is then multiplied by 1,000 to determine the efficiency-cost rating. Editors accounted for federal tax incentives, but not for equipment levels, quality judgments, cost of ownership or any inaccuracies in EPA mileage estimates.
About Cars.com
Cars.com is the leading destination for online car shoppers, offering credible, easy-to-understand information from consumers and experts to help buyers formulate opinions on what to buy, where to buy and how much to pay for a car. With comprehensive pricing information, side-by-side comparison tools, photo galleries, videos, unbiased editorial content and a large selection of new- and used-car inventory, Cars.com puts millions of car buyers in control of their shopping process with the information they need to make confident buying decisions.
Launched in June 1998, Cars.com is a division of Classified Ventures, LLC, which is owned by leading media companies, including Belo , Gannett Co., Inc. , The McClatchy Company , Tribune Company and The Washington Post Company .
Cars.com
CONTACT: Jackie Brennan, Associate Public Relations Manager, +1-312-601-6229, mobile, +1-219-577-6106, jbrennan@cars.com, or Steve Nolan, Public Relations Manager, +1-312-601-5163, mobile, +1-630-310-2468, snolan@cars.com, both of Cars.com
Web Site: http://www.cars.com/
MMR Information Systems, Inc. Unveils MyMedicalRecords Pro at HIMSSFIRST OF ITS KIND INTEGRATED SERVICE DELIVERS ADVANCED PAPER-BASED RECORDS DIGITIZATION AND MANAGEMENT FEATURES
LOS ANGELES, April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MMR Information Systems, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: FVRL) , which through its wholly-owned operating subsidiary, MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (collectively, "MMR") provides consumer-controlled Personal Health Records ("PHRs") (http://www.mymedicalrecords.com/) and electronic safe deposit box storage solutions (http://www.myesafedepositbox.com/), offered an extensive demonstration of its new MyMedicalRecords Pro ("MMR Pro") electronic medical record storage system and integrated MMRPatientView PHR product for doctor offices and their patients at the annual Health Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) show in Chicago. The system gives physicians the ability to generate ongoing revenues by enabling patients an upgrade option to a MyMedicalRecords Personal Health Record. MMR believes the system is being designed to comply with standards necessary for physicians to receive qualifying reimbursement for installation and integration from stimulus monies.
The MMR Pro service is designed to help doctors, particularly sole practitioners and small group practices, better manage their paper records by scanning those records to a secure Web-based portal at http://www.mymedicalrecordsmd.com/, where they are viewable by the doctor 24/7 from any Internet-connected computer. Scanned records are automatically placed in designated folders that correspond with the tabs in a patient chart. The doctor also is able to share records with his patients through a special portal at http://www.mmrpatientview.com/, thus creating a communications link between doctor and patient.
"MMR received validation of its Personal Health Record from leading hospital IT executives and the consulting community, citing MMR's Personal Health Record as 'the best full-featured PHR at the show,'" said Gene Barduson, MMR Healthcare Market Strategist. "Based on the reaction at the show we believe that MMR's PHR could be offered to as many as three million patients by the end of 2010 through EMR system suppliers."
"We are proud of our integrated medical record storage and Personal Health Record system that helps doctors deal with the ever-increasing flow of paper records in their practice while affording them a seamless way to provide the information to patients who can then play a more active role in their own care," said Robert H. Lorsch, Chairman and CEO of MMR Information Systems, Inc. "With all of the attention on Electronic Medical Records (EMRs), it is important to remember that the vast majority of doctors still run their practices with paper records. MMR Pro is designed for doctors who want a cost-effective solution to digitize those paper records on a patient forward basis."
KEY FEATURES OF MMR PRO
MMR Pro allows multiple ways for doctors to organize and manage paper-based records. Records can be digitized by scanning the records into the system using bar codes that automatically index the record by doctor, patient, date of service and document type. Each practice receives a discrete ID, which is a 10-digit telephone number that can be used to also fax information to the practice.
MMR Pro offers doctors the ease, security and privacy of being able to fax records to other providers directly from the system as well. Before documents are filed, doctors review patient records in a special message center. So in essence, MMR Pro greatly reduces the handling of paper in a doctor's office, which can streamline workflow and lead to better management and patient information.
Beyond the ability to store and manage paper-based records, the MMR Pro system enables the physician practice to easily upload and manage image-based files and also has a free-text search capability.
Patient Management Features
The product offers numerous features that can assist doctors, and staff, in handling patient flow and being able to provide better patient care.
-- Appointment Scheduling: Patient appointments can be scheduled and
changed using MMR Pro's scheduling module. The system will
automatically send appointment reminders to the patient via e-mail,
telephone or fax at the times designated by the patient.
-- Drug Reference Tool: A complete drug reference and drug interaction
tool, licensed from Multum/Cerner , gives doctors a way to
easily check for any contraindications between medications a patient
is taking.
-- E-Prescribing: E-prescribing modules will enable doctors to use the
latest in technologies to enter the E-Prescribe revolution with MMR
Pro at no additional cost.
Doctors Can Share Records with their Patients
With the increasing trend towards patient empowerment and more patient involvement in care management, MMR Pro creates a meaningful bridge and communications link between doctor and patient by giving patients immediate access to those records approved and reviewed by a doctor through a secure, Web-based portal. This portal, http://www.mmrpatientview.com/, is available to the patient at no cost. Whenever a record is placed in a patient folder using MMR Pro, the patient receives a notification that it is available for them to view. Patients using MMRPatientView have view-only access to their records with an option to upgrade to a full-featured MyMedicalRecords Personal Health Record. When patients upgrade providers receive a portion of the revenue from the upgraded accounts.
Security
MMR recognizes that the confidentiality of patients is of supreme importance and supports this with a million dollar privacy insurance guarantee to protect doctors and patients from loss or damage caused by an error in the system that allows someone to access their information. The MMR Pro architecture ensures the security of information through storage on redundant servers across two Tier IV data centers, separated by more than one hundred miles. In addition, the MMR Pro system uses Secure FTP (File Transmission Protocol) to move scanned data or data from its telephony platform to its servers. All transmissions into and out of the site itself are encrypted with 256-bit Secure Socket Layer technology or secure FTP. The site is also scanned daily by a third-party security service for any weaknesses and vulnerabilities to potential hackers. Any files that are uploaded into a MMR Pro account are scanned for viruses before they reach the application.
MMR personnel do not have any access to any data stored in MMR Pro. Customer care associates will be able to answer technical questions regarding system operation, but are not able to see the contents of any patient data.
About MMR Information Systems, Inc.
MMR Information Systems, Inc. (formerly Favrille, Inc.), through its wholly-owned operating subsidiary, MyMedicalRecords, Inc. (collectively, "MMR"), provides secure and easy-to-use Web-based Personal Health Record (PHR) and electronic safe deposit box storage solutions, serving consumers, healthcare professionals, employers, insurance companies, unions and professional organizations. Seeking to empower individuals and their families to have greater control over their health and well-being, MMR facilitates access to medical records and other important documents, such as living wills, birth certificates, passports, advance directives and insurance policies, anytime from anywhere using the Internet. MMR's principal product, the MyMedicalRecords PHR service, accessed through http://www.mymedicalrecords.com/, is built on proprietary patent-pending technology that enables users to transmit documents, images and voicemail messages in and out of the MyMedicalRecords PHR system using a variety of methods, including fax, phone, and file upload without relying on any specific electronic medical record platform to populate a user's account. Users and medical providers can fax paper records (such as laboratory tests, radiology reports and physician's notes), or scanned images can be uploaded, into a secured personal account, which the user can access and organize as necessary, including filing particularly sensitive documents in virtual lockboxes protected by secondary passwords, and designating certain records as accessible to medical personnel and first responders by way of a separate Emergency Login. MyMedicalRecords PHR also includes the Cerner Multum Drug Content database, licensed to MMR from Cerner Corp. . MMR offers its MyEsafeDepositBox service, available at http://www.myesafedepositbox.com/, which is designed to provide secure online storage for vital financial, legal and insurance documents in addition to medical records using the same patent-pending technologies that drive the MyMedicalRecords PHR service. MMR's MyMedicalRecords Pro service, expected to be available the third quarter 2009, is designed to give physicians' offices a cost-effective solution to the expensive and time-consuming problem of digitizing paper-based medical records. MMR clients include AFL-CIO, Alexian Brothers Hospital Network, Coverdell, LegalZoom, MedicAlert, Midwest Research Institute, Qvisory, XN Financial and others. MMR is also an integrated service provider on Google Health. Additional information regarding MMR's business and its products, including trial accounts, is available at http://www.mymedicalrecords.com/ and http://www.mmrinformationsystems.com/. Information on MMR's Websites is not incorporated by reference into this press release.
Statements in this press release that are not strictly historical in nature constitute "forward-looking statements." Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding MMR's ability to conform MMR Pro to any standards that emerge under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, integrate MMR Pro with any EMR system, and the objectives of MMR. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause MMR's actual results to be materially different from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to the risk that MMR's products are not adopted or viewed favorably by the healthcare community and additional risks discussed in MMR's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. MMR is providing this information as of the date of this release and, except as required by law, does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
MMR Information Systems, Inc.
CONTACT: Bobbie Volman of MyMedicalRecords, Inc., +1-310-476-7002, ext. 129, bvolman@mmrmail.com
Web Site: http://www.favrille.com/ http://www.mymedicalrecords.com/
Micromem Technologies Inc. Completes Private Placements
TORONTO and NEW YORK, April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Micromem Technologies Inc. (the "Company") (CNSX: MRM, OTCBB: MMTIF) announces the completion of a non-brokered arm's length private placement of 1,333,333 Units at a subscription price of $0.75 per Unit for the gross proceeds of CAN $1,000,000. Each Unit is comprised of one common share ("Common Share") and one common share purchase warrant ("Warrant"). Each Warrant may be exercised for one Common Share at an exercise price of $0.94 for a period of one year.
In addition the Company has completed a second non-brokered arm's length private placement of 116,280 common shares at a subscription price of $0.86 per share for the gross proceeds of CAN $100,000.
The proceeds from the offerings will be used for general working capital purposes. In both cases the shares will be subject to resale restrictions.
About Micromem Technologies Inc. and MASTInc:
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MASTInc is a wholly owned U.S.-based subsidiary of Micromem Technologies Inc., a publicly traded fabless semiconductor company with headquarters in Toronto, Canada and an office in New York City. Micromem holds and continues to develop a broad-based patent portfolio of Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (MRAM) and magnetic sensor technologies. Micromem's MRAM patents create a solution for performance driven, radiation hard, non-volatile memory applications. MASTInc is focused on business development efforts and is working on the launch of sensory products for use in both defense and consumer applications. Its first product, GC-0301, is far superior to the competition with over 200 V/T, making it one of the most sensitive hall sensors on the market without the need for external amplification. MASTInc is working with companies that have large-scale capabilities and expects to sign contracts in the coming quarters.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. In particular, factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward looking statements include, our inability to obtain additional financing on acceptable terms, risk that our products and services will not gain widespread market acceptance; continued consumer adoption of digital technology, inability to compete with others who provide comparable products, the failure of our technology, inability to respond to consumer and technological demands, inability to replace significant customers; seasonal nature of our business and other risks detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and are not guarantees of future performance. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. When used in this document, the words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "project," "plan," "should," "intend," "may," "will," "would," "potential," and similar expressions may be used to identify forward-looking statements.
The CNSX or any other securities regulatory authority has not reviewed
and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
press release that has been prepared by management.
Listing: NASD OTC-Bulletin Board - Symbol: MMTIF
: CNSX - Symbol: MRM
Shares issued: 86,768,981
SEC File No: 0-26005
Micromem Technologies Inc.
CONTACT: Jason Baun, 1-877-388-8930
Thomas Hoving, auteur de best-seller et ancien directeur du Metropolitan Museum of Art, publie ses mémoires sur artnet.com
NEW YORK et BERLIN, April 9 /PRNewswire/ --
artnet est heureux d'annoncer la publication d'Artful Tom, les mémoires
de Thomas Hoving, auteur de best-seller et ancien directeur du Metropolitan
Museum of Art. Ce texte est publié en exclusivité dans le Magazine sur
artnet.com sous forme de feuilleton dont les premiers chapitres sont dès à
présent en ligne : (http://www.artnet.com/ArtfulTom).
Thomas Hoving nous révèle :
- comment, alors qu'il était un jeune conservateur, il a ramené
clandestinement d'Europe des trésors d'art ;
- pourquoi il a été licencié du magazine Connoisseur ;
- les secrets qui ont aidé les Italiens à récupérer le cratère
d'Euphronios, un vase d'un million de dollars ;
- comment, en qualité de directeur des parcs new-yorkais, il a géré
l'évacuation des cadavres abandonnés dans Central Park ;
- les anecdotes internes du magazine d'informations télévisées d'ABC
20/20.
Hoving a été d'abord conservateur (1959-65) puis directeur (1967-77) du
Met, où il a mené une entreprise spectaculaire d'agrandissement du musée. Il
s'est spécialisé dans l'acquisition de chefs-d'oeuvre importants - l'un de
ses fers de lance et dont il développe le sujet dans << My Eye >> sur artneTV
- et peut s'enorgueillir d'avoir ouvert le musée à un public plus large et
plus jeune par le biais de super-expositions comme celle de King Tut. Sous sa
direction, le musée s'est lancé dans un grand projet d'expansion en
construisant 125 galeries d'exposition en doublant ainsi son espace. Parmi
les importantes acquisitions qui ont eu lieu sous sa direction figurent la
Lehman Collection, la Packard Collection et le Temple of Dendur.
Après une décennie de direction, Hoving a quitté le musée pour devenir
correspondant et animateur du magazine d'informations sur ABC 20/20. Il a
ensuite fondé la société Hoving Associates, une société de consulting pour
les musées, puis il est devenu rédacteur en chef du magazine Connoisseur.
Hoving est l'auteur de nombreux succès de librairie parmi lesquels
figurent Making the Mummies Dance: Inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art
(1993), The Hunt For Big-time Art Fakes (1997), Art for Dummies (1999), et
American Gothic: The Biography of Grant Wood's American Masterpiece (2005).
Visitez artnet.fr/ArtfulTom pour lire Artful Tom.
Au sujet d'artnet
artnet est en ligne depuis 1995 et accueille environ 2.000.000 de
visiteurs par mois. Grâce à sa base de données de prix: beaux-arts, qui
regroupe plus de 3,8 millions de résultats de ventes aux enchères, sa
nouvelle base de données de prix: art décoratif et son réseau de galeries de
plus de 2.200 galeries dans le monde, artnet est la principale source de
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National Semiconductor to Demonstrate Energy-Saving Professional and Broadcast Video Products at NAB 2009What: National demonstrates energy-saving, system PowerWise(R) solutions at NABWhere: Booth SU2804 at Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NevadaWhen: April 20-23, 2009
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- National Semiconductor Corp. will showcase its energy-saving products for the professional and broadcast video markets at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show, April 20-23, 2009, in Las Vegas, Nevada. National will conduct live demonstrations that include a new 3 Gbps (3G) serial digital interface (SDI) adaptive cable equalizer, PowerWise(R) SDI distribution amplifier, triple-rate development kits for the leading field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), a video clock module for the Xilinx Virtex(R)-5 development platform and new chip-scale packages (CSP) for triple-rate (SD/HD/3G) SDI equalizer, reclocker and cable driver.
National Broadcast Video Demonstrations -- Booth SU2804
-- PowerWise 3G-SDI Equalizer: National will demonstrate the advanced
features of the industry's most energy-efficient SDI equalizer (EQ)
via a serial peripheral interface (SPI) control bus accessing the
chip's registers. Product features include an auto-sleep mode that
delivers 85 percent power consumption savings, wider input amplitude
range down to 400 mV, low-power LVDS driver with adjustable output
amplitude, cable length indicator to detect the amount of cable at the
input and settable output common-mode voltages for DC coupling to
downstream blocks. The EQ offers two modes of operation: in pin-mode,
the EQ is backward-compatible with existing solutions, while the
register-mode offers access to a suite of advanced features to
optimize energy-efficiency, detect operating parameters and customize
performance.
-- PowerWise Distribution Amplifier (DA): Demonstration of
industry-leading jitter performance across multiple cable lengths
using a waveform monitor and jitter analyzer. National's DA extends
the reach of incoming signals up to 140m at 3G rates, 200m at
high-definition (HD) rates and 400m at standard-definition (SD) rates
to optimize connectivity of broadcast studio equipment. The DA
consists of National's new 3G-SDI adaptive cable EQ, LMH0356 reclocker
and LMH0303 cable driver. In the event of cable detachment or loss of
signal at the DA's input or output, the system automatically enters a
deep power-save mode, enabling a 90 percent savings in power
consumption.
-- 3G-SDI Up-Converter: Demonstration of a high-performance SD-SDI to
3G-SDI up-converter that showcases scaling with a low-cost FPGA. The
demo uses a video daughter card developed by Avnet and National
(AES-EXP-SDI-G) along with a Xilinx Spartan(R)-3A development kit,
National's FPGA source code and proprietary third-party IP and
hardware. The up-converter also converts SDI to HDMI, underscoring the
complex processing achieved without the use of an expensive, high-end
FPGA. The system transmits the video data through an Altera Stratix(R)
III FPGA development board, validating cross-platform compliance and
demonstrating simplicity in porting National's FPGA code to different
platforms.
-- Triple-Rate SDI Video Reference Design: Demonstration of a complete
video reference design for triple-rate (3G/HD/SD) SDI applications
using National's ML571-1982CLK reference design clock module in
combination with a Xilinx ML571 Virtex-5 development board. The
ML571-1982CLK delivers the industry's lowest clock output jitter of 40
ps peak-to-peak (at 148.5 MHz) to drive the Virtex-5 LXT FPGA's
integrated SerDes without the need for additional clock cleaning
circuitry. The reference design module features National's highly
integrated LMH1982 multi-rate video clock generator and LMH1981 sync
separator. The LMH1982 produces a top of frame (TOF) timing pulse
output and can generate two simultaneous SD and HD output clocks
genlocked to the recovered H and V syncs from either a Xilinx Virtex-5
LXT FPGA, or from the outputs of the LMH1981.
-- New Miniature Packages for National's triple-rate SDI EQ, reclocker
and cable driver. These packages reduce IC footprint up to 49 percent
for increased port density and simplified layout in multi-channel or
space-constrained applications such as video routers, switchers,
cameras and distribution amplifiers.
Solutions Supporting Video Systems
National's high-performance, energy-efficient analog technology can help video engineers differentiate their products. National provides the key functions every system engineer requires, including operational amplifiers, power management, data conversion, interface and serial digital video products, audio subsystems, display ICs and networking products.
About National Semiconductor
National Semiconductor creates energy-efficient analog and mixed-signal semiconductors. Its PowerWise(R) products enable systems that consume less power, extend battery life and generate less heat. Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., National reported sales of $1.89 billion for fiscal 2008 which ended May 25, 2008. Additional company and product information is available at http://www.national.com/.
PowerWise is a registered trademark of National Semiconductor Corporation. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
Media Contact Reader Information
Mark Alden Design Support Group
National Semiconductor (800) 272-9959
(408) 721-6929 World Wide Web
mark.alden@nsc.com http://www.national.com/
National Semiconductor Corp.
CONTACT: Mark Alden, +1-408-721-6929, mark.alden@nsc.com, or Reader Information, Design Support Group, 1-800-272-9959, both of National Semiconductor
Web Site: http://www.national.com/
Beyond Commerce, Inc. Announces Record First Quarter Revenues and 25% Growth in LocalAdLink's Independent Sales Force
HENDERSON, Nev., April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Beyond Commerce, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: BYOC) http://www.beyondcommerce.com/, an E-commerce solutions, local advertising and niche social networking company, is pleased to announce that LocalAdLink.com's revenues and Independent Sales Force continue to grow. Almost 7,000 new sales professionals joined the team in the month of March, representing a 25% increase overall.
LocalAdLink.com also is seeing a steady increase in its site usage. Monthly traffic is at an all time high since its soft launch in mid-November of 2008. Monthly site usage in March included almost 30 million hits and over 9 million page views by approximately 500,000 unique visitors.
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LocalAdLink is an online advertising service that enables local businesses to reach local customers. The customer facing Web site LocalAdLink.com is a local search directory and acts as the central hub for the LocalAdLink technology. When a customer visits LocalAdLink.com, our proprietary geo-targeting technology identifies their location and serves up advertisements for local businesses in their zip code. A customer can perform additional searches for local businesses and services across a complete selection of categories and get the information they require.
"We're very proud of LocalAdLink's rapid growth and record revenues in the first quarter of 2009," stated Robert McNulty, CEO and Chairman. "97% of our traffic currently resides within the United States. As we grow internationally, we expect the international users to grow and overall traffic to the site to increase exponentially."
About Beyond Commerce, Inc.
Beyond Commerce, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: BYOC - News) http://www.beyondcommerce.com/, provides best in class products, services, and solutions by being the low cost provider in its market sector. i-SUPPLY, http://www.i-supply.com/, offers easy to use, fully customizable E-commerce services, and revenue solutions for any Web site, large or small, and hosts local ads, providing extensive reach for our proprietary advertising partner network platform. LocalAdLink, http://www.localadlink.com/, is a local search directory and advertising network that brings local advertising to geo-targeted consumers. BOOMj, http://www.boomj.com/, is the leading niche portal and social networking site for Baby Boomers and Generation Jones.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this press release contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors affecting Beyond Commerce, Inc. operations, markets, products and prices and other factors discussed in the Company's various filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Beyond Commerce, Inc.
CONTACT: Tracy Jagerman of Beyond Commerce-Communications, +1-702-357-8971, tracy@beyondcommerce.com, or Liz Wong of Beyond Commerce-Investor Relations, +1-702-463-7000, Liz@beyondcommerce.com
Web Site: http://www.beyondcommerce.com/
Ventura County Customers Receive More 3G Coverage With New Verizon Wireless Cell SiteInvestment increases consumer value as demand grows for calls, email, text, web, video and music
IRVINE, Calif., April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Ventura County residents, businesses and visitors are enjoying improved service thanks to a new Verizon Wireless cell site. The site expands 3G wireless coverage in:
-- Thousand Oaks - Between Erbes Road and the 23 Freeway from East Janss
Road in the south to Sunset Hills Blvd. in the north. The new site
also improves coverage along Avenida del Los Arboles between Avenida
de Las Plantas and Moorpark Rd.
The increase in network coverage and capacity means more calls, emails, text and picture messages for locals, plus expanded wireless access to the web.
Verizon Wireless invested over $600 million in California during 2008 to enhance service and coverage. Nationally, the company has invested more than $48 billion in its network since it was formed in 2000. The result is the nation's largest, most reliable 3G network that powers services such as Mobile Broadband and email.
Businesses of any size can tap into the power of Mobile Broadband. The service allows users to connect to the Internet wirelessly while on the go to download music over-the-air, and access e-mail or corporate data. For example, customers can download a small 1 megabyte PowerPoint(R) presentation in about eight seconds and upload the same-sized file in less than 13 seconds.
Small business owners interested in Mobile Broadband, and other wireless solutions, can visit http://smallbusiness.vzw.com/ where they will find:
-- An online forum to share experiences and connect with other business
owners
-- Access to Small Business Specialists in each Verizon Wireless store
-- Discounts and promotions to help businesses stretch their budgets
-- Summaries of mobile solutions like email, wireless Internet and Push
to Talk service
-- 24/7 tech support
Verizon Wireless tests its network and those of its competitors. The company determines if voice calls and data connections are successful on the first attempt and stay connected. Nationally, Verizon Wireless' real-life test men and women drive 91 specially equipped vehicles almost 1,000,000 miles annually. They drive on Interstate, U.S. and state highways, as well as major roads and streets in high-population areas, based upon U.S. Census counts. Vehicles are equipped with computers that automatically make more than three million voice call attempts and more than 16 million data tests annually on Verizon Wireless' network and the networks of other carriers.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and data network, serving more than 80 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 85,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
Verizon Wireless
CONTACT: Ken Muche of Verizon Wireless, +1-949-286-8193, Ken.Muche@VerizonWireless
Web Site: http://www.verizonwireless.com/ http://smallbusiness.vzw.com/
Texas Instruments to webcast its annual meeting of stockholdersLive webcast at www.ti.com/irApril 16, 2009, 10 a.m. Central time
DALLAS, April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) will hold its annual meeting of stockholders on Thursday, April 16, at 10 a.m. Central time in Dallas. The audio webcast of the meeting can be heard live through the Investor Relations section (http://www.ti.com/ir) of TI's web site. The meeting webcast also will be archived on the company's web site for 30 days.
Texas Instruments helps customers solve problems and develop new electronics that make the world smarter, healthier, safer, greener and more fun. A global semiconductor company, TI innovates through design, sales and manufacturing operations in more than 30 countries. For more information, go to http://www.ti.com/.
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CONTACT: Chris Rongone, +1-214-480-6868, c-rongone@ti.com, or Kim Morgan, +1-214-480-6127, kim-morgan@ti.com, both of Texas Instruments Incorporated. (Please do not publish these numbers or e-mail addresses.)
Web Site: http://www.ti.com/
Diebold to Conduct Investor Call on First Quarter Financial Results
NORTH CANTON, Ohio, April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Diebold, Incorporated will release first quarter financial results on Tuesday, May 5, before trading begins on the New York Stock Exchange. Thomas W. Swidarski, president and chief executive officer, and Leslie A. Pierce, vice president, interim chief financial officer and corporate controller, will discuss the results during a conference call scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. ET that day.
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The conference call will last approximately one hour. Participants should plan to dial in 10 minutes prior to the session. Details on the call are as follows:
Call-in number Passcode Time/Date
Conference call 913-312-1270 8407192 10 a.m. ET, 5/5/09
Live access, as well as the replay of the call, will be available on Diebold's Web site at http://www.diebold.com/.
About Diebold
Diebold, Incorporated is a global leader in providing integrated self-service delivery and security systems and services. Diebold employs more than 17,000 associates with representation in nearly 90 countries worldwide and is headquartered in Canton, Ohio, USA. Diebold is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol 'DBD.' For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.diebold.com/.
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CONTACT: Media Relations, Mike Jacobsen, +1-330-490-3796, michael.jacobsen@diebold.com; Investor Relations, Christopher Bast , +1-330-490-6908, christopher.bast@diebold.com
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SonicWALL Reports Inducement Grants Under NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4350
SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SonicWALL, Inc. , a leading secure network infrastructure company, today announced that on April 7, 2009 the Compensation Committee of the company's Board of Directors approved the grants of options to purchase up to 12,600 shares of common stock with an exercise price equal to the fair market value on the grant date to a total of five (5) new employees of the company.
Each option is a non-qualified stock option and has an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the underlying shares as of the grant date. The options vest as to 25% of the covered shares on the first anniversary of the grant date and as to 1/48 of the covered shares each month thereafter, so as to be 100% vested on the fourth anniversary of the grant date, subject to the employee's continued service. The options have a maximum term of seven (7) years.
The options were granted as inducements material to employment under the company's 2008 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan in accordance with NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4350(i)(l)(A)(iv).
SonicWALL, Inc.
CONTACT: Qin Zou of SonicWALL, Inc., +1-408-962-6346
Web Site: http://www.sonicwall.com/
Mobile Broadband PC Data Card Subscriber Growth Decelerates in Q4 2008 as Consumers Pull Back on Discretionary SpendingGrowth Rate of 5 Percent in Q4 2008 vs. Previous Quarter Follows Six Consecutive Quarters of Double-Digit Growth
RESTON, Va., April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- comScore, Inc. , a leader in measuring the digital world, today released the results of a study of U.S. Internet usage via mobile PC data cards, which showed that the subscriber base - which previously had been growing strongly - began to decelerate noticeably in Q4 2008. The study examined the usage and characteristics of mobile PC data card users through data collected from computers where Internet access via mobile broadband Internet service providers (ISPs) occurred. Mobile broadband employs cellular telecommunication networks, where users pay subscription fees for access and the connection is made using a PC card, built-in adapter, or connections can be tethered via a cell-phone or PDA, and is different than Wi-Fi access, which is predicated on the availability of short range "hot spots" where access fees often apply incrementally for each connection.
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PC Data Card Growth Pulls Back in Q4 2008
PC data card adoption grew 163 percent overall in 2008, slightly ahead of the 157 percent growth rate in 2007, a confirmation of the market's strong growth trajectory. However, despite this rapid adoption curve, Q4 2008 showed the first signs of softness in the market, as sequential quarterly subscriber growth fell to just 5 percent, following sequential growth of 22 percent in Q3 2008 and several preceding quarters of double-digit growth.
Mobile Broadband Subscriber Growth by Quarter
Q2 2007 - Q4 2008
Total U.S. - Home/Work/University Locations
Source: comScore, Inc.
Growth vs. Prior
Quarter Quarter
Q2 2007 11%
Q3 2007 27%
Q4 2007 28%
Q1 2008 12%
Q2 2008 14%
Q3 2008 22%
Q4 2008 5%
"The PC data card market is clearly in the early stages of its adoption curve, with the overall number of subscribers multiplying in the past few years," said Serge Matta, comScore senior vice president. "That said, we've observed a significant deceleration in subscriber growth during Q4 2008 coinciding with the economic downturn, an indication that mobile broadband service may still be seen by many as a luxury rather than a necessity. Now is the time for mobile broadband providers to solidify their market position, because as the economy begins to recover and discretionary spending resume the market will likely accelerate once again. Verizon appears well-positioned for this eventual resurgence, having gained 2 market share points in the past year."
PC Data Card Access Does Not Represent Incremental Internet Usage Overall
The study also compared the Internet usage patterns of mobile broadband PC data card users with the general U.S. Internet population to determine how the availability of mobile broadband affects online time. It is important to understand whether online access via mobile broadband represents incremental Internet usage or merely a shift in usage time between different access points.
When looking at the population in aggregate, the results indicated that PC data card usage actually represents a time-shift in Internet consumption, as PC data card users spent nearly the same amount of time online (89 hours) as typical U.S. Internet users (90 hours) during Q4 2008. Of PC data card users with both a PC data card and a wireline ISP, approximately 25 percent of their total online time (22 hours) was spent using a PC data card.
Time Spent Online Among PC Data Card Users
Q4 2008
Total U.S. - Home/Work/University Locations
Source: comScore PC Data Card Report
Hours Spent Online
Connection type in Q4 2008
Total U.S. Internet Audience 90
PC Data Card User - Total Time Spent Online 89
PC Data Card User - Time Spent on Data Card 22
PC Data Card User - Time Spent on Wireline ISP 67
"That aggregate Internet usage via PC data card is not incremental to standard wireline Internet usage suggests that it's a valuable convenience feature for many Internet users," added Matta. "That said, there are also certain segments with PC data cards that do spend additional time online, likely indicating that these segments see PC data card as more of a necessity. Carriers seeking to generate strong PC data card subscriber growth during the current downturn will need to focus their marketing efforts on the differing needs of the various segments and consider offering financial incentives in this tough economic environment if they hope to continue attracting new users."
About comScore
comScore, Inc. is a global leader in measuring the digital world and preferred source of digital marketing intelligence. For more information, please visit http://www.comscore.com/companyinfo.
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CONTACT: Andrea Vollman of comScore, Inc., +1-312-775-6646, press@comscore.com
Web Site: http://www.comscore.com/
Information Financière Trimestrielle au 31mars 2009
PARIS, April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- La transposition dans le Code monétaire et financier de la Directive
2004/109/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 15 décembre 2004
(dite Directive Transparence) impose aux sociétés cotées sur Euronext Paris
la diffusion par voie électronique d'une information financière trimestrielle
dans les quarante-cinq jours qui suivent la clôture du premier trimestre.
Les informations présentées ci-après s'inscrivent dans ces dispositions.
Evolution de l'activité
(en milliers d'euros) 2009 2008 % variation
Premier trimestre 36 840 45 877 - 19,7 %
Synthèse Pharmaceutique 27 070 26 467 2,3 %
Chimie Fine de 9 760 19 410 -49,7 %
Spécialité
Total au 31 mars 2009 36 840 45 877 - 19,7 %
Le chiffre d'affaires consolidé du Groupe PCAS est en baisse
de 19.7 % au 31 mars 2009 par rapport à la même période de l'exercice
précédent.
Synthèse Pharmaceutique (73.5 % du chiffre d'affaires du Groupe)
Malgré la crise économique qui conduit nos clients à une grande prudence
dans le développement et le lancement de nouveaux produits, les activités de
Synthèse Pharmaceutique progressent légèrement.
Chimie Fine de Spécialité (26.5 % du chiffre d'affaires du Groupe)
Les activités de Chimie Fine hors Synthèse Pharmaceutique subissent
largement au premier trimestre les effets de la crise économique,
accentués par une politique brutale de déstockage de la part de nos clients.
La plupart de nos marchés sont impactés, en particulier ceux liés à la
parfumerie-cosmétique, à l'automobile, au bâtiment, au travail des métaux, à
la microélectronique.
Opérations et évènements importants du trimestre
En dehors des ressources financières apportées par les récentes mesures
gouvernementales, en matière de remboursement anticipé de diverses créances
fiscales (Crédit Impôt Recherche et Carry-Back) représentant près de 7 MEUR,
et des effets de la baisse d'activité exposée ci-dessus, aucun autre
événement notable pouvant avoir une influence significative sur l'activité ou
la situation de la société n'est intervenu au cours du premier trimestre 2009.
Perspectives pour l'année en cours
Le contexte de crise financière et économique mondiale actuelle rend
particulièrement difficile l'établissement de perspectives. Les tendances
suivantes semblent néanmoins se dessiner :
- l'activité du pôle Synthèse Pharmaceutique pourrait poursuivre son
amélioration par rapport à 2008,
- en Chimie Fine de Spécialités, où la visibilité reste très faible, la
dégradation observée au premier trimestre paraît se stabiliser, et
la situation pourrait légèrement s'améliorer dans les mois à venir.
Au total, l'activité du Groupe en 2009 devrait toutefois rester en
retrait par rapport à 2008.
Dans ce contexte, le Groupe a entrepris d'accélérer et de renforcer les
mesures d'adaptation de son outil industriel pour revenir au plus vite à son
objectif de rentabilité, et ainsi de bénéficier à plein de la reprise de la
conjoncture le moment venu.
Du fait du remboursement des crédits d'impôts rappels ci-dessus, le
Groupe dispose de financements supplémentaires pour entreprendre les
mutations qui s'imposent, de satisfaire ses engagements financiers et de
financer ses investissements.
Par ailleurs, PCAS maintiendra sa politique de développement
d'activités de niche à haute valeur ajoutée et de développement international
sur les marchés porteurs.
A propos de PCAS
PCAS est un Groupe coté Nyse Euronext compartiment C, spécialisé dans la
chimie fine et de spécialités.
Il développe et fabrique des molécules à forte valeur ajoutée
ou à fort contenu technologique pour la pharmacie, la parfumerie, la
cosmétique et l'industrie. Le Groupe PCAS emploie 1 006 collaborateurs,
dispose de 8 sites de production (dont 4 sous cGMP, inspectés par la FDA),
investit chaque année environ 7% de son chiffre d'affaires en R&D et réalise
environ 68 % de son chiffre d'affaires à l'export.
http://www.pcas.com
Communication financière:
Philippe Delwasse - Eric Moissenot,
+33-1-69-09-77-85
PCAS
Communication financière: Philippe Delwasse - Eric Moissenot, +33-1-69-09-77-85
Metropolitan Nashville Hospital Authority Completes Voice and Data Upgrade with tw telecom's Network Solutions-Converged network streamlines voice and data management
NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- tw telecom, , a leading provider of managed voice, Internet and data networking solutions for businesses, today announced the successful installation of data and voice services to augment existing data and Internet services provided by tw telecom for the Metropolitan Nashville Hospital Authority. The Metropolitan Nashville Hospital Authority facilities include Nashville General Hospital at Meharry, Bordeaux Long-Term Care facility, Knowles Home Assisted Living and Adult Day Care, Our Kids Center and the Center for Lifestyle and Health Management.
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"The Hospital Authority needed to upgrade communications capabilities to meet the growing needs of Metropolitan Nashville," said Robert Stillwell, CPA, Chief Financial Officer for the Metropolitan Nashville Authority. After a thorough RFP and search we saw that tw telecom could provide the solutions and expertise required for this transformation. As essential care facilities for the residents of the City of Nashville and Davidson County, we see tens of thousands of patients each year and this improvement to our infrastructure will support our mission to provide seamless, high quality care to our patients."
New services for the Authority include: two 10Mbps Ethernet circuits providing additional any-to-any data connectivity, a point to point data connection for the Bordeaux facility, a 500Mbps Ethernet connection to an off-site business continuity and disaster recovery location and voice services to Nashville General Hospital and its satellite locations. The combination of voice, Internet and data solutions completes the Metropolitan Nashville Hospital Authority's upgrade to a fully converged network designed to meet the needs of administration, doctors and patients.
"We were very pleased with tw telecom's Internet and data services, and these additional services were the next component required for our upgrade," said Ken Irwin, Telecom Manager for the Authority. "Today we have a single provider that delivers a converged, SONET-protected communications solution to the Authority. Having one provider streamlines network management capabilities as well as providing real expense savings that ultimately benefits taxpayers."
"A major upgrade such as this is significant for any business, but for healthcare providers there is an added level of concern that our systems remain operational at all times," said Stillwell. "The tw telecom team is very experienced and they continue to work closely with our staff to make this a smooth and seamless transition. This upgrade prepares us for the future with networks and system that support the Authority's goal of providing high quality, cost effective patient care. We also foresee that with the efficiencies we've gained with this upgrade we will realize immediate cost savings."
"We've deployed new technology, grown our local network footprint by 35 percent and have increased our collocation capabilities here in Nashville to provide solutions that businesses and enterprises require," said Matt Warder, vice president and general manager for tw telecom in Nashville. "In today's economy, businesses need to manage their networks, add capacity to meet their customers' needs and do it as cost effectively as possible. tw telecom offers businesses solutions and capabilities that allow them to grow, while at the same time effectively manage their communications costs."
About tw telecom
tw telecom holdings inc., a unit of tw telecom inc., headquartered in Littleton, Colo., provides managed network services, specializing in Ethernet and transport data networking, Internet access, local and long distance voice, VoIP, VPN and security, to enterprise organizations and communications services companies throughout the U.S. As a leading provider of integrated and converged network solutions, tw telecom delivers customers overall economic value, quality, service, and improved business productivity. Please visit http://www.twtelecom.com/ for more information.
About Metropolitan Nashville Hospital Authority
The Hospital Authority of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County was formed by City Charter in 1999 as the governing body for the oversight of Nashville General Hospital at Meharry and Bordeaux Long Term Care. In 2000, the City of Nashville transferred the JB Knowles Assisted Living Facility and Adult Day Care under the Hospital Authority to complete the continuum of care for the residents of Nashville & Davidson County.
-- Nashville General Hospital at Meharry, founded in 1890, is a 150 bed
licensed hospital which serves as the primary teaching hospital of
Meharry Medical College as well as a teaching site for Vanderbilt
University.
-- Bordeaux Long Term Care is a 420 bed long term care facility providing
all levels of skill care as well as a 60 bed LTAC managed by Kindred
Healthcare.
-- Knowles Assisted Living and Adult Day Services proves assisted living
for approximately 100 residents as well as adult day care for over 100
seniors.
The Hospital Authority is a publicly supported integrated health care delivery system providing seamless care across the continuum of life.
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