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April 05, 2011 13:39
NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. and IntercontinentalExchange Propose Superior
NASDAQ OMX (NDAQ) and IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) today announced that they have made a joint proposal to acquire NYSE Euronext (NYX) for $42.50 in cash and stock per NYSE Euronext share, or approx
April 05, 2011 08:33
TXI Expands Ready Mix Concrete Presence to Central Texas
Texas Industries (NYSE:TXI) today announced that its subsidiary has acquired the ready mix operations of Transit Mix Concrete and Materials Company, a subsidiary of Trinity Industries, that serve the
April 04, 2011 11:16
APNIC Looks to SolarWinds Solutions for Deeper Network Insights
SolarWinds®, Inc. (NYSE: SWI), a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, today announced a deal with the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) that will give the
April 04, 2011 10:24
Despatch Industries Is Selected to Supply Fully Integrated Carbon Fiber Line to the New Australian Future Fibers Research and Innovation Center
Despatch Industries, the leader in thermal process technologies for carbon fiber production, announces today that Deakin University and the Victorian Center for Advanced Materials Manufacturing (VCAMM
April 04, 2011 10:23
Wolfram Research Acquires MathCore Engineering AB
Wolfram Research, developer of Mathematica and Wolfram|Alpha, announced that it has acquired MathCore Engineering AB. MathCore Engineering is the developer of the MathModelica modeling and simulation
April 01, 2011 18:34
Russell India Index Reflects March Rally, Up 7% MTD Through March 28
Despite reflecting a loss of 8.7% year-to-date, the Russell India Index has rallied in March, posting a 7% gain for the month. The Russell India Index outperformed the Russell Emerging Markets Index (
March 31, 2011 15:00
Bombardier Enters into Strategic Alliance with Fokker Services to Strengthen Support for Dash 8/Q-Series 100/200/300 Aircraft
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it has entered into a strategic alliance with Fokker Services for the launch of FLY, a new program aimed at improving the availability of components and reduc
Porter Airlines Orders Two More Bombardier Q400 NextGen Turboprops
March 31, 2011 14:57
Porter Airlines Orders Two More Bombardier Q400 NextGen Turboprops
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that fast-growing Porter Airlines of Toronto has placed a firm order for two Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners. The transaction involves the conversion of two of th
March 31, 2011 10:47
TranSwitch Announces World's First High-Definition Video Interconnect Receiver Integrating HDMI and DisplayPort Technologies
TranSwitch Corporation (NASDAQ: TXCC), as part of its new corporate strategy to provide the highest performance semiconductor products for High Definition (HD) multimedia, announced that it is rolling
March 30, 2011 19:44
Pinnacle Biologics Acquires PHOTOFRIN(R) and PHOTOBARR(R), Novel Photodynamic Therapy for Treating Various Types of Cancer
Pinnacle Biologics, Inc., a privately held specialty bio-pharmaceutical company announced today the global acquisition of PHOTOFRIN® and PHOTOBARR® from Axcan Pharma, Inc. Financial terms were not dis
March 30, 2011 19:13
Micrel Introduces New Dual White LED (WLED) Driver Product Family Greatly Extending Battery Life in Portable Products
Micrel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCRL), an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, today announced that it has introduced the MIC2860, the latest in its product family
March 30, 2011 16:23
Brocade Invests $100 Million in Asia Pacific's IT Industry to Accelerate Ethernet Fabric Adoption and Migration to Cloud Architectures
Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) today announced a number of investments, including a $100 million evaluation program designed to enable eligible customers in the Asia Pacific region to quickly deploy Ethernet
March 30, 2011 16:23
Sale of Eric Clapton's Venice Beach, CA Home to Benefit Relief Efforts in Japan
The only private residence designed by MOCA's celebrated Japanese architect, Arata Isozaki, will hit the market at $2.5 mil. Sale includes a never released, solo recording Clapton left behind. The
March 30, 2011 15:51
A Royal Gift from BritRail…Explore Even More of Britain With an Extra Travel Day
As Britain is a-buzz with excitement leading up to William and Kate's Royal Wedding to be held on April 29th, BritRail is pleased to join in the celebrations by giving away a “Royal Gift”, in the form
March 30, 2011 10:13
GLG Life Tech Corporation Announces Progress on the Development of the Healthy Sugar Market in China
GLG Life Tech Corporation (Nasdaq:GLGL) (TSX:GLG) (“GLG” or the “Company”), the vertically-integrated leader in the agricultural and commercial development of high quality stevia and all natural and z
March 30, 2011 10:01
Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) Fulfills First Quarter Technical Objectives
The Open Mobile Alliance, a global technical specifications setting body, announces the publication of 14 service enablers included in its 2011 Release Plan. The OMA Board of Directors approved the 20
March 30, 2011 09:54
The Watkins Review Announces Its Spiritual 100 List
The Watkins Review is pleased to announce its list of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People. The Spiritual 100 list ranks spiritual leaders and authors including the Dalai Lama (#2), Deep
March 29, 2011 15:22
Net Optics Announces Industry's First Network and Application Monitoring Tap for Remote Sites
Net Optics, Inc., the leader of real-time network visibility solutions, today announced the appTap™, the industry's first integrated network and application monitoring Tap specifically designed for ne
KUKKIWON World Taekwondo Headquarters
March 29, 2011 11:47
TAEKWONDO HALL OF FAME CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT FOR FIRST TIME AT KUKKIWON “World Taekwondo Headquarters”
The Official Taekwondo Hall of Fame is hosting it's most historic award ceremony at KUKKIWON World Taekwondo Headquarters on August 23rd- 25th 2011. It is an opportunity for Taekwondo Masters and C
March 29, 2011 11:44
Cisco Announces Results of International Education Survey: World Education Leaders See Increasing Role for Technology to Transform Learning
More than three-quarters of top education officials around the world believe technology can play a major role in how students learn and how teachers educate, according to a global survey commissioned
March 25, 2011 14:59
Micron Technology, Inc., Reports Results for the Second Quarter of Fiscal 2011
Micron Technology, Inc., (Nasdaq:MU) today announced results of operations for its second quarter of fiscal 2011, which ended March 3, 2011. For the second quarter, the company had net income attr
March 25, 2011 14:05
Russell Greater China Index: Growth Stocks, Large Cap Stocks Outperform YTD
Large cap stocks (-3.2%) of the Russell Greater China Index have outperformed their small cap counterparts (-6.6%) for the year through March 21, 2011, reversing the trend set in 2010. Also reversing
March 25, 2011 13:51
AMD Hires Ronaldo Miranda as New VP and General Manager for Latin America
AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced today Ronaldo Miranda, 50, will join the company effective April 4 as vice president and general manager for AMD‘s Latin America region. In this role, Miranda is responsible
March 25, 2011 10:32
ST-Ericsson's Thor(TM) modem to provide industry-leading performance in new T-Mobile Sidekick 4G
ST-Ericsson, a world leader in wireless platforms and semiconductors, announced today that a thin modem from the company‘s Thor(TM) family will power network connectivity for the new T-Mobile® Sidekic
March 24, 2011 11:06
ANADIGICS Enables Shanghai Qianjin Electronics' CATV Infrastructure Products
ANADIGICS, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANAD), a world leader in radio frequency (RF) and mixed signal semiconductor solutions, today announced that the Company is shipping production volumes of its CATV hybrid line
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