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Business Wire / ME Newswire SEATTLE - Friday, December 21st 2012 commerceserver.net, an ISV based in Seattle and Ottawa, today announced the release of the latest version of its enterprise eCommerce software, Commerce Server 10. This marks the first independent release of the software previously sold and marketed as Microsoft Commerce Server. Commerce Server 10 is the first release on the newly published roadmap for the product and lays the foundations for a rapid evolution of the product which will see it grow from a purely on-premise solution, to one which embraces the Cloud and hybrid scenarios over the next few years. It also adds support for the latest Microsoft server platforms Windows Server 2012, SQL Server 2012, Visual Studio 2012 and .NET Framework 4.5. In addition to the new platform support, this release introduces a new site building framework with a set of open source starter sites for ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC and of course, SharePoint – all relea
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TOKYO - Friday, December 21st 2012 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation(TOKYO:6502) today announced that its Semiconductor & Storage Products Company (S&S Co.) acquired integrated ISO 140011 certification of its operating bases worldwide at the end of October. Toshiba's semiconductor business has promoted integrated ISO 14001 certification since fiscal year 2007. Since the integration of the semiconductor and storage businesses in July 2011, S&S Co. has promoted certification for all areas of its business. ISO 14001 was previously secured by individual sites. However, this resulted in only a partial optimization of environmental activities, prompting a move to integrated acquisition to assure shared standards and targets. Under its new ISO 14001 certification, S&S Co. will promote an Environmental Management System across its operations and processes, including production, development and sales, to secure the following objectives:
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New Silver Spring Commercial and Industrial Gas IMU™ Enables Two-Way Secure Communications With C&I Customers REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Friday, December 21st 2012 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Silver Spring Networks, a leading networking platform and solutions provider for smart energy networks, today announced it is expanding the capabilities of its Smart Energy Platform to support commercial and industrial natural gas users. The new Silver Spring Commercial and Industrial Gas IMU™ (Interface Management Unit) supports a broad array of C&I natural gas endpoint devices and is specifically designed for the needs of C&I customers. Silver Spring is also offering a new version of its existing Residential Gas IMU solution to support additional communications options and more cost-effective alternatives. "Silver Spring’s IPv6 networking platform connects more than 13 million homes and businesses worldwide, so it’s a natural step for us to extend support to C&a
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LONDON - Thursday, December 20th 2012 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Williams Lea, a leading global provider of business process outsourcing (BPO) and Marketing Services, continues to strengthen its leadership team with the appointment of Pete Zillig as CEO of its combined Tag / Williams Lea Marketing Solutions business in Europe.
Pete’s appointment highlights Williams Lea’s continued focus to integrate its subsidiary, Tag, with its Marketing Solutions business to create a truly global marketing production services business. The Group has already begun engaging its clients with a compelling joint proposition, combining Williams Lea's scale and experience in providing optimised, global communications solutions with Tag’s market-leading design and production offering across all media and markets.
Conor Davey, Group CEO, said of the appointment: "Pete brings a wealth of global client experience from both the
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Longtime Enthusiast of Oakley Innovation Will Expand Company’s Roster of Talent FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. - Thursday, December 20th 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE/ ME NewsWire)-- Oakley, Inc. today announced that Zach Johnson has joined its family of professional golfers. The latest player to become part of Oakley Golf, Johnson has relied on the company’s performance eyewear for years and will now take advantage of the innovations offered by Oakley performance golf apparel. "We are very excited about bringing this nine-time PGA Tour winner into the Oakley Golf family,” said Scott Bowers, SVP of Global Marketing and Brand Development at Oakley. "A Masters champion, Zach is joining an expanding roster of golf talent that has chosen to rely on Oakley technologies. That choice underscores the authenticity of innovation that is now redefining performance and potential for golfers worldwide.” "It’s a good feeling to join Oakley,” said Johnson. "They love the game as much as I d
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Low drop-out single output 300mA TCR3DM series starts sampling before March 2013 mass production TOKYO - Thursday, December 20th 2012 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation(TOKYO:6502) today announced that it will launch 300mA output single LDO regulators that use a newly developed micro CMOS process to significantly improve drop-out characteristics. With an ultra-small 1.0mm x 1.0mm x 0.6mm DFN4 package, the new TCR3DM series achieves 140mV (typ.) at 3.0V and 300mA. The new regulators also include a high-speed load transient response circuit and low-noise circuit. In addition to basic functions, that include over-current protection, over-temperature protection and output auto-discharge, these 300mA output LDO regulators limit inrush current and are recommended for a wide range of applications, particularly mobile devices. Samples are available now with mass production scheduled to start from March 2013. Applications Smartphones, mobile phones,
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Study Demonstrates Long-Term Durability of the ClosureFast™ Radiofrequency Ablation System for Treatment of Chronic Venous Insufficiency
MANSFIELD, Mass - Thursday, December 20th 2012 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Covidien(NYSE:COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced the five-year results of the ClosureFast™ Long-Term European Multi-Center Study in patients with Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI). This study evaluates the five-year outcomes of a minimally invasive endovascular therapy for treatment of CVI.
The ClosureFast Study was conducted prospectively at eight centers in Europe. The Venefit™ procedure (using the ClosureFast radiofrequency ablation catheter) was used to treat 295 lower limbs in 225 patients diagnosed with superficial venous reflux, the underlying cause of varicose veins and CVI. This progressive medical condition affects the veins in the leg and co
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ATLANTA - Thursday, December 20th 2012 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- SIPCO, LLC is pleased to announce that Ingersoll Rand, a worldwide leader in energy management technology, has entered into a license under patents in SIPCO’s Wireless Mesh Patent Portfolio. SIPCO, LLC SIPCO is a leading innovator of mesh networking and related technology based in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded by renowned inventor T. David Petite, SIPCO developed technologies enabling robust self-organizing wireless networking and related technologies known as Wireless Mesh in conjunction with IntusIQ. Wireless Mesh is used in protocols such as ZigBee, Z-Wave, IEEE 802.15.4, WirelessHART and proprietary mesh network and in other wireless applications such as SmartGrid, building automation, industrial controls, network backhaul, smart vehicles, home appliances, home automation and entertainment, sensor monitoring, healthcare monitoring and Internet service provisioning. SIPCO licenses its technology
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MINNEAPOLIS - Thursday, December 20th 2012 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Businesses often must follow strict accounting practices to safeguard their customers and maintain compliance with industry regulations, even when a third party provides essential services. To answer this need for network partners and participants, Syncada successfully completed the requirements of the Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 16 (SSAE 16), as established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. This marks the ninth successful completion of an external audit on the technology platform that supports the Syncada network, the first seven being Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70 (SAS 70) Type II certifications. Many organizations use outside service providers to manage processes that affect the organization’s financial reporting, yet the organization is legally responsible throughout. For example, in the United States, section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxl
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HOUSTON - Thursday, December 20th 2012 [ME NewsWire]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Stallion Oilfield Holdings, Inc. (the "Company”), today announced that its Board of Directors has determined to terminate the previously announced senior secured term loan transaction (the "Term Loan”) and declared a special cash dividend of $4.00 per share that is to be paid to the Company’s stockholders in 2012. The record date for the dividend will be December 20, 2012, and it will be paid on December 24, 2012.
The Company’s Board of Directors determined to abandon the Term Loan in order to explore and evaluate potential strategic alternatives available to the Company that would be more advantageous to the Company’s stockholders than the Term Loan. There can be no assurance that any strategic alternative will be pursued or completed. The Company does not intend to disclose developments with respect to its strategic review process unless and until its Board of
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