Samsung Telecommunications America and Pyxis Mobile, a leading mobile application platform developer, today announced the first commercially available mobile enterprise application platform (MEAP) to support the new Galaxy Tab. “Businesses have seen the enterprise potential that devices like the Galaxy Tab hold and our work with Pyxis Mobile is vital toward making sure our customers have the very latest and most advanced mobile applications available.” The companies will jointly unveil their first public demonstration of mobile enterprise applications running on the Galaxy Tab at CTIA 2010 in San Francisco, Calif., at Booth ...

Corus Entertainment and OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network announced that they have finalized a licensing agreement that will enable Corus to add OWN to its portfolio of Canadian specialty services. OWN is set to launch in Canada in early 2011 following the U.S. premiere January 1, 2011. OWN is a multi-platform media company designed to entertain, inform, and inspire people to live their best lives. “OWN is a perfect addition to our Women’s portfolio of specialty channels, and Corus is proud to launch this highly-anticipated brand in Canada,” said Doug Murphy, ...

Microsoft promoted Kurt DelBene to president of the Microsoft Office Division, Andy Lees to president of the Mobile Communications Business, and Don Mattrick to president of the Interactive Entertainment Business. “Today’s promotions underscore the strength of Microsoft’s collective leadership team and set us up well to execute against a powerful lineup of products this fall,” said Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer. “Not only is the team ready to capitalize on major momentum with our existing products like Office, SharePoint and Halo: Reach, but they are simultaneously bringing entirely new experiences to market with Windows Phone 7 and Kinect for ...

Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac retail sales increase 39 percent during month Sales and inventory mix reflects quick transition to new model year vehicles Company gaining retail market share with retail sales up 15 percent year-to-date GM full-size pickup sales rise 62 percent; compact crossovers increase 101 percent September combined total sales for Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac increased 22 percent to 172,969 units, driven by a combined 39 percent rebound in retail sales compared with last September. Each brand saw retail increases in excess of 21 percent, led by Buick, where ...

Verizon Wireless announced the launch of the Verizon Wireless Trade-In Program, which allows customers from any wireless carrier to get value from no-longer-used wireless devices and help the environment at the same time. Customers who participate in the Trade-In Program will submit their devices for appraisal online at www.trade-in.vzw.com and receive a postage-paid envelope to mail in the devices. In exchange for trading in their devices, customers may receive a Verizon Wireless gift card by mail. The amount of the gift card will be based on the make, model and condition of ...

The Porsche Museum in Stuttgart will be celebrating a very special anniversary this year: It was exactly 60 years ago, in the autumn of 1950, that the first Porsche 356 models were shipped to the USA. Since then, what was at that time just a small sports car manufacturer, has gone on to capture the hearts of American sports drivers – and a good number of Hollywood stars as well. From October 12, 2010 to January 9, 2011 the Porsche Museum will be celebrating the presence of Porsche on the world’s ...

With the healthcare industry’s growing focus on patient-centered medical homes, the need for cost-effective remote monitoring and coordination of care never has been greater. To equip today’s mobile workforce to meet that challenge, McKesson today announced the release of its most advanced homecare and hospice documentation companion, Horizon Homecare MobileCare™. The system uses smartphone technology to deliver schedules and patient information to field staff as part of a patient’s electronic health record (EHR). “The other home health aides will really love this.” The latest addition to McKesson’s Horizon Homecare solution, the new technology is expected to help homecare and hospice agencies ...

Namco Networks today launched Knightfall: Death and Taxes on iPhone and PC. Developed by Megadev Games, both versions of the game are available now for a free trial. “we decided to make the addictive new chapter accessible to several million other people on their preferred connected devices.” In the newest iteration in the series, the gameplay stays true to the puzzle matching, role-playing (RPG) elements for which Knightfall is known. Five Game Modes are available to choose from including Story, Endless, Endless 2-player, Pet Protector and Boss Rush Mode. Through over 100 stages in Story Mode, the player maneuvers the characters ...

Go Daddy is expanding its global reach with another data center – in Singapore. The highly efficient operation is designed to enable faster services for Go Daddy’s Web hosting and e-mail customers in Asia. The facility accommodates Go Daddy’s rapidly expanding customer base, which already exceeds 8.4 million people worldwide. “People everywhere are looking for quality products at affordable prices” In recent years, the world’s largest Web host provider, also the world’s top domain name registrar, has grown its customer base exponentially in places like Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, regions that account for 42 percent of the Internet population.1 Go Daddy ...

BackWeb Technologies Ltd. (Pink Sheets: BWEBF or BWEBF.PK) announced today that it filed lawsuits in the United States District Court in San Francisco, California against International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and the Hewlett-Packard Company (HP), alleging patent infringement and seeking damages, an injunction and a declaration by the Court that the IBM and HP software update technologies infringe BackWeb’s patents. BackWeb alleges that IBM’s Tivoli Provisioning Manager for Software product and IBM’s recently acquired BigFix products infringe four U.S. patents owned by BackWeb covering methods for transmitting information between a remote network and a local computer and distributed client-based data caching ...

Leading online private sale site HauteLook will launch Men.HauteLook.com today at 11:00 a.m. EDT/8:00 a.m. PDT. This dedicated men’s page within the site will feature an expanded roster of sale events in the men’s category with top brands including Tommy Hilfiger, Puma, Penguin, Diesel, Splendid, Joseph Abboud, Donald Pliner and Ben Sherman, among others. Men can bookmark the page to find discounts of 50 to 75 percent off sportswear, denim and suits as well as a growing number of options that ...

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) [NYSE: SAI] today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Reveal Imaging Technologies, Inc., a leading threat detection products and services company. Reveal is headquartered in Bedford, Mass. Reveal was founded in 2002 in direct response to the U.S. government’s post-9/11 mandate for aviation security screening. Reveal initially focused on developing technology to accurately and efficiently screen checked baggage at airports, and today continues to support the efforts ...

Nextreaming, leading provider of multimedia SW for handsets, announced the commercial availability of NexPlayer™ SDK for iPhone, iPad and Android devices. The video and music player is showing premium quality for multimedia Streaming and Download services through Mobile Operator Networks and Wireless Internet. NexPlayer™ SDK is now ready for Mobile Network ...

Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (NASDAQ:CLWT) today announced that its previous stock buyback program expired on 30 July 2010. Under this program, the Company purchased 65,135 shares at an average price of approximately US$1.37 per share. The Board of Directors has approved a new program to repurchase up to 300,000 shares of its issued and outstanding stock by July 31, 2011. This gives Euro Tech the ability to purchase the stock in the open market or through negotiated or ...

FreeWave Technologies, (http://www.freewave.com/), manufacturer of the most reliable, high-performance spread spectrum and licensed radios for critical data transmission, today announced it has strengthened its customer support team with the addition of Brett Halper as customer support technician. Halper is the latest addition to FreeWave’s world-class customer support team. He joins FreeWave with solid customer relations skills and proven management experience. In addition, Halper has extensive engineering experience working on RFID and Photovoltaic System projects, and developed and maintained ...

Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) (NASDAQ:SHEN) announced today the closing of the transaction announced on April 16, 2010 to purchase the cable operations of JetBroadband Holdings, LLC, located in southern Virginia and southern West Virginia for $148,000,000. The transaction was financed with a $248,000,000 credit facility with CoBank, ACB as Co-Lead Arranger, Bookrunner and Administrative Agent; BB&T as Co-Lead Arranger and Syndication Agent; and Wells Fargo as Co-Lead ...

NetDragon Websoft Inc. (“NetDragon”; Stock Code: 777), a leading online game developer and innovator in China, announced that the large-scale fantasy 2.5D MMORPG ‘Tian Yuan’ entered open beta testing on July 27th. Created by the team which made the classic ‘Eudemon’s Online’, ‘Tian Yuan’ is set against a backdrop of ancient oriental legends, and offers a uniquely imaginative worldview. ‘Tian Yuan’ introduces innovative game play, such as aerial combat on mounts and reincarnation through challenging quests. Over-500 large-scale quests build up a ...

Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (NYSE: FIX), a leading provider of commercial, industrial and institutional heating, ventilation and air conditioning (“HVAC”) services, today announced that it has acquired ColonialWebb Contractors Company (“ColonialWebb”) headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. ColonialWebb is a large and important regional contractor with its principal operations in Richmond and Norfolk, Virginia. ...

During the first half of 2010, 14 percent of small and medium businesses (SMBs) reported using cloud computing services and another 10 percent reported plans to deploy cloud-based services, according to a new study conducted by Spiceworks™, Inc. These findings were uncovered in a global survey of 1,500 IT professionals at small and medium businesses (SMBs) with fewer than ...

PR 20/20, an inbound marketing agency and PR firm, (http://www.pr2020.com) has launched three standard edition service packages — Starter ($2,999 per month), Pro ($4,999 per month) and Enterprise ($9,999 per month) — that bundle its inbound marketing services (http://www.pr2020.com/section/plans-pricing) into integrated and flexible campaigns. The packages offer a simplified approach to ...