Business-Technology

SAN JOSE, Calif. Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the next release of Acrobat.com, which includes several major updates designed to make working together across organizations even easier than before. Incorporating over 35 customer-suggested features, this release simplifies the way people work when communicating and collaborating over the Web. In addition, Acrobat.com has added smartphone access, enabling people to get their work done from anywhere.

PRINCETON, N.J. & TOKYO Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for ABILIFY^® (aripiprazole) for the treatment of irritability associated with autistic disorder in pediatric patients ages 6 to 17 years, including symptoms of aggression towards others, deliberate self-injuriousness, temper tantrums, and quickly changing moods.

ORLANDO, Fla. Wednesday, November 25, 2009: Community Foundation of Central Florida Unveils New Web Site with Detailed “Portraits” of Charitable Organizations in Central Florida; Transparency Expected to Stimulate Nonprofit Marketplace and Change Giving

CHELMSFORD, Mass. ZOLL Medical Corporation (NasdaqGS: ZOLL) announced today that the importance of real-time feedback to improve the quality of CPR was presented in two separate poster presentations at the American Heart Association 2009 Scientific Sessions in Orlando, Florida this week. ZOLL’s exclusive real-time feedback technology, Real CPR Help^®, is now available in virtually all of the Company’s defibrillators, AEDs and its PocketCPR^® device to help improve CPR performance and outcomes in victims of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).

AURORA, Ill. Cabot Microelectronics Corporation (Nasdaq: CCMP), the world’s leading supplier of chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) polishing slurries and growing CMP pad supplier to the semiconductor industry, today announced that on November 16, 2009, the United States District Court for the District of Arizona issued its ruling on summary judgment motions (“Summary Judgment Order”), pending in Cabot Microelectronics’ ongoing patent infringement litigation against DuPont Air Products NanoMaterials, LLC (“DuPont Air Products NanoMaterials”). Cabot Microelectronics believes the Summary Judgment Order will be made accessible by the Court in redacted form, and at such time will be made available electronically by the Company.

TULSA, Okla. TouchStar, a Tulsa, OK based leading provider of mobile computing and field workforce automation, announced today the release of CrudePac 3.0, the latest version of its in-cab computing software designed for an array of wellsite services that seamlessly links with oil company or collection contractor accounting, planning and dispatch systems.

HOUSTON Additech today announced that it ranked number 141 on Technology Fast 500™, Deloitte LLP’s ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth during the five-year period from 2004–2008. Additech grew 1,057 percent during this period.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that it will webcast its presentations at the Piper Jaffray 21st Annual Health Care Conference on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. EST and at the 2009 Deutsche Bank Biotech Boston Confab on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. EST.

SALT LAKE CITY RemedyMD (www.RemedyMD.com), the leading provider of disease registry software, today announced the first nationwide human immunology registry for infectious disease research. The new registry was developed to help clinicians and researchers better understand the human immune response to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.

NEW YORK The flurry of initial public offerings this week is confirmation that this fall's rebound in the market wasn't a fluke and sets the stage for more companies to raise money through IPOs in 2010. But the response to two of the newly public companies shows that investors continue to be careful about where they place their bets.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. MobileIron today announced that it won the Judge’s Choice awards for Best in Show and Best Business Application at the Under the Radar Mobility 2009 conference on November 19. The judges were impressed with MobileIron’s strong value proposition; its ability to solve real enterprise customer pain points, such as securing and provisioning iPhones at scale; and its demonstrated customer traction across industries.

CHANDLER, Ariz. Amkor Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMKR) today announced that Joanne Solomon, chief financial officer, and Jim Fusaro, executive vice president for assembly and test business, will participate in the Credit Suisse Annual Technology Conference in Scottsdale, AZ on Thursday, December 3, 2009. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. (EST).

AUSTIN, Texas SmallCapVoice.com, Inc. announced today that a new audio interview with One World Ventures, Inc. (Pink Sheets: OWVI) is now available. The interview can be heard at http://smallcapvoice.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/owvi-11-18-09.mp3.

PITTSBURGH Black Box Corporation (NASDAQ:BBOX), a leading provider of voice services, data services, and product solutions, today announced it has been awarded the ISO 9001:2008 certification for its U.S. operations. This achievement marks the Company’s fifteenth consecutive year of ISO certification.

NEW YORK Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one before Christmas.

LAS VEGAS Budget Center Inc. (OTC: BDGN) (the “Company) is pleased to announce that the Company’s owned travel website www.budgethotels.com has signed a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) for a “white paper affiliate” agreement with Hotels Combined Pty Ltd. of Sydney, Australia.

MILWAUKEE A lawsuit in Wisconsin is bringing a fresh challenge to the practice of paying for keywords on Google and other search engines to boost one company's link over a rival's.

AUSTIN, Texas The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) announced today that 403 of the nearly 900 proposals submitted are still in contention for CPRIT’s inaugural cancer research funding awards. The applications for the Individual Investigator Research Award and the High Impact/High Risk Research Award will now undergo a second, more intense peer review evaluation by seven committees over the next six weeks beginning the end of this month. CPRIT expects to announce its first funding awards in January 2010, just three months after the submission deadline.

PORTLAND, Ore. The HomePlug® Powerline Alliance congratulates the five HomePlug member companies whose employees have been elected as representatives on the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) Board at the inaugural meeting of the SGIP, which took place this week in Denver. The SGIP is a new stakeholder forum to provide technical support to the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as it coordinates standards for a modernized electric power system. The meeting concluded yesterday with election of 20 members to its governing board.