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UNTERPREMSTAETTEN, Austria austriamicrosystems (SIX:AMS), a leading global designer and manufacturer of high-performance analog ICs today announced two new LED driver ICs with optimized performance and features to perfectly meet the needs of the latest LCD TVs.

LONDON Anticipation of the launch by Systagenix of the world’s first point of care test for wounds is growing as an International expert working group of wound care specialists makes first steps to guide clinicians on incorporating testing for protease activity into routine practice.

ROME Memopal www.memopal.com presents new mobile apps to access files on your smartphone without using your computer. Two new features: Photo Album, for viewing and organising your photographs saved on Memopal, and File Browser, for navigating directories as though you were using your computer.

TOKYO Dentsu Inc. (TOKYO:4324)(ISIN:JP3551520004)(President & CEO: Tadashi Ishii; Head Office: Tokyo; Capital: 58,967.1 million yen) announced today that it has concluded a contract to be the exclusive* display advertising partner in Japan for global communications platform provider Skype Technologies S.A. (Luxembourg; CEO: Tony Bates) as of July 2011. The company will start selling Skype's digital inventory, which will appear in the "Home" tab of Skype for Windows (version 5.1 and above) with immediate effect.

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SINGAPORE The Singapore Exchange (SGX) is preparing for anticipated growth by offering co-location services to their customers with the support of Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS).

SAN FRANCISCO Amazon.com Inc. says the California Attorney General's Office has approved its petition for a referendum that would let voters decide whether to overturn a new law that forces online retailers to collect sales taxes in the state.

NEW YORK American Express is jumping into the daily deals arena.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. Tempest Telecom Solutions, LLC, a leading supplier of infrastructure equipment and related services to carriers and network operators today announced its acquisition of Leaf Communication Services, a leading Western Regional DAS and In-building wireless Design, Implementation and Maintenance company, further diversifying Tempest’s broad capabilities in the 2G, 3G and 4G network services market.

NEW YORK Accenture (NYSE: ACN) will commemorate the 10th anniversary of its Initial Public Offering and trading of its shares on the New York Stock Exchange by ringing The Closing Bell® at 4 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, July 19.

BEAVERTON, Ore. Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC) will hold a conference call on Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time (2:00 p.m. Pacific time) to discuss results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011. Financial results will be issued in a press release prior to the call.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Inc.com’s recently published list of 10 start-up incubators to watch featured EnterpriseWorks as one of the “most productive, innovative, and nurturing start-up incubators in the country." EnterpriseWorks, a business incubator for early-stage technology firms located within the Research Park at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, was included in Inc.com's July 15 article, “10 Start-Up Incubators to Watch,” because of its multifaceted approach to working with entrepreneurs and the various opportunities available to start-ups.

SEATTLE Global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. (Nasdaq: CRAY) plans to host an investor conference call on Thursday, July 28 at 1:30 p.m. PDT (4:30 p.m. EDT) to discuss second quarter 2011 financial results. The call will feature a discussion by senior management followed by a question and answer session.

BOSTON American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) announced today that the press announcement of its second quarter 2011 results is scheduled to be released to the news services at 7:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, August 2, 2011. In addition, the Company has scheduled a conference call at 8:00 a.m. ET on August 2, 2011 to discuss its results.

LAS VEGAS Rimini Street, Inc., the leading third-party maintenance and support provider for enterprise software, including Oracle Corporation’s (NASDAQ:ORCL) Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and E-Business Suite software, and SAP AG (NYSE:SAP) software, today announced the details of an upcoming webinar that will reveal actionable advice and valuable insight into proven options sought by SAP licensees to optimize their existing SAP investments. The webinar, “The Four Strategic Paths All SAP Customers Must Choose Between,” will feature renowned industry analyst R “Ray” Wang, principal analyst and CEO of Constellation Research, together with Rimini Street president and COO Sebastian Grady. Wang and Grady will assess the SAP landscape and discuss customer options and best practices for optimizing their SAP investment, including how third-party maintenance can provide maximum ROI. The one hour webinar is scheduled for Tuesday, July 19, at 1 pm EDT (10 am PDT). Register now for the webinar at http://info.riministreet.com/SAPoptimization. A recording will be available on the web site following the live webinar.

INDIANAPOLIS Interactive Intelligence Group Inc. (Nasdaq: ININ), a global provider of unified IP business communications solutions, will issue its second-quarter operating results for the period ended June 30, 2011 on Monday, July 25 at 4 p.m. Eastern time (EDT).

URBANA, Ill. Catylix, Inc. and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Illinois) have entered into a license agreement under which Catylix will utilize a technology developed by Illinois’ Professor John Hartwig to quickly and efficiently introduce fluorine and fluorine-containing substituents into molecules. Currently, there are few widely applicable methods available in the market to do so.

SAN FRANCISCO Cisco Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of computer-networking gear, is reducing its work force by about 9 percent to reduce costs and raise profits as the company tries to become more competitive.