Business-Technology

FREMONT, Calif. SGI (NASDAQ:SGI), a global leader in HPC and data center solutions, today announced that it was ranked number ONE in the “Top Five Vendors to Watch” list by HPCwire readers, and garnered a second place honor on the same list compiled by HPCwire editors for its 2009 Readers' and Editors' Choice Awards. In addition, SGI Altix® ICE was named “Best HPC Server Product” by the readers of HPCwire. The awards were presented at the 22nd annual Supercomputing Conference (SC09), held at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland this week.

NEW YORK The New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA) will present the 13th Annual Biotech and Specialty Pharmaceuticals Conference on December 1, 2009.

LOS ALTOS, Calif. Talend, the recognized market leader in open source data integration software, today announced that Reed Exhibitions, the world's leading events organizer, has selected Talend Integration Suite and Talend Data Quality to help better manage the migration and integration of company data.

DALLAS Allegro, the leading provider of energy trading and risk management (ETRM) solutions, today announced the launch of Allegro University, a web-based education portal offering Allegro-specific courses for customers and partners. Allegro’s training program is designed to provide the depth of expertise and technical skills customers need to optimize their utilization of Allegro’s software solutions.

MILWAUKEE In fulfillment of its ongoing 20 year commitment to the medical imaging development community, Merge Healthcare (NASDAQ: MRGE), announced the release of MergeCOM-3™ Version 4.1, with the latest standard supplements to its industry-leading DICOM interface implementation toolkit. As a member of the DICOM Standards Committee, Merge has maintained a policy of incorporating all significant changes to the DICOM standard within 3 months of adoption by the Committee.

WASHINGTON Following is a statement by the Communications Workers of America on the Senate health care bill:

SKOKIE, Ill. Forsythe Solutions Group, an IT infrastructure integrator with 38 years of industry experience, today announced that it received the 2009 VAR of the Year Award from Symantec Corporation November 5^th at Symantec Partner Engage 2009 in Orlando, Florida. The Symantec Partner Awards recognize partners who have invested in Symantec and successfully combined Symantec software with their own services to solve customers’ most complex business challenges.

INDIANAPOLIS ExactTarget, a global provider of on-demand email marketing and one-to-one marketing solutions, announced today that David Yuan of Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) has joined its board of directors following an investment in the company by the Silicon Valley-based venture fund.

SKOKIE, Ill. Forsythe Solutions Group, an IT infrastructure integrator with 38 years of industry experience, today announced that it received the Partner of the Year award at the 2009 EMC® North America Partner Council, which took place in San Antonio on November 3, 2009.

MINNEAPOLIS In a case brought by FICO (NYSE: FICO) claiming trademark infringement, unfair competition and passing off by Experian, TransUnion and VantageScore Solutions, a jury in the United States District Court in Minneapolis today decided for the defendants. FICO will file post-trial motions to address certain issues in the case, but should the jury verdict stand, FICO said it plans to appeal.

ROSELLE, Ill. Del Global Technologies Corp. (OTCBB: DGTC) (“Del Global” or “the Company”) has transferred the Dynarad product line of its Del Medical Imaging business to JCF Engineering, Inc. (“JCF”).

SAN JOSE, Calif. EVE, the leader in hardware/software co-verification, a member of the ARM® Connected Community™, today announced it is participating in the ARM Solution Center for Android (SCA).

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ADT Security Services today introduced NaviView, an integrated video analytics tool tied to the Sensormatic Analytics NaviStor® Point of Sale (POS) solution, which will be available in early spring. Integrating video with POS transaction monitoring helps reduce the investigative timeline associated with internal theft by leveraging the power of statistically based exception reporting and digital video. Exception reporting includes a video component to speed up resolution of investigations and digital video obtains smart data triggers that help find the exception video faster while minimizing transmission of video over corporate networks.

WASHINGTON Today, CTIA-The Wireless Association® Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Chris Guttman-McCabe issued the following statement after appearing on a panel at the FCC's Distracted Driving Staff Workshop:

ARLINGTON, Va. Revised data from the Electronic Components Association’s (ECA) monthly order report has delivered a burst of good news to the electronics industry: What looked to be a dip in October orders is now a continued climb skyward, and the 12-month average, flat according to previous data, has also taken a turn upward.

MALVERN, Pa. USA Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: USAT) (the “Company”) today announced it has issued an open letter to its shareholders urging them to reject any proxy solicitation and not sign any blue proxy card they may receive from dissident shareholders Bradley Tirpak and Craig Thomas (the “Dissidents”). On November 19, 2009, the Dissidents filed a preliminary proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announcing their plans to launch a proxy contest seeking to elect three directors, including Mr. Tirpak, to the Board of Directors of the Company. The Company intends to fully respond in future correspondence to the Dissidents’ spurious claims. In its letter to shareholders, the Company stated that it believes Mr. Tirpak and the two additional director nominees, who together on the record date of the annual meeting only own 10,000 shares, or 0.04%, of common stock of the Company, will not act in the best interests of the Company’s shareholders. The complete text of the letter to shareholders follows:

OSLO Just two weeks after the successful launch of the ultra low energy 32-bit EFM®32 Gecko microcontroller family, Energy Micro® added two new members to its board of directors, Mr. Daniel Artusi and Mr. Daniel Hoste. Both of them with extensive executive level experience from leading semiconductor companies.

DUBLIN Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/0290d1/level_sensors_a) has announced the addition of the "Level Sensors - A Worldwide Market Review" report to their offering.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Intermedix Corporation, the leading provider of technology-based business services to emergency providers, announced today it has acquired the assets of Texas ER Medical Billing, Inc. (“TERM”) of Mansfield, Texas.

RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. Samsung Electronics America Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today announced that it is bringing special values to consumers this holiday season. From November 22^nd until November 30^th, five Samsung premium HDTV models will be available at retailers across the country at an outstanding value.*