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PISCATAWAY, N.J. IEEE, the world's largest professional association advancing technology for humanity, today announced the call for papers for the first IEEE International Electric Vehicle Conference (IEVC). The deadline for submissions is 15 October 2011.

LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. QuestSoft, a top provider of mortgage compliance software for lenders, has added La Jolla, Calif.-based ClosingCorp’s SmartGFE® Service to Compliance EAGLE, an end-to-end, automated compliance review solution. The integration of SmartGFE into Compliance EAGLE ensures that fee amounts in Good Faith Estimates produced by integrated loan origination and document software will be accurate and in compliance.

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. House Beautiful will unveil the 2011 Kitchen of the Year, designed by Tyler Florence, renowned chef and TV star, at Rockefeller Plaza in New York on Monday, July 18. For the first time, the Kitchen of Year can also be experienced online at www.housebeautiful.com/homestyler with Autodesk Homestyler online home design software from Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK).

SAN FRANCISCO IBM Corp. raised its income guidance for the year on Monday as earnings in the latest quarter increased 8 percent because of growth in all three of its major product categories.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. Silicon Image, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIMG), a leading provider of wireless and wired HD connectivity solutions, today announced that it will release its second quarter fiscal 2011 financial results after the market closes on Tuesday, August 2, 2011. The company will host an investor conference call and webcast the event at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time on the same day. To access the conference call, dial 800-897-6274 or 212-231-2900 and enter pass code 21529025. The webcast will be accessible on Silicon Image's investor relations website at http://www.SiliconImage.com. A replay of the conference call will be available within two hours of the conclusion of the conference call through Sunday, August 7, 2011. To access the replay, please dial 800-633-8284 or 402-977-9140 and enter pass code 21529025.

TAMPA, Fla. Global Imaging Systems, A Xerox Company (NYSE: XRX), has acquired Miller Technology Solutions, Inc., a Virginia-based managed services company specializing in financial IT services.

FREMONT, Calif. SGI (NASDAQ: SGI), a trusted leader in technical computing, today announced that a new SGI high performance computing (HPC) system has been selected by CSC (NYSE: CSC) to meet National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) requirements for weather and climate forecast modeling. This system will be installed in NOAA’s Environmental Security Computing Center in Fairmont, West Virginia.

DALLAS Anthony Andro, a veteran sports journalist who covered the Texas Rangers for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, has joined FoxSportsSouthwest.com; it was announced today by FOX Sports Southwest Senior Vice President/General Manager Jon Heidtke.

ARMONK, N.Y. IBM (NYSE: IBM)

DENVER Digital signage solutions provider Four Winds Interactive (FWi) has won three recent awards for technological excellence. The Digital Screenmedia Association (DSA) and Hospitality Technology magazine recognized FWi for interactive wayfinding solutions provided to its client Royal Caribbean International.

DUBLIN Maven Semantic (http://www.mavensemantic.com) announces updates to their Pathway Analysis database.

MALVERN, Pa. Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) announced today that Marc Zandman, Executive Chairman of the Board, and Dr. Gerald Paul, President and Chief Executive Officer, will be conducting an investor roadshow July 20, 2011 in New York and July 21, 2011 in Boston.

PORTLAND, Ore. Nexant, Inc.(www.nexant.com), a global provider of smart grid and clean energy technologies, announced today that it has begun testing the new Energy Efficiency Central (EE Central) system that the company is developing for BPA. It will replace BPA’s existing Planning, Tracking & Reporting (PTR) system currently used by over 140 Pacific Northwest utilities and stakeholders to manage and report on their energy conservation and renewable resource activities.

DUBLIN Maven Semantic (http://www.mavensemantic.com) announces updates to their Gene Expression Microarray Data research database.

BILLERICA, Mass. CSP Inc. (NASDAQ: CSPI), a provider of IT solutions, systems integration services and dense cluster computing systems, announced that it will issue its third-quarter fiscal 2011 financial results before the market opens on Wednesday, August 3, 2011.

NEW YORK

Time Warner Cable is now offering digital customers their favorite comic-inspired movies with an exclusive look at talent interviews this month, all available on Movies On Demand. Time Warner Cable digital customers can go to the Movies On Demand channel and choose the “Comic Book Heroes” category through August 15 to access their favorite movies based on comic books including: The Dark Knight, Hellboy, Batman and The Green Hornet, among others. All movies are available in both Standard and High Definition.

ATLANTA Marshall L. Nash, MD and CEO of NeuroStudies.net is pleased to announce the launch of the NeuroScience Foundation, an organization geared at funding neurological research in the Atlanta area.

ATLANTA AirWatch, a global leader in mobile security, mobile device management (MDM) and mobile application management (MAM), today announced it was selected as the winner of a 2011 Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) Hot Ticket Award in the category “Hottest Bootstrap.” The NVTC Hot Ticket Awards recognize technology companies that exhibit great vision, the ability to implement and deliver and an innovative management approach. “The Hottest Bootstrap” award goes to a company that has built a significant presence and/or shown tremendous growth potential without relying on institutional investors.

HARTFORD, Conn. SCIOinspire, Corp., a premier provider of analytics-driven business process solutions for health plans and hospitals, today introduced an economic modeling solution to assist bioscience, medical and wellness management companies in successfully making their business case to stakeholders. The multi-faceted solution combines a customized financial model with detailed analysis generated via SCIOinspire’s PROSpect™ software solution.

SAN DIEGO It’s the great American pastime that evokes nostalgia among the many Americans that remember spending afternoons catching fly balls, cheering on friends or rounding the bases with dusty cleats. The Active Network, Inc. (NYSE: ACTV), the leading provider of organization-based cloud computing applications, joins Little League at the 2011 Little League Baseball World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania on August 18–28 to salute the players, coaches and parents that are active members in their community.