SCHAUMBURG, Ill. The American Hardware Manufacturers Association (AHMA) today announced it will present a one and one half day program on the Essentials of Supply Chain Management during the 2009 AHMA Hardlines Technology Forum at the Lowes Philadelphia Hotel in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This event will be begin Tuesday morning, April 21, 2009, and will finish with attendees participating in the extremely popular HTF Buyer Panel on April 22^nd.

DUBLIN, Ireland Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b45ca5/good_start_a_guid) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Good Start: A Guidebook for New Faculty in Liberal Arts Colleges" to their offering.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. NeuroMOD Technologies of Singapore won the 4^th Annual Intel+UC Berkeley Technology Entrepreneurship Challenge (IBTEC) last night. The neurological medical device company was judged by a team of venture capitalists from the San Francisco Bay Area. Criteria for the win were the best new technology with the greatest potential for a positive impact on society backed by a sound business plan. Intel Corporation awarded the winning team $25,000.

DUBLIN, Ireland Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6aaf0c/2009_trendology_u) has announced the addition of the "2009 Trendology: U.S. Exam Preparation & Tutoring" report to their offering.

MONTEREY, Calif. Language Line^® University announced today the establishment of the “Certified Medical Interpreter” (CMI) professional designation to identify medical interpreters who have demonstrated the interpreting skill and knowledge of the medical field needed to bridge language barriers between healthcare providers and limited English proficient (LEP) patients. Language Line University, the globally recognized interpreter testing, training and certification division of Language Line Services, will be the first testing body to use the designation of Certified Medical Interpreter.

STANFORD, Calif. On Nov. 18, the Stanford Blood Center collected a record 234 units of blood—the most ever collected by the center at a single blood drive — during the annual “Rivals for Life” blood drive competition against UC-Berkeley.

DUBLIN, Ireland Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/da41fc/language_schools_i) has announced the addition of the "Language Schools in the US" report to their offering.

PHILADELPHIA Exelon is playing a leadership role at today’s Wharton Energy Conference, which brings together more than 200 energy industry thought leaders and business school students for a meaningful discussion about the future of energy.

ATLANTA Video Display Corporation (NASDAQ:VIDE - News) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Boundless Technologies, Inc. (www.boundless.com) of Farmingdale, NY and has transferred the company’s operations to VDC’s Z-AXIS (www.zaxis.net) subsidiary near Rochester, NY. Z-AXIS has begun production, shipping and support of Boundless Technologies text terminals and thin clients from its electronics design and manufacturing center in Phelps, NY. The Boundless acquisition which is expected to increase revenues of the Z-AXIS division by approximately 40% is also expected to be immediately accretive to earnings of the Video Display Corp. overall.

GREENWICH, Conn. & BOSTON Electric Truck, LLC (ET) and Tufts University’s Office for Technology Licensing and Industry Collaboration (OTL&IC) today announced that ET has exclusively optioned commercial rights to a technology that can recharge the batteries of any hybrid electric and electric-powered vehicle while it is driven.

FREMONT, Calif. Hurricane Electric, the leading IPv6 Transit provider, is now offering free IPv6 certifications at http://ipv6.he.net/certification.

SAN DIEGO Stanford University recently installed YoNaturals Natural and Organic vending machines throughout its campus.

SALT LAKE CITY Franklin Covey Co. (NYSE: FC) reiterated on its conference call on Monday, November 17, 2008 that, as previously announced, after a restructuring period of slightly more than one year, it expects to achieve an operating income run rate comparable to that achieved in the period preceding the sale of its Consumer Solutions Business Unit. Achieving this run rate would reflect a significant increase in profitability in its continuing business.

MINNEAPOLIS Nash-Finch Company (Nasdaq: NAFC), a Minneapolis-based food distributor, believes that books are more than paper and ink; they are passports to a better life. A recent study shows that while in middle income neighborhoods the ratio of books per child is 13 to 1, in low-income neighborhoods, the ratio is 1 age-appropriate book for every 300 children¹. To do its part to help change this disheartening statistic, Nash Finch Company’s NFC Foundation demonstrated its strong commitment to literacy by donating reading books for children to 12 Twin Cities organizations, through its successful Feeding Imagination educational program.

SUDBURY, Mass. Today, Jones and Bartlett Publishers (J&B) announced the acquisition of ClickSafety.com - an award winning provider of online safety management solutions designed by and for safety training professionals. The transaction expands Jones and Bartlett’s market leading position in safety training and education. Terms of the agreements were not disclosed.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. Two professors from Santa Clara University’s Retail Management Institute are available to comment on retail store closings and bankruptcies; consumer behavior in a recession, and likely retailing winners and losers this holiday season and beyond.

ADEL, Iowa When the nation’s economy faces rocky times, the first concern of many is job security. With last month’s announcement by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that over 10 million American’s were jobless – the highest rate in over 25 years – career development and guidance for both students and adults is now more critical than ever to successfully manage this challenging situation, according to organizers for the 100 Year Celebration of Career Guidance and Education.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Public schools should consider financial literacy and investor education as a basic feature of K-12 education, according to the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) in testimony to a state task force studying how to improve financial literacy in Maryland.