Applied Biosystems (NYSE: ABI) today reported net revenues of $609.0 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008, an increase of approximately 9% over the prior year quarter of $557.3 million. The net effect of foreign currency on net revenues was a favorable impact of approximately 5% compared to the prior year quarter.

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Cabot Microelectronics Corporation (Nasdaq: CCMP), the world’s leading supplier of chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) polishing slurries to the semiconductor industry, today reported financial results for its third quarter of fiscal 2008, which ended June 30.

WorldExtend®, a leading provider of remote data and application access software, is proud to announce that its IronDoor® 3.5 remote network access software will make it simple for small to medium sized organizations to immediately implement a realistic telecommuting program for staff. This follows recent research from such respected institutions as the Telework Exchange and MSNBC confirming that telecommuting can significantly reduce both environmental pollution and fast-escalating travel costs associated with inflated gas prices.

TRANSCEND SERVICES, INC. (NASDAQ: TRCR), the third largest provider of medical transcription services to the U.S. healthcare market, today announced its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2008.

Thanks Again, a leading merchant-funded reward network, and RocketBux, a mobile advertising pioneer, have announced a partnership to enable Thanks Again registered consumers and participating merchants to interact via mobile messaging. The partnership will soon allow consumers to enroll in the Thanks Again Rewarding MerchantSM Program via mobile phone and receive scannable, barcoded coupons triggered by card transaction data. In addition, Thanks Again will be providing their participating merchant and reward partners the ability to communicate to the consumer base via opt-in mobile messaging.

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarket s.com/research/451279/networks_compete) has announced the addition of the "Networks: Compete on Knowledge with CoPs" report to their offering.

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarket s.com/research/91aab9/wimax_in_emerging) has announced the addition of the "WiMAX in Emerging Markets: Operator Lessons in Strategy and Technology" report to their offering.

Brightidea.com, the leading provider of innovation management software products, today announced that its co-founder and CEO, Matt Greeley, will present at The AlwaysOn & Stanford Technology Venture Program (STVP) Summit at Stanford, a two-and-a-half-day executive gathering that highlights the significant economic, political and commercial trends disrupting the global technology industry. Brightidea.com was selected to present as one of the premiere emerging growth companies in Web Services & Community Platforms market.

Smith Micro Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMSI) Consumer Group today announced the preview of Manga Studio® 4 for Windows, the world’s leading manga and comic art software. The highly anticipated new version is scheduled for release in fall 2008; Comic-Con attendees, however, will have an exclusive, firsthand look at Manga Studio 4 with guest artist Lincy Chan. Visit Smith Micro at booth #4516 to view a demo of Manga Studio 4 and to sign up to receive news and availability updates.

Eden Energy Ltd (ASX:EDE) today announced the formation of Eden Hydrogen Inc. to take a lead position in the emerging U.S. hydrogen economy. The company is an integration of two Eden Energy U.S. subsidiaries: Hythane Company of Denver, Colorado and HyRadix of Des Plaines, Illinois. The new company will be headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois, just outside of Chicago.

RCTASK, um dos principais revendedores do KeyCreator CAD, recebeu o Prêmio Pacesetter pelo segundo ano consecutivo.

A new online survey by Spine-health (www.spine-health.com) shows that back and neck pain and their related health problems are causing productivity troubles at the workplace. The Spine-health.com survey of more than 750 respondents found that 50 percent reported missing work for 10 or more days due to back-related problems. Another 29 percent of respondents said chronic pain kept them off the job for as many as nine days over the last year, according to the survey. Spine-health.com is a 2,000 page online resource written and reviewed by doctors for patients with back pain, chronic pain, and related health issues.

The triple-play (voice, Internet and pay TV) market is not reaching its full potential. Content and branding issues are hampering operator strategies to increase customer numbers, according to the latest report by Analysys Mason, the premier adviser in telecoms, IT and digital media (www.analysysmason.com).

RCTASK, one of the premier KeyCreator CAD resellers, has received the Pacesetter Award for the second consecutive year.

A GT Solar International, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOLR) anunciou hoje que a oferta pública inicial de 30,3 milhões de ações ordinárias foi orçada em US$ 16,50 por ação. Todas as ações estão sendo vendidas pelo acionista majoritário GT Solar Holdings, LLC. O acionista majoritário também garantiu aos subscritores uma opção de compra de até 4.545.000 ações ordinárias para cobrir eventuais sobrealocações.

GT Solar International Inc. (NASDAQ: SOLR) a annoncé aujourd'hui que le prix des 30,3 millions d'actions ordinaires de son premier appel public à l'épargne avait été fixé à 16,50 dollars par action. Toutes les actions sont vendues par un seul actionnaire vendeur, GT Solar Holdings LLC. L'actionnaire vendeur a aussi accordé aux preneurs fermes une option d'achat pouvant comprendre jusqu'à 4.545.000 actions ordinaires afin, le cas échéant, de couvrir les surattributions.

GT Solar International, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOLR) meldete heute, dass bei seiner Neuemission 30,3 Millionen Stammaktien des Unternehmens zu einem Preis von 16,50 US-Dollar pro Aktie angeboten werden. Alle der Aktien werden von GT Solar Holdings, LLC als alleiniger veräußernder Aktionär verkauft. Der veräußernde Aktionär hat den Konsortialmitgliedern die Option für den Erwerb von bis zu 4.545.000 weiteren Stammaktien eingeräumt, um etwaige Überzuteilungen abzudecken.

ADTRAN®, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADTN) announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) named the NetVanta® 1335 Multiservice Access Router as a 2008 TMC Labs Innovation Award winner presented by its publication, INTERNET TELEPHONY.

"Silver Surfers” now outnumber young computer users. For them, it is particularly important that their computers work without problems. But what happens when the computer becomes increasingly slower, programs no longer work correctly or the PC simply “goes mad”? In these cases, it is not always necessary to get expensive advice from hotlines or PC emergency services, or to ask relatives and acquaintances for assistance. So-called tuning tools can get slow computers back on their feet, administer first aid in the case of certain problems, and additionally help to keep the PC in a better condition in the long run.

OMRON Corporation (TOKYO:6645)(ADR:OMRNY) today announced a new product search feature with a suggest function on its industrial automation (IA) global website. The new feature, which brings up a list of product names and model numbers as users input characters into the search field, is expected to dramatically increase the site’s ease of use by reducing the time it takes to find products by approximately 80 percent.

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarket s.com/research/842368/global_analysis) has announced the addition of the "Global - Analysis - Broadband Market" report to their offering.

The New England School of Communications (NESCom) an affiliate of Husson University in Bangor, Maine is giving its students a comprehensive education in the broad spectrum of communications’ disciplines, with concentrations in audio engineering, a/v technology, video production, journalism, radio, theater, web media, and marketing. Its curriculum now includes a mobile television production facility housed in a 32-foot truck that’s equipped with NVISION’s Compact Routers and Synapse modular terminal gear.

Jennic has reported a record uptake of Intellectual Property usage in the cellular base-station and mobile data communications markets. This is reflected in a fivefold increase of sales of Intellectual Property (IP) licenses in the first half of 2008 versus first half of 2007, due to strong performance of their RapidIO® system-level IP products, FEC and ATM-SAR cores.

Patni Computer Systems Limited (Patni) today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended 30th June 2008.

Blueslice has announced that VNL has selected the Blueslice ngHLR 3000™ for its GSM solution. Blueslice’s next generation Home Location Register will help ensure that VNL’s WorldGSM™ solution can successfully provide end-to-end service for India’s mobile operators.

HelioVolt Corporation, a producer of highly-efficient thin film solar energy products, today announced that it has garnered an R&D 100 Award from Research & Development (R&D) Magazine for work performed in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Known as the “Oscars of Invention,” the R&D 100 Awards celebrate the year’s most significant commercial innovations from around the world. HelioVolt and NREL received the award for demonstrating a simpler, faster end-to-end process for printing high quality thin film photovoltaic (PV) systems.

Infosys Technologies Limited (NASDAQ:INFY) has been named a 2007 Partner in Progress for Sears Holdings Corporation. Infosys received the award for information technology (IT) services.

Business Wire, Dienstleister zur weltweiten Verbreitung von Pressemeldungen, ist in diesem Jahr bereits zum 4. Mal offizieller internationaler Medienpartner der Internationalen Funkausstellung (IFA) in Berlin.

Kennet Partners, the technology growth equity investor, today announced the closing of its third fund, Kennet III, at over €200 million ($315 million).

Kennet Partners, der Technologie-Equity-Investor, gab heute das Closing ihres dritten Fonds, Kennet III, bei mehr als 200 Millionen EUR bekannt.

Kennet Partners, la firme de financement par capitaux propres qui investit dans les sociétés en pleine croissance proposant des produits de technologies, a annoncé aujourd'hui la fermeture de son troisième fonds, Kennet III, à plus de 200 millions d'euros (315 millions de dollars).

While South Africa’s outsourced contact centre industry is set for growth, this may not reach the government’s targets. In the next five to seven years Frost & Sullivan (http://www.ict.frost.com) anticipates that the total number of outsourced seats will reach about 60,000, but will fall short of the government’s goal of 100,000 by 2009.

SES ASTRA, an SES company (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), announced today that its subsidiary SES ASTRA TechCom has been selected to deliver the Network Operations Centre for the new Vietnamese satellite system VINASAT. SES ASTRA TechCom shall deliver the Network Operations Centre to Vietnam Telecom International, which operates the VINASAT-1 satellite. The end-to-end system includes uplink and downlink facilities in various frequency bands, as well as features for monitoring of the satellite payloads and uplinks, in order to allow VINASAT to ensure continuous quality of the customers` video and audio services.

Esterel Technologies is the first and only provider of model-based development solutions to achieve ISO 9001:2000 Certification for the design and sale of mission and safety-critical software tools and services. This certification, granted by Bureau Veritas in France, firmly establishes Esterel Technologies as the leading provider of model-based development solutions for critical embedded application development. In this highly specialized environment, the Esterel SCADE® product family and associated services provided by Esterel Technologies’ Expert Group increase system and software developer productivity while at the same time mitigate project risk.

Plaxo today announced the availability of a Dutch version of its next-generation social network, Pulse. Following recent explosive growth, The Netherlands has become the third highest source of traffic in Pulse (after the United States and the United Kingdom) and has attained the highest number of connections per user. This move follows localization of Plaxo last year into French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish.

SES ASTRA, ein Unternehmen der SES-Gruppe (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), hat heute bekanntgegeben, dass sein Tochterunternehmen SES ASTRA TechCom ausgewählt wurde, das Kontrollzentrum für das neue vietnamesische Satellitensystem VINASAT zu liefern. SES ASTRA TechCom wird das Zentrum für den Betreiber des Satelliten VINASAT-1, Vietnam Telecom International, errichten. Das System umfasst die Technik für den Up- und Downlink von Signalen in verschiedenen Frequenzbändern sowie Systeme zur Kontrolle der Nutzlast und der Uplinks, die es VINASAT erlauben, die Qualität der Video- und Audio-Services der Kunden sicherzustellen.

SES ASTRA, une société de SES (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), a annoncé aujourd’hui que sa filiale SES ASTRA TechCom a été sélectionnée pour mettre en place le centre de contrôle des transmissions pour le nouveau système satellitaire vietnamien VINASAT. SES ASTRA TechCom fournira ce centre pour Vietnam Telecom International, qui gère le satellite VINASAT-1. Les activités de SES ASTRA TechCom pour VINASAT incluent le contrôle des charges utiles du satellite, l’opération des liaisons montantes dans les différentes bandes de fréquence et la gestion des sous-systèmes qui permettent les transmissions des contenus audio et vidéo ainsi que des services des clients.