OSLO, Norway and PALO ALTO, Calif., March 2, 2012 "> ForgeRock, the open source vendor behind the I3 Open Identity Platform, today announced that it has raised USD$7 million in series A funding from global venture firm Accel Partners. ForgeRock selected Accel Partners after receiving a high level of interest from several of the world's leading venture capital funds.
??Gogobot Reinvents the iPhone App to let You Plan the Perfect Trip on the Fly and Tap Into Travel Advice from People Like You (2012-03-02 03:52)
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1, 2012 -- Gogobot (http://www.gogobot.com), the world's most popular source of trusted travel advice, today releases its first major upgrade of its iPhone app, adding features that allow users to plan their entire trip to one of more than 60,000 travel destinations on the fly, based on recommendations from friends and people like you. The award-winning social travel service delivers a mobile tool loaded with stunning photos, personalized yet practical information, and a fun, easy way to benefit from the experiences of others when you are on the go.
??IPG Photonics Corporation Announces Pricing of Public Stock Offering (2012-03-02 03:37)
IPG Photonics Corporation (Nasdaq Global Market: IPGP) (?IPG? or the ?Company?) today announced the pricing of a public offering of 3,000,000 shares of its common stock, consisting of 2,800,000 shares to be sold by the Company and 200,000 shares to be sold by the Company?s chairman and chief executive officer, Dr. Valentin P. Gapontsev. The price per share in the public offering is $54.30, resulting in net proceeds to the Company, after underwriting discounts and commissions, and estimated transaction expenses, of $144.7 million. The Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares in the offering by Dr. Gapontsev. The Company granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 450,000 shares of the Company?s common stock. It is expected that the offering will close on March 7, 2012, subject to customary closing conditions.
??Badges for Lifelong Learning Competition Winners Announced (2012-03-02 03:22)
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1, 2012 --?The Badges for Lifelong Learning Competition winners were announced Thursday, March 1, at the Digital Media and Learning Conference. The Competition links designers, entrepreneurs, technologists and educators with leading business and industry organizations to build digital badge systems and explore the ways badges can be used to help people learn, demonstrate skills and knowledge, and unlock job, educational and civic opportunities. The Competition is held in collaboration with Mozilla and is part of the 4th Digital Media and Learning Competition supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and administered by HASTAC.
??NCKU Turbo-Jet Robot Aircraft Sky Fortress-III to Make Its Debut (2012-03-02 02:37)
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) design team led by Wei-Hsiang Lai, professor of aeronautics and astronautics and director of advanced propulsion and power system research center at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) has innovated first turbo-jet robot aircraft named Sky Fortress-III anticipating to assist in typhoon surveillance and disaster prevention and marked a milestone in robotic aviation of Taiwan.
??INSTEON? Home Automation Products Go Global (2012-03-02 02:12)
IRVINE, Calif., March 1, 2012 --?After nearly a decade of North American exclusivity, INSTEON is taking its award-winning wireless control technology overseas. INSTEON products are slated to ship to both Europe and Australia/New Zealand this summer.
??Salesforce.com Grants Equity Awards Under Its Inducement Equity Incentive Plan (2012-03-02 02:12)
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1, 2012 --?Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), the enterprise cloud computing (http://www.salesforce.com/cloudcomputing/) company, today reported that it granted equity awards under its 2006 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") to new employees who joined salesforce.com in connection with its previously announced acquisition of 2Catalyze, doing business as Rypple. The Plan was originally adopted by the Board of Directors in May 2006 in accordance with New York Stock Exchange Rule 303A.08.
??Connecticut Technology Council Announces Winners of the Eighth Annual Women of Innovation Awards Program (2012-03-02 02:07)
Ten women from across Connecticut received top honors for their innovation and leadership during the eighth annual Women of Innovation awards dinner held March 1st at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington. The Connecticut Technology Council held the awards program to recognize women in the workforce who are innovators, role models and leaders in the fields of technology, science and engineering. Outstanding young women in high school and college were also recognized. More than 500 guests attended this year?s event, which was sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation, Covidien, the law firm of Day Pitney LLP, and United Technologies Corporation.
??Yelp Prices Initial Public Offering (2012-03-02 02:02)
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1, 2012 -- Yelp Inc. (NYSE: YELP) announced today the pricing of its initial public offering of 7,150,000 shares of Class A common stock at a price to the public of $15.00 per share. The shares are expected to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "YELP" on Friday, March 2, 2012. A total of 7,100,000 shares are being offered by Yelp, and a total of 50,000 shares are being offered by a selling stockholder, The Yelp Foundation.? In addition, the underwriters have an option to purchase up to an additional 1,072,500 shares from Yelp. Yelp will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholder.
??Google Offers Free Websites for California Small Businesses (2012-03-02 01:42)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 1, 2012 -- Today Google launched?California Get Your Business Online?, a program that offers California small businesses free websites and online training. Google is working with small business groups across the state to help drive economic growth by giving California businesses the tools and resources to establish a website, find new customers, and grow their business.
??Infuse Creative's Gregory Markel to Speak on Digital Reputation Monitoring at METal International (2012-03-02 00:32)
LOS ANGELES, March 1, 2012 -- Founder and CEO of Infuse Creative, LLC, Gregory Markel, one of the pioneers of SEO, is confirmed as speaker at METal International Saturday, March 3rd, 2012. Gregory will speak on "Defining Digital Reputation Monitoring In 2012."
??Sanmina-SCI Completes Partial Redemption of its 8.125% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2016 (2012-03-02 00:32)
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 1, 2012 ? --?Sanmina-SCI Corporation ("Sanmina-SCI" or the "Company") (NASDAQ GS: SANM), a leading global Electronics Manufacturing Services company, announced today it has redeemed $150.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 8.125% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016 (the "Notes").? This follows the Company's call for partial redemption of the Notes previously announced on January 30, 2012.
??www.HatingBreitbart.com Documentary Website Taken Down out of Respect for Andrew Breitbart and His Family. (2012-03-02 00:27)
?Hating Breitbart? is a documentary film about Andrew Breitbart planned for release in late spring. The producers extend their sincere sympathy to Andrew?s family, friends and millions of supporters.
??China Information Technology Announces One-For-Two Reverse Stock Split (2012-03-02 00:02)
SHENZHEN, China, March 1, 2012 "> China Information Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNIT), a leading provider of information technologies and display technologies based in China, today announced that it has filed a Certificate of Change pursuant to Section?78.209 of the Nevada Revised Statutes with the Nevada Secretary of State to effect a one (1)-for-two (2)?reverse stock split of the authorized and issued and outstanding Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company. ?The reverse stock split will be effective at the market opening on March 2, 2012, at which time the Company's Common Stock will begin trading on the NASDAQ Stock Market on a split-adjusted basis. The Company?s Common Stock will continue to trade under the symbol ?CNIT.? The Company?s common stock will trade under a new CUSIP number.
??Survey: Student Loan Borrowers Want Diverse Channels of Communication From Servicers (2012-03-01 23:52)
SAN DIEGO, March 1, 2012 -- A recent survey by First Associates Loan Servicing, one of the country's fastest growing consumer loan servicers, showed student loan borrowers prefer multiple methods of communication with servicers than most offer.
??Arrow Electronics Named Again to Fortune"s World"s Most Admired Companies (2012-03-01 23:27)
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW) has been recognized again as one of Fortune?s World?s Most Admired Companies, marking the 12th consecutive year that the company has been named in the annual list.
??Walker Systems Support Has Changed Their Name to The Walker Group (2012-03-01 23:22)
FARMINGTON, Conn., March 1, 2012 -- Effective today, March 1st, 2012, Walker Systems Support, a Technology Services firm in Farmington, CT, will become The Walker Group.? After 30 years in the industry, Walker has evolved to provide services far beyond just Systems Support.? Walker offers four main service groups; IT Security, IT Management, Web Interactive Services, and their newest service offering, Cloud Hosting.? With this comprehensive range of services, the name Walker Systems Support no longer reflected the scope of experience and expertise that Walker's professional experts provide, and therefore the name has been changed to The Walker Group.
??Chinese Micro-Enterprises Meet with Difficulties and Opportunities (2012-03-01 23:12)
SHENZHEN, China, March 2, 2012 "> Compared with large and medium sized companies, micro enterprises are vulnerable groups. It is difficult for them to set up or continue their business model. Since the 2008 financial crisis, a large number of micro enterprises closed. Chinese import and export enterprises' risk-resisting ability has worsened.
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