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Intuit Records Third-Quarter Revenue of $1.9 Billion

Thu, 17 May 2012 16:00:34 EDT

Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq:INTU) today announced financial results for its third fiscal quarter, which ended April 30. Unless otherwise noted, all growth rates refer to the current period versus the comparable prior-year period.

Merger Boosts Expansion in Moving and Storage Industry

Thu, 17 May 2012 14:36:35 EDT

BigSteelBox and Mission Group have signed a merger agreement to accelerate BigSteelBox's growth in the rapidly expanding moving and storage industry. With 18 locations across Canada, BigSteelBox is gaining market share in the multi-billion dollar industry with its innovative container-based service.

Southern Silver Continues Expansion of the Blind Zone; New Gold-Copper Discovery at Cerro Las Minitas

Thu, 17 May 2012 14:22:48 EDT

Southern Silver Exploration Corp. (TSX VENTURE:SSV)(FRANKFURT:SEG) reported today that drilling on the Cerro Las Minitas project, located in Durango State, Mexico, continues to identify thick intervals of high-grade silver-polymetallic mineralization at the Blind Zone deposit. A new zone of gold and copper mineralization has been identified in drill core at the South Skarn area located approximately 1.5 kilometres south east of the Blind zone.

Cambridge House International Inc.: David J. Coffin Memorial Bursary in Geology Fundraising Dinner-June 4, 2012

Thu, 17 May 2012 14:21:14 EDT

David Coffin, co-editor of the HRA Newsletters passed away suddenly in February. Cambridge House, along with David's friends and colleagues, invite you to share an evening of fine food and drink, conversation and a celebration David's life and of the positive impact of the mining business he loved and devoted his career to.

Spikes Asia 2012 Now Open for Entries

Thu, 17 May 2012 13:54:15 EDT

Spikes Asia, the regional Asia Pacific Awards and Festival for creative excellence in advertising and communications, is now open for entries.

Nationally Recognized PR Agency PAN Communications Poised for Growth in 2012

Thu, 17 May 2012 13:01:22 EDT

PAN Communications, a public relations and digital media leader driving communications strategy for emerging and innovative growth companies in the technology, consumer engagement and healthcare & life sciences industries, today announced solid momentum entering the second quarter of 2012. The firm added six new clients in Q1 and also experienced nearly 10 percent organic growth from existing clients mainly driven by an increased focus on content plans throughout their integrated communications strategies.

Ernst & Young Announces Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients and Finalists for the Entrepreneur of The Year® 2012 Award in Florida

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:06:24 EDT

Ernst & Young LLP has announced the finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 Award in Florida. The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.

Research and Markets: Savings Products Distribution Networks in Italy

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:02:20 EDT

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/fhn4sh/savings_products_d) has announced the addition of the "Savings Products Distribution Networks in Italy" report to their offering.

AudienceView Selected by Qatar National Convention Centre

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:23:19 EDT

AudienceView has been selected as the in-house ticketing and patron-management solution for the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC), which opened in Doha in late 2011. QNCC is one of the most sophisticated and environmentally friendly convention centres in the world.

FireHost Named 2012 SIIA CODiE Award Winner for Best Cloud Infrastructure

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:11:00 EDT

FireHost, a secure cloud hosting company, has been named Best Cloud Infrastructure by SIIA for 2012 and received a CODiE Award. The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the software and digital content industries, announced FireHost's win after a peer review of 119 finalists. Now in its 27th year, the awards recognize greatness in industries that expect innovative thinking.

Black Box Wins 2012 DSA Industry Excellence Award for Global Manufacturer’s Digital Signage

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:10:41 EDT

Black Box Corporation (NASDAQ:BBOX), a leading communications system integrator dedicated to designing, sourcing, implementing, and maintaining today’s complex communications solutions, announced today that its iCOMPEL™ controlled digital signage deployment at Joy Global has won Digital Screenmedia Association’s (DSA) prestigious Industry Excellence Award for 2012.

WSO2 to Present Workshop on Delivering Your Business as an API and Creating an AppFactory to Drive a Vertical PaaS

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:06:56 EDT

Increasingly, managed APIs are at the heart of enterprise IT strategies for extending business processes and services to customers, partners, and other groups within the organization. In a one-day workshop for IT architects and developers, WSO2 will examine:

Cellebrite UFED Ultimate Honored with Prestigious “Best Buy” Designation from SC Magazine

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:03:24 EDT

Cellebrite USA, the leading provider of mobile forensic and mobile data transfer solutions, today announced that UFED Ultimate, its complete system for mobile forensics that includes data extraction, reporting and analysis, has been named a Best Buy in SC Magazine’s Digital Forensic Tools category. UFED Ultimate was awarded this honor for its ease of use, portability as well as its intuitive and comprehensive device profile library and overall product efficiency.

StillSecure's Safe Access Achieves Top Network Access Control Product Scores by Info-Tech Research Group

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:00:14 EDT

StillSecure®, a leading managed security solutions and certified compliance company, announced today it has received one of the highest product scores among seven other vendors for its award-winning network access control (NAC) product, Safe Access. In a recent report from Info-Tech Research Group, entitled "Vendor Landscape: Network Access Control," StillSecure received the highest Value Index score of the group.

Teekay Corporation Reports First Quarter Results

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:00:13 EDT

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Digidev Group Inks Deal to Launch Classic and Silent Feature Films Online

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:00:07 EDT

Digital Development Group Corp. (OTCBB: DIDG) ("Digidev," "Digidev Group" or the "Company"), a development stage company aiming to offer an in-depth portfolio of content for Internet TV distribution, is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") as a step towards signing a licensing agreement that will provide access to a culturally significant body of silent and classic cinematography including legendary titles and performances from the "golden era of film."

InsuranceNewsNet Video Wins Communicator Award of Distinction

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:52:24 EDT

InsuranceNewsNet’s video The Precious Resource was recognized for excellence by the International Academy of Visual Arts (IAVA) with its Communicator Award of Distinction in the Film/Video Direct Marketing category.

Just Energy Reports Fiscal 2012 Annual and Fourth Quarter Results

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:50:48 EDT

Just Energy Group Inc. (NYSE:JE)(TSX:JE)

MAG Silver Reports Multiple Silver/Lead/Zinc Intercepts in "Bridge Zone" and Expands Cinco de Mayo Drill Program

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:42:58 EDT

MAG Silver Corp. (TSX:MAG)(NYSE Amex:MVG) ("MAG") announces that on-going drilling at its 100%-owned Cinco de Mayo ("Cinco") property in northern Chihuahua State, Mexico continues to successfully demonstrate lateral and vertical continuity of massive sulphide mineralization in the "Bridge Zone" along the Jose Manto-Cinco Ridge corridor. In response, MAG has increased its 2012 planned drilling by two million dollars to $5.5M dollars, and drilling has been ramped up from one to four rigs with a fifth expected in the near future. Three rigs are now drilling systematic step out holes to follow up on the strong results reported here and previously reported from Section 380 (see press release dated November 28, 2011). One exploration rig is dedicated to finding the source of the system.

Setting a Clear Mission Statement to Ensure a LTC Facility's Success

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:37:12 EDT

Many organizations today do not utilize their mission, vision and values statements as they should, according to Andrew Carle, Executive-in-Residence, Program in Senior Housing Administration, George Mason University. As a result, employees may be working at cross purposes to the organization's actual strategy, says Carle.

U-Haul Partners with Tree Canada's Grow Clean Air Program

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:36:50 EDT

U-Haul is proud to announce that it is partnering with Tree Canada, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to planting trees in Canada. Since 1945, U-Haul has been committed to conducting business in a socially responsible manner to help protect the environment. Today, we continue our commitment by allowing U-Haul equipment rental customers the option of contributing to Tree Canada's Grow Clean Air Program to offset their carbon emissions.

Acme Packet Charts the Course to Cloud-Based IP Communications Networks

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:32:00 EDT

Acme Packet® (NASDAQ: APKT), at its annual Interconnect customer conference, today unveiled a series of groundbreaking new solutions for its session delivery network portfolio. These solutions advance the company's strategy to provide customers with the broadest range of platforms, from purpose-built hardware to virtual machines to elastic cloud infrastructures.

Cloud API Standardization – It’s Time to Get Serious

Thu, 17 May 2012 07:00:00 EDT

Okay – this is easy… or is it? Lots of people continue to perpetuate the idea that the AWS APIs are a de facto standard, so we should just all move on about it. At the same time, everybody seems to acknowledge the fact that Amazon has never ever indicated that they want to be a true standard. Are we reallyIn fact, they have played quite the coy game and kept silent luring potential competitors into a false sense of complacency. Amazon has licensed their APIs to Eucalyptus under what I and others broadly assume to be a a hard and fast restriction to the enterprise private cloud market. I would not be surprised to learn that the restrictions went further – perhaps prohibiting Eucalyptus from offering any other API or claiming compatibility with other clouds.

Agilent to Acquire Dako for $2.2 Billion

Thu, 17 May 2012 06:57:26 EDT

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) and EQT, the Sweden-based private equity group, today announced the execution of a definitive agreement for Agilent to acquire Dako, the Denmark-based cancer diagnostic company. The $2.2 billion acquisition (on a debt-free basis) is the largest in Agilent’s history.

What Is Collaboration Software? Back to the Basics

Thu, 17 May 2012 05:00:00 EDT

Overuse tends to a suck a phrase of meaning, and the same may be said of “collaboration”. As an executive, you’ve probably been inundated with articles on “collaboration software” and its business possibilities. But it seems to mean different things at different times. Sometimes it means email, other times document sharing with Google Drive, and still other times managing projects with Basecamp. And when the social network Google + was launched, you were told enterprise collaboration was forever changed.

WWE® Signs TV Deal with D-Smart in Turkey

Thu, 17 May 2012 03:00:30 EDT

WWE (NYSE:WWE) and D-Smart today announced a two-year television distribution deal that brings WWE’s weekly flagship television programs WWE Raw^® and WWE SmackDown^® to D-Smart, a leading digital broadcasting platform in Turkey.

Storm Resources Ltd. ("Storm" or the "Company") is Pleased to Announce Its Financial and Operating Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:35:33 EDT

Storm Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:SRX)

Recommended Cash Offer for Cryptologic Limited by Amaya Gaming Group Inc.

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:27:21 EDT

Tolima Gold Inc. to Commence Drill Program at Orofino-ANCAL Project, After Completing Geophysics and Geochemistry in the Area

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:30:13 EDT

SSB S.p.A: Director Clarifies Her Resignation

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:15:17 EDT

Please find below the response of Ms. Goldenberg to the press releases issued by Screen Service on 18 and 20 April 2012.

Fairchild Semiconductor’s Enhanced Reset Timers Give Mobile Device Users a Simple Reset Solution for Hardware Lock Ups

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:01:43 EDT

As technology becomes more advanced, consumers are conducting more of their business and personal lives on mobile devices. With so much infrastructure being built into these devices, having simple solutions that resolve system freezes quickly is critical. Fairchild Semiconductor’s (NYSE: FCS) newly expanded line of reset timers provide a better solution for mobile device lock ups and freezes.

AP Technology Releases Best Practices for Check Fraud Prevention White Paper

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:00:30 EDT

AP Technology, a leading provider of MICR check printing solutions, has released a white paper entitled “Best Practices in Check Fraud Prevention” that challenges businesses to look at four critical areas to address fraud protection in their AP systems and processes. These business considerations include check issuance technology, check stock selection, positive pay implementation, and accepted accounts payable best practices.

Tripwire Dedicates Time and Money to the Local Community Through the Creation of "The Tripwire Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation"

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:00:25 EDT

Today, Tripwire, Inc. announced The Tripwire Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation to support nonprofit organizations and philanthropic efforts throughout the Oregon community. Establishment of this fund underscores Tripwire's commitment to having employees serve as active members of the community through financial and volunteer contributions.

Ingram Micro Buffalo Honored With Local Business Ethics Nomination

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:53:49 EDT

Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM) today announced it was honored as a finalist for the Buffalo Niagara Business Ethics Association (BNBEA) Crystal Award at the 6th annual Buffalo Niagara Business Ethics Awards on Thursday, May 10. Each year, BNBEA celebrates several Buffalo-area businesses for outstanding commitment to business ethics. Recognized as the world's leading technology distributor, Ingram Micro is also one of the largest employers and philanthropic organizations based in the Buffalo/Niagara region.

Redstar Provides Update on 2012 Exploration Programs

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:11:55 EDT

Redstar Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:RGC) is pleased to provide an update on exploration plans for 2012. Activities will include additional drilling along the high-grade mineralized trend at the Newman Todd project at Red Lake, Ontario. Multiple targets are planned for drill testing at the Unga project in Alaska, including the high-grade Shumagin vein system and the Zachary Bay porphyry Cu-Au system. In Nevada, drilling is expected at the Baker project, with exploration carried out by Newmont Mining, as well as at the Root Spring and Cooks Creek projects.

Why Your Message is More Important Now Than Ever

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:08:00 EDT

A few weeks back, my wife and I had the rare opportunity to go out to dinner with another couple, and without the kids, which meant we got around to discussing topics for grown-ups at the table rather than juice boxes, straws, and crayons. As we ordered our food and settled in, the couple we [...]

John Thomas Financial Raises $33 Million for Private Shares of Facebook in Secondary Market

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:05:49 EDT

John Thomas Financial, a full-service independent broker/dealer and investment-banking firm located in New York City's Financial District, announced today that it has raised $33,064,743.28 for Global Innovation Fund SPV1 LTD towards shares of Facebook in the secondary market. The fund, whose capital has been invested exclusively in private shares of Facebook, is managed by Galt Capital.

DDMG Beats Revenue and Earnings Estimates, Reporting 1st Quarter Revenues of $31.1 Million and EPS Loss of $0.37 per Share

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:29:10 EDT

Digital Domain Media Group (NYSE: DDMG) today reported revenue of $31.1 million and a GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders of $14.8 million, or $0.37 per basic share, for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012. For clarification purposes, the company’s results exceeded consensus analyst estimates of $26.5 million in revenues and a consensus expected GAAP net loss of $17.1 million, or $0.40 per basic share.

Conditions of Growth, Economic Analysis - Research Report on The Progressive Corporation and Associated Banc Corp

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:19:15 EDT

Today, www.EquityLeader.com introduced research coverage of The Progressive Corporation (NYSE: PGR) and Associated Banc Corp (NASDAQ: ASBC). Full research reports are available to readers at: www.EquityLeader.com/index.php?sm1=PGR&sm2=ASBC.

Accenture Unveils Enhanced Insurance Claims Management Software Platform

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:09:38 EDT

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has unveiled an enhanced version of its claims management software platform, the Accenture Claim Components, with new business intelligence features to help property and casualty (P&C) insurers process claims more quickly and efficiently and improve customer satisfaction.

OmniTI Appoints Wayne Moore Vice President of Product

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:09:22 EDT

OmniTI, a provider of web infrastructures and applications for companies that require scalable, high performance, mission critical solutions, today announced that Wayne Moore Ph.D. has been appointed vice president of product.

The Ventyx Wesley Research Institute Tissue Bank Joins the BioServe Network

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:09:19 EDT

BioServe today announced that the Ventyx Wesley Research Institute Tissue Bank, the largest state-of-the-art bio-repository of human tissue and blood in Queensland, Australia, has joined BioServe's network of affiliated bio-repositories. As part of the BioServe Network, the Ventyx Wesley Research Institute Tissue Bank will make available its high volume of oncology tissue and blood samples to industry and academic researchers worldwide. The collaborative partnership between BioServe and the Wesley Research Institute was facilitated by Bio-Link Australia Pty. Ltd., a life sciences commercialisation company.

Ellie Mae Releases April Origination Insight Report

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:02:16 EDT

Ellie Mae^® (NYSE MKT: ELLI), a leading provider of enterprise level, on-demand automated solutions for the residential mortgage industry, today released its Origination Insight Report for April 2012. The report draws its data and insights from a robust sampling of the significant volume of loan applications—more than 20% of all originations in the U.S.—that flow through Ellie Mae’s Encompass360^® mortgage management software and Ellie Mae Network™.

Globoforce Redefines Performance Management with Launch of Talent Maps

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:36:05 EDT

Globoforce^®(www.globoforce.com), the world’s leading provider of employee recognition solutions, today announced Talent Maps™, the industry’s first and only solution that connects employee recognition data with employee performance data. The new tool helps HR and business leaders more effectively manage their talent and culture by leveraging crowdsourced recognition and feedback. With this new level of insight, managers finally have the ongoing data to fill the void in traditional performance reviews.

Tony Hsieh of Zappos Keynotes Day One of Allegiance VoCFusion

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:34:47 EDT

Allegiance VoCFusion 2012 began on day one with an inspiring keynote address by Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos, on the importance of delivering happiness to customers and employees. The three-day event, held at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas, brings more than 350 Voice of Customer (VoC) and customer experience professionals together to learn from experts and share experiences on how to apply customer intelligence to fuel financial and operational growth.

ON24 Launches Virtual Training Platform

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:04:00 EDT

to any device, anytime, anywhere in the world. Particularly well suited for large enterprises and global companies, the ON24 platform facilitates institutional knowledge transfer, peer collaboration and social learning, enabling organizations to build a more effective workforce while reducing the disruption and cost associated with in-person training.

REPEAT/CSRHub Scores Join RampRate’s SPY Index

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:01:43 EDT

RampRate Sourcing Advisors, the premier sourcing advisor for IT infrastructure and cloud computing, has integrated CSRHub’s corporate-social-responsibility scores into its proprietary SPY Index decision hub, enriching it so that IT decision makers can evaluate how well vendors align with their corporate environmental, social, and community values.

Global Commitment to Company Culture Lands NetApp at #3 on the Best Workplaces in Canada List

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:00:26 EDT

NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) today announced that it ranked #3 on the 2012 "Best Workplaces in Canada" list by the Great Place to Work® Institute Canada. This marks the third consecutive year that NetApp Canada has ranked in the top 3, after earning the #2 spot in 2011. NetApp is honored to be named a leading employer in Canada and to have earned special recognition in the trust index for Fairness. This further validates the company's belief that a strong culture drives inspired employees to innovate to deliver customer and partner success globally.

AutoInfo, Inc. Announces Quarterly Results

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:00:24 EDT

AutoInfo, Inc. (OTCBB: AUTO), a non-asset based third party logistics service provider, today announced results of its operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. The Company reported gross revenues of $61.8 million as compared with $75.4 million for the prior year period. Revenues for 2011 included $21.4 million in revenue from a former significant agent for which the significant agent received 100% of the net revenue earned as described in detail in the management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations section of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2012 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2012. Income from operations was $1.4 million as compared with $1.2 million for the prior year. The Company reported net income and basic earnings per share were $831,000 and $.02 per share, respectively, as compared with $655,000 and $.02 per share for the prior year period.

Midas Gold Significantly Increases West End Mineral Resource Estimate, Golden Meadows Project, Idaho

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:45:12 EDT

Midas Gold Corp. (TSX:MAX) today announced the first of three planned independent NI 43-101 mineral resource estimates for its Golden Meadows Project in Idaho. Gold contained in indicated mineral resources for the West End deposit has increased 32% (to 1.48 million oz) from the previously reported estimate, while the gold contained in inferred mineral resources has increased 61% (to 0.61 million oz). A total of 71% of the resource ounces are in the indicated category and all of the indicated and inferred resource reported herein is contained within resource-limiting open pit shells. The overall grade of the mineral resource remained similar to that previously reported and the West End deposit remains open to expansion in several directions.