Virtual Worlds Management, the virtual worlds trade media company, announced today Linden Lab and The Multiverse Network, Inc. have signed as early sponsors of Virtual Worlds London, the conference and expo taking place 20-21 October 2008 at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre.
Virtual Worlds London - www.VirtualWorldsLondon.com - is the premier event for European [...]

BMRC Focuses on Los Angeles Community with “BMRC Green Kickoff Weekend” & Joins Forces with Million Trees Initiative, Heal the Bay, Project Youth Green and Many More to Beautify Southern California
Volunteers to Gain Exclusive Access to Today’s Most Popular Artists at Boost Mobile RockCorps Concert Friday, June 20 at Gibson Amphitheatre
This May, Boost [...]

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, today announced the company will report first quarter 2008 earnings results on Thursday, May 22nd, before the market opens. The company will host an investor conference call at 10:00 AM ET on Thursday, May 22nd, to review the company’s financial results and operations.
This call [...]

Spire Solar will Showcase its Solar Cell Testing Equipment;
Spire Semiconductor will Present its Custom Concentrator Solar Cell Solutions
Spire Corporation, (Nasdaq: SPIR), a global solar company providing turnkey solar factories and capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic modules worldwide, today announced it will attend the 33rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference from May 11 to May [...]

Today 24-7 Entertainment announced that it distributed 10 million full-length audio tracks and music videos in Europe during the month of April alone. This figure further reinforces 24-7 Entertainment’s position as the leading B2B digital distribution provider in Europe. Downloads are up 732% from April 2007. The volume has soared in particular, due to powering [...]

New OPOS-Compliant POS Hardware Solution, QuickStore Software Give Mom-and-Pop Shops High-Tech Advantages without High-Priced Anxiety
In response to demand from smaller retailers, Wasp Barcode Technologies has updated its complete family of Wasp QuickStore point of sale (POS) solutions. Upgraded Wasp QuickStore POS retail software now offers specialty retailers new opportunities for improved operations, customer [...]

Mr. Barry Blount Will Head the New Office as Director of Business Development to Better Serve the US Customers
GreenPeak Technologies, a leader in battery-free communication technology for wireless sense and control applications, today announced the launch of the United States sales office in Austin, Texas, thereby strengthening its business activities to better serve customers [...]

Thinklogical’s new ImageEvolution is at the forefront of video processing and distribution
IBC 2008
Thinklogical, a leading provider of fiber optic KVM switching and extension solutions, has expanded its product portfolio with new high-definition video solutions specifically designed for the broadcast and post-production environments. The ImageEvolution product line includes a powerful video processing unit, designed for [...]

Verizon Wireless Offers Helpful Tips for Parents
At younger and younger ages, children are asking parents, “Can I have a cell phone?” No surprise then that seventy two percent of 13- to 17-year-olds have cell phones, according to a recent industry study.1 Verizon Wireless offers tips for parents on the fence, starting with tweens’ and [...]

The Hewlett-Packard Company Foundation today announced it has committed $250,000 to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) for aid in the disaster relief efforts in Myanmar (Burma).
HP (NYSE:HPQ) and its employees around the world have been deeply moved by the devastating impact of Cyclone Nargis on the hundreds of thousands of innocent citizens [...]

Sun Country Airlines and Bachman’s have partnered to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Mother’s Day by handing out complimentary bouquets to all mothers who fly Sun Country. The bouquets, sponsored by these two Minnesota-based companies, will be handed out at the Humphrey Terminal in Minneapolis/St. Paul on Sunday, May 11th.
“We’re excited to partner with [...]

Bloggers looking for help with the WordPress publishing system have a new resource they can turn to at WordPressTraining.com. The site features the most complete and comprehensive collection of WordPress training videos available anywhere. Best of all, the training is being offered at no cost.
The web-based video tutorials cover every aspect of the WordPress [...]

Small Business II
Small business executives are experts at hyper-tasking. While it’s great to be your own boss, you have customers to keep happy and vendors to pay, which can leave little time to be strategic, uncover new leads and grow your business. Social networking sites are great for reconnecting with old contacts, but that doesn’t [...]

Strong early orders affirm value of new tool in production environment
Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: RTEC), a worldwide leader in process characterization solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing industry, today announced that it has received multiple system orders for its recently-introduced AXi 940 macro defect inspection module from a major chip manufacturer based in Singapore. This [...]

FragranceX.com, FromYouFlowers.com, and PinkRibbonStore.com Join Thousands of Other Online Merchants Who Protect Their Customers with VeriSign EV SSL Certificates
Mountain View, CA – May 6, 2008 – This year, as millions of consumers head online to shop for Mother’s Day, they’ll be able to find a great gift for Mom while protecting themselves from identity theft. [...]

IP Video Surveillance Leader LenSec Commissioned To Secure EPISD Campuses, New System Will Enable Quick Emergency Response For All Middle and High Schools In District
LenSec, the leading provider of IP-based video surveillance solutions to cities, school districts, and universities, announces their selection by the El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) to provide a district-wide [...]

ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) today announced that it filed suit against Esmark Inc., E2 Acquisition Corporation (Esmark/E2) in the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
ArcelorMittal is seeking in excess of $540 million in connection with Esmark/E2’s breach of its August 1, 2007 contract to purchase the Sparrows Point steel manufacturing facility from ArcelorMittal [...]

Solution Delivers Accurate Patient Information in Seconds to Hospital IT Systems at Point of Registration
SearchAmerica, the leader in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for automated charity/Medicaid processing and demographic validation, today announced its new solution for automated Health Level Seven (HL7) integration, SearchAmerica Pop-Up™. The SearchAmerica Pop-Up can securely and accurately validate a patient’s financial and [...]

Company Reports 25 Percent Quarterly Revenue Growth Over Fourth Quarter of 2007
NextWave Wireless Inc. (NASDAQ: WAVE), a global provider of wireless broadband and mobile multimedia products, filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the first fiscal quarter which ended March 29, 2008. Financial schedules are included with this release.
NextWave reported GAAP revenues [...]

- Network Revenue Up 51% to $9.7 million
Kowabunga!® (AMEX: THK), the leading provider of interactive performance-based advertising networks and technology platforms, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008.
First Quarter 2008 Results:
Revenue for the first quarter totaled $21.0 million, up 5% from $20.1 million in the immediately preceding quarter, [...]