Rich Internet Applications (RIA) Benchmark Study Released to Help Enterprises Assess Technology Options and Accelerate Adoption: Comparison of Curl, Adobe Flex and Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX shows relative strengths and weakness of each development platform The results of an independent benchmark study that compared three Rich Internet Application development platforms have been released. The study, conducted by Sonata Software, a Bangalore, India-based global systems integrator and solution provider, evaluated Adobe(R) Flex, ASP.NET AJAX from Microsoft(R) and the Curl Rich Internet Application (RIA) platform. The results found each to have unique advantages, with ASP.NET AJAX most appropriate for business-to-consumer transaction applications; Flex the best choice for solutions that require media content delivery; and Curl most appropriate for enriching enterprise-class desktop applications with RIA. - 2007-09-26

Cognos Launches New Book on Proven Practices in Banking Performance Management: Latest in Cognos' business book series helps banks focus on making better decisions, by function, that drive overall performance Cognos(R) (NASDAQ: COGN) (TSX: CSN), the world leader in business intelligence and performance management solutions, has partnered with industry thought leaders on a new book offering critical insights and proven practices in banking performance management. - 2007-09-25

Industry Leaders and Innovators Gather at MIT for EmTech07, Technology Review's Emerging Technologies Conference Technology Review, Inc., the authority on the future of technology, is hosting its seventh annual Emerging Technologies Conference, EmTech07, September 25-27th at MIT in Cambridge, Mass. EmTech07 is the premier event for exploring next-generation technologies and their impact on business and society. - 2007-09-25

Monster Study Reveals Organizations Not Adequately Prepared for Impending Employee ''Brain Drain'': Baby Boomer Retirements Threaten to Significantly Decrease Organizational Knowledge, Yet Only 20 Percent of Companies Have a Formal Knowledge-Retention Strategy in Place U.S. employers largely recognize they face an imminent worker shortage due to Baby Boomer retirements; however, few have a formal strategy in place to manage and retain worker knowledge, according to a survey released today by Monster(R). The corresponding report, titled "Building and Securing an Organizational Brain Trust in an Age of Brain Drain," reveals that only 12 percent of human resource managers report knowledge retention as a high priority within their organizations - despite the fact that one-third estimate 20 percent or more of their current workforce will be eligible for retirement over the next several years. Monster is the leading global online careers and recruitment resource and flagship brand of Monster Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNST). - 2007-09-25

SimpleTuition Wins Two Awards in Web Marketing Association's WebAward Competition: Wins 'Standard of Excellence' Awards in Both Education and Financial Services Categories SimpleTuition, Inc., a company dedicated to helping students and parents make sense of education financing choices, today announced it has been honored with two Standard of Excellence WebAwards for its Web site development. The SimpleTuition Web site was recognized in both the education and financial services categories of the Web Marketing Association's annual WebAwards competition. - 2007-09-25

British American Tobacco Belgium Deploys Kalido to Speed Merger Integration: Leading Belgian consumer goods company improves access to accurate, consistent information through business intelligence program Kalido, the active information management company, announced today that the Belgian division of British American Tobacco has successfully implemented a major management information project using Kalido(R) software at its core. Driven in large part by British American Tobacco's recent merger with sister company STC, the new program has helped British American Tobacco Belgium gain greater insight into sales operations from manufacturer to retailer. As a result, British American Tobacco Belgium's business managers can make more informed decisions to improve the company's brand management, profitability management and contracting capabilities. In addition, the initiative has enabled British American Tobacco Belgium to cut maintenance costs by 50 percent and deliver a consolidated, robust information delivery platform 10 months earlier than anticipated using traditional reporting methods. A full case study on the British American Tobacco Belgium success story is available at www.kalido.com/batbelgium. - 2007-09-24

Medical Capital Group, LLC Expands Its Medical Technology Investment-Banking Team Medical Capital Group, LLC (www.medcapadvisors.com) announced today that it is continuing to expand its investment-banking team with the addition of Hari V. Sundram, M.D., a board-certified specialist in anesthesiology and pain medicine. - 2007-09-24

NIH's Commercialization Assistance Program (NIH-CAP) Accepts Akaza Research Akaza Research, the leading provider of the OpenClinica® clinical trials software, announces that it has been accepted into the National Institutes of Health Commercialization Assistance Program (NIH-CAP). - 2007-09-20

Bob Grant of Grant Marketing Begins Brand Strategist Certification Process Bob Grant, president of Grant Marketing Communications in Newton is part of an elite group of advertising agency and marketing firm principals who recently began a six-month training program toward achieving the designation of Certified Brand Strategist. - 2007-09-19

AccuRev and AnthillPro Maker, Urbancode, Partner to Advance Process Automation and Agile Adoption: Combines Best-of-Breed Software Configuration Management with Leading Build Management and Application Lifecycle Automation Server AccuRev Inc., and Urbancode, provider of process automation products such as build management and Application Lifecycle Automation servers, today announced a joint technology and marketing partnership. The partnership has been formed to advance process automation and Agile adoption though a combination of AccuRev's process-centric software configuration management (SCM) and Urbancode's application lifecycle automation solutions. In addition, both companies have strong overlap in the ISV, embedded software and financial markets where mission critical software development is key to business success. - 2007-09-19

Medical Technology Investment Banker Medical Capital Advisors To Give Keynote Address, ''The Future of Medical Technology'', at Medtech Insight and Windhover Information's In3 East conference, Oct. 3-5, 2007, Westin Copley Place, Boston Medical Capital Advisors (www.medcapadvisors.com), a leader in providing strategic investment banking counsel and services to the medical technology sector and the exclusive investment-banking sponsor of Medtech Insight and Windhover Information's preeminent "In3" investor conferences, announced today that Christopher J.P. Velis, Chairman and CEO, will deliver the keynote presentation at MedTech Insight and Windhover Information's upcoming In3 East investor conference, to be held at Westin Copley Place, Boston. - 2007-09-18

United Way Joins Constant Contact's Cares4Kids Program: 1,300 local United Ways given free access to online marketing tools to help them better connect with their communities Constant Contact(R), Inc., a leading provider of email marketing and online survey tools for small organizations, today announced that United Way has joined the Constant Contact Cares4Kids(TM) program as a national organization. Cares4Kids helps children-dedicated nonprofit organizations by providing essential communication tools to support their missions. - 2007-09-12

The MathWorks Introduces RF Blockset 2: New Support for Agilent Data File Formats Helps Engineers Implement and Verify Commercial and Defense Wireless Communication Systems and Associated Semiconductors The MathWorks today introduced RF Blockset 2, which extends Simulink(R) with a library of blocks to model the behavior of linear and nonlinear radio frequency (RF) components--filters, transmission lines, amplifiers, and mixers--by supporting the widespread Agilent standards for large signal-scattering parameters in system-level verification models. - 2007-09-10

The MathWorks Introduces SimEvents 2: Extends Simulink with Tools for Modeling and Simulating Discrete-Event Systems The MathWorks today introduced SimEvents(R) 2, which now supports the modeling of complex discrete-event and hybrid dynamic systems across the Simulink(R) family of products. - 2007-09-04

Commonwealth Creative Associates Named to Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America Commonwealth Creative Associates (CCA), a media savvy interactive marketing, advertising and public relations firm, today announced it has been named to Inc. magazine's list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America. The Inc. 5000, an extension of Inc. magazine's annual Inc. 500 list, catches many businesses that are too big to grow at the pace required to make the Inc. 500, as well as a host of smaller firms. Taken as a whole, these companies represent the backbone of the U.S. economy. - 2007-08-29

Generating Off-Season Business Among Top Concerns for Travel and Tourism Industry, According to Constant Contact Survey As the summer of 2007 gives way to fall, travel and tourism businesses are turning to email marketing to generate business in the off-season. According to Constant Contact's 2007 Travel and Tourism Outlook, small travel and tourism businesses list their top challenges as: finding new customers (42 percent), generating business in the off-season (27 percent), and filling rooms/seats (13 percent). Of those businesses surveyed, 47 percent identified email marketing as the most effective way to address these challenges and market their businesses. Constant Contact(R), Inc is a leading provider of email marketing and online survey tools for small organizations. - 2007-08-28

New Cognos and IBM Performance Solution Helps Banks Integrate Risk Management and Profitability Planning Across Core Systems: Risk Adjusted Profitability Blueprint mitigates risk, enables greater financial planning accuracy, and builds stronger alignment between finance and risk organizations Cognos (NASDAQ: COGN; TSX: CSN), a world leader in business intelligence and performance management solutions, and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today launched a new financial services solution that includes hardware, software and services designed to help banks more effectively integrate critical risk information with revenue and expense planning data to maximize risk-adjusted return on capital. - 2007-08-22

Curl Announces Global, Strategic Partnership with Sonata Software for Enterprise Services Support: Partnership Provides Curl Rich Internet Application Platform Users Access to Leading Global IT Consulting and Services Company Curl(R), Inc. today announced a strategic partnership with Sonata Software Ltd., a Bangalore, India-based global systems integrator, and solution provider. As part of the agreement, Sonata will provide development and deployment consulting services to users of the Curl Rich Internet Application (RIA) platform looking to build enterprise-grade, Web-based applications. - 2007-08-20

Technology Review Unveils the 2007 TR35 Humanitarian and Innovator of the Year: Tapan Parikh from the University of Washington Named Humanitarian of the Year; David Berry of Flagship Ventures Named Innovator of the Year Technology Review today announced the 2007 Humanitarian and Innovator of the Year as part of its annual TR35 awards honoring the top 35 innovators under the age of 35. The Humanitarian of the Year honor goes to Tapan Parikh at the University of Washington, and the Innovator of the Year is David Berry, a principal at Flagship Ventures. - 2007-08-15

Technology Review Reveals the 2007 TR35 List of the 35 Top Young Innovators Under 35 Technology Review today announced the TR35 for 2007 - 35 accomplished men and women under the age of 35 who exemplify the spirit of innovation in business, technology and the arts. Doing ground-breaking work in energy, nanotechnology, biotechnology, computing, medicine, telecommunications and the Web, these young individuals stand out for their unique contributions to society. - 2007-08-15

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