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WA man accused of selling counterfeit software
February 25, 2010 6:30 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsA 44-year-old Battle Ground, Wash., man accused of selling counterfeit Microsoft software over the Internet for 10 years has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Seattle.Wayne Shu was charged Thursday with six counts of mail fraud, trafficking in counterfeit goods and trafficking in illicit...
Montana billionaire stands ground in trial
February 25, 2010 3:30 pm | by MATT GOURAS - Associated Press Writer - Associated Press | CommentsYellowstone Club founder Tim Blixseth stayed on the attack Thursday as lawyers and accountants debated over who knew what — and when — during the financial collapse of the ultra-exclusive alpine getaway for the rich and famous.Nearly $300 million of Blixseth's personal fortune is at stake —...
Smallest and Thinnest in the World! Developing Surface Mount Pyroelectric Infrared Sensor
February 25, 2010 3:20 pm | by Murata Manufacturing | CommentsOverview Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has dev
Google warned by EU over Street View map photos
February 25, 2010 2:30 pm | by AOIFE WHITE - AP Business Writer - Associated Press | CommentsEuropean Union data privacy regulators are telling Google Inc. to warn people before it sends cameras out into cities to take pictures for its Street View maps, adding to the company's legal worries in Europe.Google should shorten the time it keeps the original photos from one year to six...
AthenaHealth says it is delaying 4Q report
February 25, 2010 1:30 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsClinical software maker athenaHealth Inc. said Thursday it will delay its fourth-quarter report so it can complete its year-end audit and review the way it records implementation fees.AthenaHealth was scheduled to report its fourth-quarter results Friday morning. It did not say when it expects...
Tecsys Q3 profits contract to $62,000 from $97,000 as revenues slips to $8.8M
February 25, 2010 12:30 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsSoftware company Tecsys Inc. (TSX:TCS) blamed a weaker U.S. dollar and slower sales for lower profits and revenues in its fiscal third quarter.The company said Thursday it earned $62,000 or less than a penny a share in the three months ended Jan. 31. In the year ago period, net income was...
Mark Greene, CEO of FICO Inc.
February 25, 2010 11:30 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsNAME: L. Mark N. GreeneTITLE: CEO, FICO Inc., the company that calculates consumer credit scores.CAREER: Began his career in 1982 as an economist and researcher for the Federal Reserve Board. After stints at Technology Solutions Company, Berkeley Investment Technologies, and Citicorp, he spent 12...
Law, postdoctoral fellowships to honor Rhodes
February 25, 2010 11:21 am | by Cornell University | CommentsNew postgraduate fellowships, named for Frank H.T. Rhodes and funded by a $5 million gift from The Atlantic Philanthropies, will further research in the Law School and Cornell Population Program.
Apple shareholders reject environmental measures
February 25, 2010 10:30 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsApple Inc. shareholders have rejected two proposals that sought to force the computer company to do more to analyze its impact on the environment.One proposal would have asked Apple to produce a detailed environmental sustainability report. The other called for a board committee focused on...
Apple sells 10 billionth song _ a Johnny Cash tune
February 25, 2010 8:30 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsApple Inc. said Thursday that it has sold 10 billion songs from the iTunes Store since it opened in 2003, cementing its position as the world's largest music retailer.The 10 billionth song was "Guess Things Happen That Way" by Johnny Cash, bought by Louie Sulcer of Woodstock, Ga. He will...
Thermal Mass
February 25, 2010 8:21 am | by Screaming Circuits | CommentsI mentioned thermal mass in a recent post and was thinking over my oatmeal that its a subject deserving of more attention. That's more attention to thermal mass, not to oatmeal. Although, oatmeal is a pretty healthy food so it...
EMC Insurance posts improved 4Q profit
February 25, 2010 7:30 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsEMC Insurance Group Inc. said Thursday profit for the fourth quarter improved as investment income rose, Midwest storm losses declined and premium rates stabilized.The Des Moines, Iowa-based property and casualty insurer said net income rose to $27.5 million, or $2.10 per share, from $473,540,...
In-Stat: 66.3 Million US TV Viewers are Simultaneously Using a PC While Watching TV
February 25, 2010 7:21 am | by In-Stat | CommentsOver 66 million consumers across demographic categories are using the Internet while camped out on their sofas watching
Advanced Video Advertising Grows Online and On Next Gen Pay-TV Services
February 25, 2010 6:21 am | by In-Stat | CommentsThe world of advertising is changing dramatically with shifts in consumer behavior and growing online and pay TV video-on-demand (VOD) services.
- Selling, general and administrative expenses drop by $232,659 from Q1 2009, declining from 47% of revenue to 30% of revenue
February 25, 2010 4:30 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsHealthscreen Solutions Inc. (TSX VENTURE: MDU), Canada's premier provider of physician practice enhancement services and electronic medical record (EMR) software, today announced its first quarter of fiscal 2010 results for the period ending December 31, 2009."Our new product offerings have really...
