Bruker Daltonics Showcasing Novel Proteomics Solutions Based on Mass Spectrometry at the 7th HUPO World Congress 2008   Bruker Daltonics today is showcasing several new high performance mass spectrometry products and applications for proteomics at the 7th HUPO World Congress 2008: 2008-08-19

Macau.com/jp Partners with Aomen.TV for Japanese Macau Online Videos   Macau.com Launches Partnership with Macau video provider Aomen.TV to provide Japanese online videos of Macau travel and tourism attractions. 2008-08-19

Amazon, VMware, Shoretel, Apple and Google Are Top Five Rated Vendors on VendorRate.com at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo 2008 : Linux Users Uphold Their Maverick Bent by Posting Lower Overall Scores for Vendors than Previous Ratings on VendorRate   VendorRate (www.vendorrate.com) announced today that IT professionals attending the LinuxWorld Expo 2008 Conference in San Francisco this month gave their highest customer satisfaction scores to technology vendors Amazon, VMware, Shoretel, Apple and Google. 2008-08-19

Nationwide Insurance Survey Finds Parents Fed up with "Party Schools" and Politicians Who Support Lowering Drinking Age : Survey Respondents Intolerant of Underage Binge Drinking and Say States' Efforts to Lower Drinking Age Will Make Huge Problem Worse   Americans continue to overwhelmingly reject an ongoing push to lower the legal drinking age from 21 to 18. According to a Nationwide Insurance survey released today, 72 percent of adults think lowering the drinking age will make alcohol more accessible to kids and nearly half believe it would increase binge drinking among teens. More than half even say they are less likely to vote for a state representative who supports lowering the legal limit or send their children to colleges or universities with “party school” reputations. 2008-08-19

Harvest is Coming! Is This the Year to Make Your Own Wine at Judd's Hill MicroCrush? : Sign-up Deadline is September 1   Have you ever dreamed of being a Napa Valley winemaker? Want to be part of the huge growing trend of personalization…which has also affected the world of winemaking? Consumers have many options today for making their own wines, which then can be shown off while entertaining or gift-giving. There’s a Napa Valley provider of this service: since 1992, Judd’s Hill MicroCrush has helped clients from around the country make small lots, as little as one barrel, of hand-crafted customized wine. To ensure an ample supply of grapes, the winery is asking for prospective clients to contact winemaker Judd Finkelstein by September 1 (info@napamicrocrush.com) to sign up for this year’s harvest. The timeframe for making your own wine at MicroCrush begins with harvest this fall (approximately October) and extends through at least an eight month period for white wine and up to a 24-month timeframe for Cabernet Sauvignon. 2008-08-19

Colorado Goldfields Commences Drilling at Mogul Mine   Colorado Goldfields Inc. (OTCBB: CGFI) commenced drilling at its Mogul Mine Project in San Juan County, Colorado. CGFI will drill multiple holes into various geologic zones to verify potentially recoverable gold and silver and to determine exactly where mining will yield the highest production. 2008-08-19

Toshiba Named Overall Notebook Winner of 2008 VARBusiness Annual Report Card : Toshiba Chosen as Company of the Year in Notebooks/Mobile Computers Category and Takes Top Honors for Support and Partnership Categories   Toshiba's Digital Products Division, a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., today announced that it received the honor of being named the overall notebook winner of the 23rd annual VARBusiness Annual Report Card (ARC). As the overall notebook winner, Toshiba was honored as “Company of the Year” in the Notebook/Mobile Computers category and also won first place in the Support and Partnership categories. 2008-08-19

As Food Prices Continue to Soar, American Families Can Rely on Their Freezers for Cost-Effective Meal Planning : New Frigidaire® Freezer Features Make it Easier to Stockpile Sale Items and Store Leftovers   With food prices increasing at the fastest pace in 17 years, more American families are preparing meals at home, using up leftovers and stocking up on sale food items. In fact, greater than half of financially challenged adults say they are utilizing all three of these meal-planning strategies more than they were one year ago1, which means, they're probably relying on their freezers for food solutions. 2008-08-19

Zuora, Inc. Announces Formation of Strategic Advisory Board with Executives from eBay, Cisco and Accenture : SaaS and Online Billing Experts Join to Support the Growing Trend of Subscription Businesses   Zuora, Inc., formed by Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) industry veterans from salesforce.com and WebEx to revolutionize the subscription billing industry, announces today the formation of the company’s Board of Advisors. These new members represent diverse positions throughout Silicon Valley in the subscription billing and SaaS industries, and will provide guidance to Zuora’s executive team on a broad range of areas. 2008-08-19

VersaForm Offers Medical Practice Management Software to Physicians as Subscription-Based Service : Medical Software Improves Clinical and Clerical Processes   VersaForm Systems Corp. announces the availability of VersaForm Medical Practice Management software as a subscription-based service. The software is a total patient accounting and insurance billing system used by medical clinics, medical practices and medical billing services nationwide. Availability of the software as a subscription-based service combines the low cost of web-based software with the security of an on-premises installation that helps eliminate threats inherent in processing patient records online. 2008-08-19

Sun Microsystems Delivers Fastest x86-based 1U Server for Technical Computing Workloads and Most Expandable 2U Enterprise-Class System Powered by Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors : Sun Pushes x86-based Systems to New Heights; Bolsters Family of Intel(R) Xeon(R)-based Sun Servers for HPC and Lustre(TM) File System, Web 2.0 and Enterprise Back Office Applications   Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAVA) today extended its family of Intel(R) Xeon(R)-based Sun Fire(TM) servers with two new offerings for High Performance Computing (HPC), Web 2.0 and back office computing workloads, including the fastest 1U server for HPC workloads and the most expandable 2U enterprise-class system based on Intel Xeon processors. The Sun Fire X2250 and Sun Fire X4250 servers, powered by one or two dual- or quad-core Intel Xeon processors 5200 or 5400 series, run a variety of operating systems, including the Solaris(TM) 10 Operating System (OS), Linux and Windows. To take advantage of special offers and promotions for the Sun Fire X2250 and Sun Fire X4250 servers, including Sun's Try and Buy program and Sun Startup Essentials(TM) program, visit: http://www.sun.com/tryandbuy and http://www.sun.com/startup 2008-08-19

Planar LX1200 Series Reaches 1,000-Unit Shipping Milestone : LX1200 Product Line Meets Growing Demand for Specialty In-Vehicle Touch Displays   Planar Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLNR), a worldwide leader in specialty display solutions, today announced the 1,000-unit shipping milestone of its Planar LX1200 in-vehicle touchscreen displays to public safety agencies and commercial fleets nationwide. The screens enable personnel within vehicles to access vocational mobile computer applications such as dispatching and vehicle registration databases. This family of products, including the LX1200TI with an infrared touchscreen, supports Planar’s strategic investment in developing specialty displays that address the unique challenges of vehicle applications. 2008-08-19

John Sullivan Announced as CFO of Nair & Co   John Sullivan has joined the Nair & Co team as Chief Financial Officer. Sullivan is a skilled finance professional with extensive commercial experience across multiple sectors within the UK and abroad and a track record of delivering significant value to corporate operations. 2008-08-19

Data Tiering Feature Available for IBRIX Fusion File Serving Software : Automatically Moves Data to the Most Appropriate Storage Tier to Achieve Optimal Price/Performance   IBRIX® Inc., the leader in scalable file serving solutions, today unveiled IBRIX Fusion FileMigrator, a new data tiering feature that is available on IBRIX Fusion™ 4.2 software. IBRIX Fusion FileMigrator manages data movement across the entire global namespace, allowing IT administrators to set policies and move data according to usage in order to optimize storage resources, improve overall storage efficiency, and reduce total cost of ownership. 2008-08-19

Melior Enters Research Collaboration with AstraZeneca   Melior Discovery, Inc. announced today that it has signed an agreement with AstraZeneca PLC under which Melior’s in-vivo theraTRACE® indications discovery platform will be used to evaluate the therapeutic activity of selected AstraZeneca compounds. 2008-08-19

PanGenex (PGXC) to Showcase Product Line and Resale Platform at the Florida Chiropractic Association National Convention and Expo   PanGenex Corporation (Pink Sheets: PGXC) will be hosting a product showcase at the Florida Chiropractic Association National Convention and Expo from August 21st thru August 24th. Practitioners and distributors visiting from around the country can visit PanGenex at booth #1204 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida. Showcase highlights will include complimentary cholesterol screening, testimonies from existing practitioners and a product exhibition that highlights the importance of Omega-3s and Omega-3 fish oils from fatty fish such as sardines and anchovies and that they have been proven to lower triglycerides and reduce the risk of sudden death by cardiac arrest by between 50-70% per the American Heart Association. LIPIDEME™ and Omeganol™, core products of the PanGenex product line, contain the purest Omega-3s available without a prescription and can be key elements in the battle against cholesterol and sudden cardiac arrest. 2008-08-19

Four Days of Fun at McCurtain County's Fall Fair; Wood Turners Art Exhibits Are Perfect Weekend Getaways for North Texans : Make Reservations for McCurtain County Free Fair in Idabel, September 2 - 6 and Beavers Bend Wood Turners Art Exhibition in Broken Bow, September 12 – October 19
McCurtain County http://www.mccurtaincountygetaways.com/ in Southeast Oklahoma is encouraging all North Texas residents to make their reservations now for the wonderful, upcoming Fall festivals, fairs and art exhibits. 2008-08-19

Dell Unveils New Mike Ming Masterpieces on Studio Laptops : Abstract Art Provides New Level Of Personalization For On-The-Go Technology Five Exclusive Urban Designs Now Available Worldwide On Studio 15 And Studio 17 Laptops   Enhancing personal expression and style, Dell today launches five bold and contemporary Special Art Edition designs for the Dell Studio 15 and 17 laptops, exclusively created by urban artist Mike Ming. Building off of the inaugural Ming art work for the Inspiron 1525 laptop, Dell extends its offering with new designs that showcase Ming’s fluid organic style. 2008-08-19

Concert Technologies Introduces "Maestro," the Industry's First System for Low-Cost, High-Performance Rapid Deployment of Technology Rollouts : First Technology Rollout System to Offer Solution Providers Fast, Multi-technology, Multi-service, Multi-site Rollouts Nationally and Globally   Concert Technologies, Inc. (www.concerttech.com) today announced the debut of the Maestro Technology Rollout System, an industry breakthrough in delivering speed, cost-savings and performance for government, commercial and international organizations seeking rapid deployment of complex technology services in the United States and abroad. 2008-08-19

College Fanz Debuts America's College Scoreboard for 2008-2009 College Sports Season : New Features & Enhancements for World's Largest Online College Sports Community   With practices and training camps already underway on many of America’s college campuses, the start of the fall sports season is only days away, and College Fanz Sports Network™ is ready with new features and enhancements to the world’s largest online college sports community. 2008-08-19

The Planet Returns Popular Double Down, Triple Play Promotions : Private Rack Discounts; Lower Xeon, Dual Xeon Pricing Delivers Additional Savings   The Planet, the global leader in IT hosting, today launched new promotions that offer discounts on a broad array of dedicated servers and new technologies. Leading the promotional lineup are two of the company’s most popular options: Double Down and Triple Play. Beginning today, customers can double RAM, hard drive disk space or bandwidth at no additional cost on new server orders. Or, they can triple their performance by doubling RAM, hard disk space and bandwidth for a nominal $47 per month. 2008-08-19

Video Voting Site Shows Another Surprise in 2008 Presidential Campaign   pollClash.com Voters Back Obama on Taxes – but Young Voters Favor McCain Republicans Support McCain but All Other Groups Lean Toward Obama, Except for 18-25 Year-Olds; Obama Supporters Feel More Strongly About Their Candidate Pollclash.com, a Groundbreaking Independent Web Video Voting Site, Lets Voters Compare and Vote on 2008 Campaign Videos and Soundbites 2008-08-19

The Economist Hosts Online Debate About Energy Security   The Economist Debate Series announces its eleventh online debate (www.economist.com/debate) focused on the current issue of energy security. The proposition for this debate is: "This house believes that we can solve our energy problems with existing technologies today, without the need for breakthrough innovations." 2008-08-19

BioImagene Raises $26 M in Expansion Capital   BioImagene, the leading provider of affordable digital pathology solutions for cancer diagnosis and preclinical research, today announced the closing of a $26 million series D financing round led by Burrill & Company. Ascension Health Ventures, National Healthcare Services and existing investors Artiman Ventures and ICCP Ventures also joined the round with strong support. 2008-08-19