Bravo Finds Web By The Associated Press (Multichannel News) _ Bravo is claiming a first, introducing an original weekly cooking program created for broadband. ...Read More »

Microsoft says it's giving Vista information to critics McAfee, Symantec By The Associated Press Microsoft Corp. said Monday it had given security vendors Symantec Corp. and McAfee Inc. some of the information they want to make their products work with Microsoft's new operating system, Vista. ...Read More »

Banking software company sold to private investors in $785M deal By The Associated Press Open Solutions Inc., a software company specializing in products for financial institutions, announced Monday it is being sold to private investors for $785 million, plus the assumption of debt. ...Read More »

IP Unity Hires 2 VPs By The Associated Press (Multichannel News) _ IP Unity, a developer of media servers and real-time multimedia applications, announced the appointments of Michael Anderson as vice president of services and operations and J.D. Vaughn as VP of sales for North America. ...Read More »

Pure Digital Camcorder Links with Video Share Sites By The Associated Press (TWICE) _ San Francisco Single use digital camera manufacturer Pure Digital announced today that its video recorder is now able to upload video directly to Google Video or the Sony-owned Grouper Networks. ...Read More »

PortBlue Names Infectious Diseases Expert Dr. Daniel Lucey Senior Advisor to CommandAware(TM) By BusinessWire LOS ANGELES, BUSINESS WIRE -- PortBlue (www.portblue.com), a leading provider of hosted knowledge-based systems, today named Dr. Daniel R. Lucey to the new post of Senior Advisor to CommandAware(TM), PortBlue's hospital incident response system. One of the nation's foremost authorities on bioterrorism, infectious diseases and emergency preparedness, Dr. Lucey will help guide the development of tools that assist hospita..... ...Read More »

Xerox Makeover Energizes the Indiana Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis FoundationXerox Makeover Takes Nonprofit's Office From Cluttered to Classy -- INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 16, 2006 -- The Indiana Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation revealed its ne... By BusinessWire INDIANAPOLIS, BUSINESS WIRE -- The outdated technology at Indianapolis' most obsolete nonprofit office was hindering efforts to raise funds and support the nonprofit's cause. Now, a dramatic makeover has provided employees with an impressive new look, the latest document technology, and fresh ideas on how to work smarter, all revealed today at the conclusion of Xerox Corporation's (NYSE: XRX) "Helping Hands" Office Makeover ..... ...Read More »

XChange Intl announce availability of Quark Print Collection XChange International, the source for extended technology worldwide, are pleased to announce the availability of the new Quark Print Collection(QPC), a comprehensive set of prepress tools for organisations involved in the print production process. ...Read More »

eBook Technologies First to Support New IDPF Content Packaging Standard By PR Newswire LA JOLLA, Calif., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- eBook Technologies, Inc. (ETI) makes two related announcements regarding IDPF standards. The IDPF (www.idpf.org), formerly the Open eBook Forum (OeBF), is the trade and standards association for the digital publishing industry. ...Read More »

Banking software company sold to private investors for $1.3B By The Associated Press Open Solutions Inc., a software company specializing in products for financial institutions, announced Monday it is being sold to private investors for $1.3 billion. ...Read More »

Microsoft says it plans to give Vista data to McAfee, Symantec By The Associated Press Microsoft Corp. said Monday it would give U.S. security vendors Symantec Corp. and McAfee Inc. some of the information they want to make their products work with Microsoft's new operating system, Vista. ...Read More »

Artwork Systems Partners with X-Rite to Provide Complete Color Managed Workflow for Packaging By BusinessWire CHICAGO, BUSINESS WIRE -- Artwork Systems Group N.V. (EURONEXT:ARTS), a world leader in professional prepress software, has selected X-Rite, Incorporated (NASDAQ:XRIT) a leading provider of color management solutions and services, as a preferred partner for offering profiling hardware and software to its customers in conjunction with its new Equinox product. Artwork Systems is launching Equinox at Graph Expo 2006. Eq..... ...Read More »

CSS Group Introduces New Service Powered by Network and Systems Monitoring Capabilities From CITTIO's WatchTower By BusinessWire SAN FRANCISCO & FORT WAYNE, Ind., BUSINESS WIRE -- CITTIO Inc., the award-winning innovation leader in Network and Systems Monitoring software, and CSS Group, Inc., a premier Midwestern managed service provider, today announced that CITTIO's WatchTower(R) product will be used in delivering CSS' new, premier network monitoring and management service, NetServ-One Plus. CSS Group has been offering managed technology solutions to a diverse customer ..... ...Read More »

Bitstream Releases Pageflex 5.0 at Graph Expo By BusinessWire CHICAGO, BUSINESS WIRE -- Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ:BITS, www.bitstream.com and www.pageflex.com) announced today that is has shipped the most robust variable data publishing solution available on the market today: Pageflex 5.0. This latest release from the Pageflex product line means that anyone involved with variable data publishing -- from small printers producing stationery and business cards to high-volume shops running ..... ...Read More »

Canon U.S.A. and EFI Announce Next-Generation Fiery-Driven Servers for Canon Customers in High-Quality, High-Volume Professional Print Environments By BusinessWire CHICAGO, BUSINESS WIRE -- Canon U.S.A., Inc. and EFI (Nasdaq:EFII), the world leader in digital print servers, superwide format printers and inks, and print management solutions, today announced the Fiery-driven Canon imagePRESS A3000 and imagePRESS A2000 servers designed for the new 70 pages per minute Canon imagePRESS(TM) C7000VP digital color press. The new Fiery-driven Canon servers deliver precision color, consistent ..... ...Read More »

NAMCO BANDAI Games' Snoopy(TM) Vs. the Red Baron Flies to Gold By BusinessWire SANTA CLARA, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- Prepare for take off! Leading video games publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today announced that Snoopy(TM) vs. The Red Baron has gone gold and is scheduled to ship on October 24 for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, PC and the PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)Portable) system. Snoopy vs. The Red Baron takes fun and adventure to new heights. Set in a world only he..... ...Read More »

NGC Adds ‘Everyday’ Schools By The Associated Press (Multichannel News) _ More students will get a chance to become an "everyday explorer" with the expansion this year of an in-school program sponsored by National Geographic Channel and its affiliates. ...Read More »

Seeking User-Generated Romance By The Associated Press (Multichannel News) _ Want to give your honey a very special Valentine's Day gift? Hallmark Channel will animate the best viewer-submitted stories of romance and love, and screen them on the network and its online platform in February as part of a new interactive programming initiative. ...Read More »

iCorps Technologies Wins Awards for Two Outstanding Websites from the Web Marketing Association By BusinessWire BOSTON, BUSINESS WIRE -- iCorps Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of outsourced IT for small and midsize businesses, today announced that it won two awards from the prestigious Web Marketing Association (WMA). The first, for "Non-Profit Standard of Excellence", was awarded for the website design created for Boston's Fourth of July (www.july4th.org), a client of iCorps'. The second for "Outstanding Website" was aw..... ...Read More »

J.L. Halsey Introduces Limited-Time Discounts on Technology Solutions from Its ClickTracks, EmailLabs, Hot Banana, Lyris and Sparklist Brands By BusinessWire SAN FRANCISCO, BUSINESS WIRE -- J.L. Halsey Corporation (OTCBB:JLHY), a leading provider of marketing technology solutions to more than 10,000 clients through its subsidiary companies Lyris Technologies, EmailLabs, ClickTracks and Hot Banana, today launched a companywide discount program for existing clients of J.L. Halsey units. The announcement was made at DMA06, the Direct Marketing Association convention, here through Oct. 1..... ...Read More »