PLEASANTON, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 14, 2014) – Workday, Inc. (NYSE: WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for human resources and finance, today announced the pricing of its underwritten registered public offering of 6,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a price to the public of $89.00 per share. Closing of the offering is expected to occur on January 21, 2014, subject to customary closing conditions. Workday expects to use the net proceeds from the offering for working capital and other general corporate purposes, including potential acquisitions of businesses, technologies, or other assets. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is…
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MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC–(Marketwired – Jan. 14, 2014) – COGECO Inc. (“Cogeco”) (TSX:CGO) is pleased to announce that each of the nominees as directors for Cogeco listed in the Corporation’s information circular dated November 15, 2013 was elected as director of Cogeco during its annual meeting of shareholders held earlier today in Montreal, Quebec (the “Meeting”). Detailed voting results on the election of directors are as follows: Nominee Results In Favor % In Favor Abstention % Abstention Louis Audet Elected 43,282,228 99.97 11,813 0.03 Elisabetta Bigsby Elected 43,281,691 99.97 12,350 0.03 Pierre L.Comtois Elected 43,272,079 99.95 21,962 0.05 Paule Doré Elected 43,285,951…
CARLSBAD, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 14, 2014) – The former Emerson Embedded Computing & Power business of Emerson Network Power today announced a new name and corporate identity, Artesyn Embedded Technologies. The new brand comes following a transition to new ownership during the fourth quarter of 2013. Platinum Equity, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, acquired a majority interest in the company from Emerson in November. Emerson retained a 49 percent stake. Jay Geldmacher, CEO of Artesyn Embedded Technologies, said Artesyn is poised to enhance its leadership position in power conversion and embedded computing solutions for communications, computing, medical and industrial…
EDMONTON, ALBERTA–(Marketwired – Jan. 14, 2014) – Titan Logix Corp. (TSX VENTURE:TLA) (“Titan” or the “Company”), an advanced technology industrial instrumentation and controls company, announced today that at its annual and special meeting of shareholders held on January 13, 2014 (the “Meeting”), each of the five nominees proposed as directors and listed in its management information circular dated November 27, 2013 were elected as directors. The detailed results of the vote are set out below. Nominee Votes For % Votes For Votes Withheld % Votes Withheld R.W. (Bob) Logan 4,735,179 100 % 140 0 % David Kastelic 4,735,179 100 %…
CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwired – Jan. 14, 2014) – Shaw Communications Inc. (“Shaw”) (TSX:SJR.B)(NYSE:SJR) announced that, at its annual general meeting held earlier today, the resolutions proposed in Shaw’s proxy circular were carried. The detailed results are as follows. 1. Election of each of the following sixteen nominees as directors of the Corporation (by ballot): Votes For Votes Withheld # % # % Peter J. Bissonnette 20,912,605 100.00 – – Adrian I. Burns 20,912,605 100.00 – – George F. Galbraith 20,912,605 100.00 – – Dr. Richard R. Green 20,912,605 100.00 – – Dr. Lynda Haverstock 20,912,605 100.00 – – Gregg Keating 20,912,605…
MAKATI, PHILIPPINES–(Marketwired – Jan. 14, 2014) – nTrust, the most secure and trusted global peer-to-peer money transfer platform, today announced new withdrawal options for nTrust members who bank with Bank of the Philippines Islands (BPI). As one of the Philippines’ largest financial institutions, the partnership with BPI provides nTrust members the option to seamlessly withdraw money from their nTrust Cloud to their BPI account, offering increased convenience. Additionally, BPI customers can upload funds into their nTrust Cloud using Dragonpay using their bank account. Bank transfers between nTrust and BPI are completed within 24 hours, ensuring members can quickly and conveniently…
BOSTON, MA–(Marketwired – Jan 14, 2014) – Rethink Robotics today announced the rollout of the Baxter Research Robot to academic and corporate researchers in Australia and New Zealand. The Company has entered into an exclusive partnership with Training Systems Australia, the leading supplier of technology-related products and training systems to universities and technical colleges in the region, to distribute the revolutionary humanoid research robot. The Baxter Research Robot is an open source platform which allows researchers to customize a range of applications for robots and drive robotics innovation. It is already available in the U.S., Europe and Japan and has…
CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwired – Jan. 14, 2014) – The Canadian Avalanche Association (CAA) and TECTERRA will be joined by MP Blake Richards (Wild Rose) and MLA Ron Casey (Banff-Cochrane) for an announcement about new software designed for avalanche professionals and aimed at improving public safety. This event will include a demonstration of the new software, and a presentation of the avalanche control measures employed by the Kananaskis Country Public Safety team. Date: Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014 Time: 11:00 am MT Location: Canmore Nordic Centre 1988 Olympic Way Canmore, AB Canadian Avalanche AssociationMary ClaytonCommunications DirectorO: 250.837.2435 (228)C: 250.837.1492TECTERRALindsay HischebettCommunications SpecialistO: 403.930.1373C: 403.671.1382lhischebett@tecterra.com
MINNEAPOLIS, MN–(Marketwired – January 14, 2014) – The new PowerCommand 500/550 Remote Monitoring System from Cummins Power Generation provides a convenient Web-based means of remotely monitoring and controlling on-site generator sets, transfer switches, sensors and output controls from any PC or Mac computer. Multiple authorized users can now remotely determine the status of annunciators, alternators, engines, and transfer switches from anywhere, reducing the need for costly service calls and site visits. With the PowerCommand system, users can remotely start and stop generators, start and stop transfer switch tests, and reset and acknowledge faults. Ideal for a wide range of on-site…
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – January 14, 2014) – Profit Planners Management, Inc. (OTCQB: PPMT) announced its financial results for the six months period ending in November 30, 2013. Revenues were $372,288 compared to revenues of $453,210 for the prior year, a decrease of approximately 18%. The decrease in revenues is primarily attributable to a transition in the client base and the completion of non-recurring projects. Net loss for the six month period was $(206,052) as compared to a net income of $18,000 in the prior year. Costs increased during the six month period, on a comparative basis, resulting primarily from staffing costs and operating…
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL–(Marketwired – Jan 14, 2014) – 7 STAR ENTERTAINNMENT, INC. (OTC Pink: SAEE) today announced that a 1-for-150 reverse stock split will be effective, and reflected in the price of its common stock, when trading opens on January 15th, 2014. The Company is simultaneously changing its name to SpectralCast, Inc. The reverse stock split applies to all of the outstanding shares of 7 Star Entertainment Inc.’s common stock, reducing the number of current outstanding shares from 193,796,613 to approximately 1,291,978 shares. The Company’s common stock will trade under the symbol “SAEED” for a period of 20 trading days as…
PALO ALTO, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 14, 2014) – With the holiday retail season now in the rearview mirror, Jumio, Inc. today released its 2013 mobile commerce analysis, finding that retailers celebrated the most successful mobile holiday shopping season to date, yet still missed out on billions of dollars in sales due to the prevalence of outdated mobile payment experiences. While shoppers increasingly took to their smartphones in search of the perfect gift, lost sales were equivalent to over one-quarter (27 percent) of total mobile commerce profits, according to Jumio’s analysis. Data released by the National Retail Federation shows that holiday…
PRINCETON, NJ–(Marketwired – Jan 14, 2014) – PeriGen, Inc. WHAT:Renowned obstetrics (OB) physician experts Thomas J. Garite, M.D., editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AJOG), director of research and education for Obstetrics at Pediatrix Medical Group, and chief clinical officer of PeriGen, and Emily Hamilton, MD CM, FRCSC, FACOG, adjunct professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, and senior vice president of Clinical Research at PeriGen, will be featured presenters at the 2014 Steamboat Perinatal Conference in Steamboat Springs, Colo. Topics:Dr. Garite’s presentation titled “Putting the M Back in MFM: Who Will Do…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 14, 2014) – Skout, the world’s largest global, mobile network for meeting new people, has released Skout 4.0 in the Google Play store for Android users. The new release encompasses a complete creative redesign, enhanced navigation and new features, enabling faster operating speed, user search and chat search. “In-application chatting is our heaviest trafficked function, and we are thrilled to bring our users an enhanced way to connect and find each other. We’ve seen our community evolve into a communication-centric one, and this update caters directly to that evolution,” said Christian Wiklund, CEO at Skout.…
CUPERTINO, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 14, 2014) – Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU), the world’s leading Chinese search engine and developer of award-winning PC, Web and mobile products including the category-leading DU Battery Saver, today announced that its free Android app DU Speed Booster has reached five million downloads in just four months since its release. DU Speed Booster is a complete optimization utility for Android smartphones that increases phone speed by as much as 60%. “Over time, users often find that their Android devices become sluggish and laggy when using apps and playing games. Aside from doing a complete system reinstall, there…
MOSCOW, RUSSIA and SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 14, 2014) – Game Insight, a global leader in mobile/social games, is pleased to announce the release of a brand-new chapter in city building games: Sky Adventures for iPad. Sky Adventures is the latest game from the creator of the smash hit Airport City, which has already been released for the social networks Facebook and VKontakte. Sky Adventures is a unique hybrid city building game that puts players in control of both a growing town as well as an international travel hub, which acts as both an airport and a seaport. Over…
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 14, 2014) – Gridstore™, the leader in software-defined storage (SDS) optimized for Windows Server with Hyper-V today announced its sponsorship participation at the 8th annual VTUG Winter Warmer 2014. The industry leading Virtualization Technology Users Group (VTUG) meeting is being held January 16, 2014 at the Gillette Stadium, One Patriot Place, Foxborough, MA. Gridstore will be showcasing their industry leading software-defined storage solutions that dramatically improve application performance in virtual environments. Gridstore CEO George Symons will also be leading numerous breakout sessions titled Optimized Storage for Hyper-V Virtualized Environments, leading the delegates through the myriad…
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – Jan 14, 2014) – SmartMetric, Inc. (OTCQB: SMME), a developer of patented payment card technology and in-card biometric products, announced today that its soon-to-launch SmartMetric Biometric Bitcoin Card, the world’s first biometric, fingerprint secured, off-line storage platform for bitcoins, will enable in-person Peer-to-Peer (P2P) transfer of bitcoins through its payment card. “We believe our card will be the world’s first to enable in-person, P2P transfer of bitcoins through a payment card. This is made possible by our patented nano-computing technology that puts the power of PC’s computing capacity onto a payment card. Bitcoins can be stored…
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – Jan. 14, 2014) – AnalytixInsight Inc. (the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE:ALY). Big Data and analytics company AnalytixInsight, Inc. (“AnalytixInsight”), Proquote – the information services unit of London Stock Exchange Group (“LSEG”), and Samsung Electronics Italia S.p.A. (“Samsung”) of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, have signed a multi-year agreement to offer company financial analysis and real-time stock prices on Samsung’s Smart TV and mobile phones and tablets platforms. The initial development is focused on integrating real-time stock quotes and trading data supplied by LSEG, and unique company research and analysis on approximately 45,000 stocks globally supplied by AnalytixInsight’s financial…
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