Posted on May 19th, 2008 by David Politis
Amy Rees Anderson, chief executive officer of MediConnect Global, was recognized last Thursday (5-15-08) as the “Entrepreneur of the Year” by the MountainWest Capital Network.
Anderson is the first woman to receive Entrepreneur of the Year honors from the MWCN. Past honorees include Dr. Wayne Evans, co-founder of Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp. (NASDAQ: ESCC), Ray [...]
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Posted on February 25th, 2008 by David Politis
I apparently missed this release that ACULIS distributed last Friday, 2-22-08, specifically:
5:55 a.m. (EST) ACULIS and UVSC Partner to Construct an Advanced Software Testing Lab
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Posted on February 24th, 2008 by David Politis
It’s now official: Toshiba is killing off its HD DVD format and going over to Sony’s Blu-Ray high-definition format.
I first wrote about this on January 11, 2008 (“And Da Winner Is . . . Blu-Ray”), after Warner Brothers announcement that it was moving all of its movie titles exclusively to the Blu-Ray format.
Over time, prices of [...]
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Posted on February 21st, 2008 by David Politis
Another spate of technology-related news announcements hit the commercial wire services today for Utah-based and/or Utah-related companies.
Shown below are the respective headlines and distribution times, including hotlinks to the respective releases themselves.
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5:50 a.m. (EST) ACULIS CEO James Stone Appointed President of UVSC’s Computer Science Industrial Advisory [...]
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Posted on February 20th, 2008 by David Politis
DATELINE — LINDON, BLUFFDALE & SANDY, Utah
Three major financial stories hit Utah-based technology companies last week (2-10-08 to 2-16-08):
Lindon-based SCO Group (Pink Sheets: SCOXQ) announced that it has received a $100 million offer to acquire controlling interest in SCO and take it private;
Bluffdale-based Linux Networx announced its been bought by Silicon Graphics (NASDAQ: SGIC); and
RemoteMDx (OTC [...]
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Posted on February 20th, 2008 by David Politis
So I’ve had one of those crazy travel days today we all know about and dread, which means it’s getting pretty late out here in Northern, Northern California.
Nevertheless, included below is a chronological listing of the 13 ”formal” tech-related news releases distributed today via either Business Wire or PR Newswire.
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Posted on February 16th, 2008 by David Politis
Typically, most companies try to avoid distributing positive news releases on a Saturday or Sunday. (Heck, we at Politis Communications generally try to avoid announcing client news on Fridays as well.)
Regardless, circumstances sometimes require a company to distribute press releases during the weekend. Is such the case with today’s announcement from Overstock.com (NASDAQ: OSTK)? I [...]
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Posted on February 15th, 2008 by David Politis
There was only one technology-related news announcement regarding a Utah company or involving Utah for 02/15/08:
4 p.m. (EST) NASA Awards Reusable Solid Rocket Motors Contract Modification.
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UPDATE: Overstock.com (NASDAQ: OSTK) distributed a news release at almost 8 p.m. (EST) last night, so I’ve included the headline and [...]
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Posted on February 14th, 2008 by David Politis
Here’s a summary of technology-related news announcements from Utah companies or involving Utah for 02/14/08.
6:15 a.m. (EST) Broadcast International Announces IPTV/Digital Signage Customer for Breakthrough CodecSys Video Compression Software
Italian InStore Communications Leader, SkyRec, to Deploy Private IPTV Network to Hundreds of McDonald’s Restaurants Throughout Italy Using CodecSys
8:45 a.m. (EST) Park City Group Announces Fiscal Year [...]
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Posted on February 13th, 2008 by David Politis
Here’s a summary of technology-related news announcements from Utah companies or involving Utah for 02/13/08.
6 a.m. (EST) Customers across Utah Can Now Make More Calls and Send More Data Wirelessly Than Ever Before
Verizon Wireless Adds 19 New Cell Sites and Invests $70 Million in the “Beehive State” in 2007
8 a.m. (EST) Richter7 Interactive Team Member Recognized [...]
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