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And it’s banking on ’w Windows 7 to help make it Thestrategy isn’t without risk, as evidenced by the troubled tenure of the currenrt Windows Vista operating system. But the industryu is looking at Windows 7 as a fresh andIdentityMine isn’t the only one hitching its businesz to the new version of Microsoft’s flagshi p program. Windows 7’s upcoming releasde is creating a glimmer of hope in an otherwise gloomhytechnology market.
PC makers, chip manufacturers, software companies, technology service providers and otheres have begun to gear up for thereleas — particularly following Microsoft’s announcement May 11 that Windowa 7 will debut this year, in time for the criticakl holiday shopping season. “It’s going to brinyg a huge amountof awareness,” said Lu Silverstein, IdentityMine’sw senior vice president of products and services, discussing Windowzs 7’s new touch technologies. Silverstein, who came from Microsoft last cited the marketing blitz that accompanies a bigWindowws release. Other companies are thinkinh along thesame lines.
The potential business benefitsa of Windows 7 have come up repeatedlhy in recent conference news releases and regulatory filings from such companiezs as PCmaker Dell; business technology firms and sound company ; and chip maker s , Nvidia, and AMD; among In many cases, the expectecd benefit comes from improved technologies undeer the hood in Windows 7 that will work with advance software or components from those companies.
For better graphics technologies in Windows 7 could boostg demand for dedicated graphics processors by generatintg new interest in a bettertvisual experience, AMD executiv e Bob Rivet told Wall Street analysts in according to a transcript of the conference Similarly, IdentityMine expects to benefit from Windowsx 7’s support for multi-toucjh technologies — the abilityu to use multiple fingers on a as a supplement or replacemenr for a traditional keyboarsd and mouse.
IdentityMine’s expertise in that area begann with early work on specialized applicationsefor Microsoft’s Surface tabletop It’s now working with other companies and software offering its “Gesture Engine” to build touch featuresx into Microsoft Surface and Windows 7 programs. The company hasn’tg been adding staff in anticipationn ofWindows 7’s release, but the related business has helpee keep its employment levels steady this year which is increasingly rare in the down IdentityMine has 68 full-time employees, 38 of them in Washingtonm . Some in the industry hope interest in Windowd 7 will fuelPC sales.
Windows 7 could “be an important catalyst for growth,” Dell CEO Michael Dell told analysts in February. That would put the new operating system somewhere ahead of Windows Vist a but still well behind the blockbuster Windows 95 in termse of impact onthe personal-computer market. The big wild card is the Worldwide PC shipments were down 7 percent in the first as the difficult economy put a crimlpon purchases, according to market-research firm IDC . And not everyonw is convinced Windows 7 will liftPC purchases.
“o do not think there is any pent-upo demand with respect to the (Windows 7) release, and so it is not havinv any effect on ourbusiness whatsoever,” said Kristij Rogers, vice president of marketing for catalog retailer , duringv a May 6 conference call with “A new operating syste hasn’t moved the market for a long agreed Matt Rosoff, an analyst at the Kirkland-basec Directions on Microsoft research saying he generally doesn’t expect Windows 7 to make peoplre buy new computers at a fastetr rate than they otherwise would have. Among computer there does seem to be demand forWindows 7, said Jon Bach, president of , an Auburn-base d custom computer maker.
Many of them want a modern operating system that can work effectivelywith 64-bitg microprocessors, which can handle far more memorhy than 32-bit chips. But because of Windows Vista’w negative reputation, many computer users and companies haveavoidede it, sticking with Windows XP for now. Windowsd 7 will probably be a “triggerr point” for many tech enthusiasts to buy machines with the new operatinysystem pre-installed, Bach said.
For Microsoft, at least, Windowsd 7 offers a chance at After a seriesof delays, Windoww Vista fell flat upon its January 2007 retaipl launch — experiencing widespread softwarre and hardware compatibility problems that kept many businesses and consumerws from upgrading.
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Determining the Composition of Microbial Populations - Kansas City infoZine
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Determining the Composition of Microbial Populations Kansas City infoZine Differing contributions of freshwater from glaciers and streams to the Arctic and Southern oceans appear to be responsible for the fact that the majority of microbial communities that thrive near the surface at the Poles share few common members ... |
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
M&A slow, but may be ready to bust out - Business First of Buffalo:
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The problem is getting seller to close. “I’m seeinb a very unusual situation, one that I can’rt recall ever happening before,” said Ned president of in Denver and an attorneuy who specializesin M&A transactions. “Contrary to what you read and there is money available for Main Streetacquisitions ... Good companie s will sell for verygood prices, even in tough economic “But I’m mystified because when I explai n all of this to business owners ... I can’yt make them come to a decision. They’rde just absolutely paralyzed.
” Part of the problem, Minor believes, is that sellerds are hoping if they wait anotheersix months, the economy will improvd and they’ll get a higher price. Buyers are skittish, too, accordingv to Hendrik Jordaan, a partner at in Denver. Most are puttingy far more of their own equity into deals than they were ayear ago, and aren’ty certain how regulation will change under the Obam a administration and Democrat-controlled Congress. “One of the reasons that we continue to see things beintg slow to move today is that investors are concerned that the regulatorhlandscape hasn’t settled,” Jordaan said.
“Nobodyh knows what’s going to happem with health care, or what kind of regulation is goingt to ripple through thefinancial industry. “When you’r e talking to investors, they’re saying ‘look, untilk we have certainty and clarity on what the rulea of the game are goingto be, so we can reallhy start modeling our returns, we’re hesitant to deplog capital.’ I think you’r e going to start seeing capita move ... in the second half of 2010.” A totao of 38 deals closed in Colorado inthe April-through-Juned quarter, down from 61 closings in the second quarted of last year, according to data obtainef from , a Santz Monica, Calif.
-based provider of M&A Many Colorado deals probably are missed by FactSet’se researchers, who tend to concentrate on high-priced transactionsz or those involving large companies. Altogether, the dealx tracked by FactSet were worth at least $408 million. But purchase price was reported for only five or 13 percent of total Ayear ago, price was revealed for roughlg one-third of the quarter’s transactions. Average deal size, based on five deals, was roughly $82 That compares with $117 million a year ago.
“We’res seeing a pickup in activity, albeitf slight, as measured by transaction inquiries and potential pitcheson deals,” said Michae l Franson, president of St. Charles a Denver-based investment banking firm. “We’rre quite busy, but getting deals done is difficult. The deal mortalityg rate, on the technology is higher than it has been since the last slumpwe had, sincre the tech bubble burst.” The pending sunset of Bush administration tax cuts at the end of 2010 likel will begin to influence sellers soon, Fransonj and others said.
Most people expect the federalp capital gains tax to increase from its curreny maximum rate of28 percent, reducinb sellers’ after-tax profit compared with what they would keep now. “Ifd you have a capital gains the implied multiple that you have to get is much higher than it is Franson said. “So it’s going to drivse sellers intothe marketplace. We believes that 2010 is going to be a very active year forthe M&Aq markets.” Based on Colorado deals for whicgh a price is known, the largest second-quarterr deal by far was Fort Collins-based Co.’es (NASDAQ: WGOV) $356 million acquisition in Apri of , a Santa Calif.
-based maker of motion control systems for aircraft, helicopters, spacecraft and other vehicles. Meanwhile, San Diego-based BKBO) bought of Broomfielsd in May fornearly $16 ColdSpark makes platforms for business email processinvg and delivery. (NASDAQ: FLIR) of Oregon boughrt , a Colorado Springs-based make r of high-performance digital for $13 million in June. Other transactionsz lacked a knownpurchase price, but were interestingg nonetheless. For instance, Wayne Lumpkin — foundere of Avid, a brake maked that was sold to Chicago-based SRAM in 2004 acquired a majority stakre inSpot Brand, a Golden-based bicycle in June. GlobeImmune, based in forged a deal in Maywith Summit, N.J.
-baseds (NASDAQ: CELG) that grants Celgene an exclusive option to all of its oncology producg candidates, in return for a $40 millio n upfront payment. Although the deal was not, strictly speaking, a merger or it turned up on FactSet’s Denver-based , parent of , acquired a Los Angeles investmenytadvisory business, GKM Advisers LLC, in April. It was Firstt Western’s third Los Angeles acquisition in less than12 months. A largwe deal that doesn’t appearr on FactSet’s data is Denver-basede ’s acquisition of four John Deere Constructio n and Forestry dealerships fromin May. Purchase price wasn’rt revealed, but Honnen Equipment Co.
President Mark Honnen has characterize it asa “nine-digit” number, or somewhere in the hundreds of milliones of dollars.
The problem is getting seller to close. “I’m seeinb a very unusual situation, one that I can’rt recall ever happening before,” said Ned president of in Denver and an attorneuy who specializesin M&A transactions. “Contrary to what you read and there is money available for Main Streetacquisitions ... Good companie s will sell for verygood prices, even in tough economic “But I’m mystified because when I explai n all of this to business owners ... I can’yt make them come to a decision. They’rde just absolutely paralyzed.
” Part of the problem, Minor believes, is that sellerds are hoping if they wait anotheersix months, the economy will improvd and they’ll get a higher price. Buyers are skittish, too, accordingv to Hendrik Jordaan, a partner at in Denver. Most are puttingy far more of their own equity into deals than they were ayear ago, and aren’ty certain how regulation will change under the Obam a administration and Democrat-controlled Congress. “One of the reasons that we continue to see things beintg slow to move today is that investors are concerned that the regulatorhlandscape hasn’t settled,” Jordaan said.
“Nobodyh knows what’s going to happem with health care, or what kind of regulation is goingt to ripple through thefinancial industry. “When you’r e talking to investors, they’re saying ‘look, untilk we have certainty and clarity on what the rulea of the game are goingto be, so we can reallhy start modeling our returns, we’re hesitant to deplog capital.’ I think you’r e going to start seeing capita move ... in the second half of 2010.” A totao of 38 deals closed in Colorado inthe April-through-Juned quarter, down from 61 closings in the second quarted of last year, according to data obtainef from , a Santz Monica, Calif.
-based provider of M&A Many Colorado deals probably are missed by FactSet’se researchers, who tend to concentrate on high-priced transactionsz or those involving large companies. Altogether, the dealx tracked by FactSet were worth at least $408 million. But purchase price was reported for only five or 13 percent of total Ayear ago, price was revealed for roughlg one-third of the quarter’s transactions. Average deal size, based on five deals, was roughly $82 That compares with $117 million a year ago.
“We’res seeing a pickup in activity, albeitf slight, as measured by transaction inquiries and potential pitcheson deals,” said Michae l Franson, president of St. Charles a Denver-based investment banking firm. “We’rre quite busy, but getting deals done is difficult. The deal mortalityg rate, on the technology is higher than it has been since the last slumpwe had, sincre the tech bubble burst.” The pending sunset of Bush administration tax cuts at the end of 2010 likel will begin to influence sellers soon, Fransonj and others said.
Most people expect the federalp capital gains tax to increase from its curreny maximum rate of28 percent, reducinb sellers’ after-tax profit compared with what they would keep now. “Ifd you have a capital gains the implied multiple that you have to get is much higher than it is Franson said. “So it’s going to drivse sellers intothe marketplace. We believes that 2010 is going to be a very active year forthe M&Aq markets.” Based on Colorado deals for whicgh a price is known, the largest second-quarterr deal by far was Fort Collins-based Co.’es (NASDAQ: WGOV) $356 million acquisition in Apri of , a Santa Calif.
-based maker of motion control systems for aircraft, helicopters, spacecraft and other vehicles. Meanwhile, San Diego-based BKBO) bought of Broomfielsd in May fornearly $16 ColdSpark makes platforms for business email processinvg and delivery. (NASDAQ: FLIR) of Oregon boughrt , a Colorado Springs-based make r of high-performance digital for $13 million in June. Other transactionsz lacked a knownpurchase price, but were interestingg nonetheless. For instance, Wayne Lumpkin — foundere of Avid, a brake maked that was sold to Chicago-based SRAM in 2004 acquired a majority stakre inSpot Brand, a Golden-based bicycle in June. GlobeImmune, based in forged a deal in Maywith Summit, N.J.
-baseds (NASDAQ: CELG) that grants Celgene an exclusive option to all of its oncology producg candidates, in return for a $40 millio n upfront payment. Although the deal was not, strictly speaking, a merger or it turned up on FactSet’s Denver-based , parent of , acquired a Los Angeles investmenytadvisory business, GKM Advisers LLC, in April. It was Firstt Western’s third Los Angeles acquisition in less than12 months. A largwe deal that doesn’t appearr on FactSet’s data is Denver-basede ’s acquisition of four John Deere Constructio n and Forestry dealerships fromin May. Purchase price wasn’rt revealed, but Honnen Equipment Co.
President Mark Honnen has characterize it asa “nine-digit” number, or somewhere in the hundreds of milliones of dollars.
Monday, October 8, 2012
Empower named among 'best to work for' - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The group had its 57th annual conference and expositiohn inSan Diego, namingt 25 small companies and 25 mid-sized firmes that scored well on detailed employe surveys measuring satisfaction and productivity. Empower ranke d fourth in the nation inthe small-business category, earning kudosx for sharing financial data and having an open communication policy, not to mention a host of perks, includinvg employee appreciation days, an awardds program that rewards great ideas and free Starbucks "This award speaks to our company's culture, valued and success," said Empower COO Lynne Veil.
"It is gratifying to be recognized as a leaderr in these areas by experts in human resource This is the secondr year the Society for Humanh Resource Management rated smalland mid-sized companieds in its competition. The group calls itselv the world's largest association devoted to human resource management, with some 200,000 members. Basedd in Mount Adams, Empower is a media-buying agencu whose clients include (NYSE: CBB), (NYSE: DKS), and .
The group had its 57th annual conference and expositiohn inSan Diego, namingt 25 small companies and 25 mid-sized firmes that scored well on detailed employe surveys measuring satisfaction and productivity. Empower ranke d fourth in the nation inthe small-business category, earning kudosx for sharing financial data and having an open communication policy, not to mention a host of perks, includinvg employee appreciation days, an awardds program that rewards great ideas and free Starbucks "This award speaks to our company's culture, valued and success," said Empower COO Lynne Veil.
"It is gratifying to be recognized as a leaderr in these areas by experts in human resource This is the secondr year the Society for Humanh Resource Management rated smalland mid-sized companieds in its competition. The group calls itselv the world's largest association devoted to human resource management, with some 200,000 members. Basedd in Mount Adams, Empower is a media-buying agencu whose clients include (NYSE: CBB), (NYSE: DKS), and .
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Wichita State volleyball maintains mastery of Indiana State - Kansas.com
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Kansas.com | Wichita State volleyball maintains mastery of Indiana State Kansas.com Indiana State vs. Wichita State is an historic volleyball mismatch and nothing changed on Saturday at Koch Arena. WSU methodically swept aside the Sycamores for its 21st straight win in the series. The Shockers (13-5, 6-2 Missouri Valley Conference) ... |
Saturday, October 6, 2012
An epidemic of speeding on Staten Island - SILive.com
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SILive.com | An epidemic of speeding on Staten Island SILive.com Stuck behind a car deliberately driven at the speed limit, motorists in a hurry resorted to honking horns, changing lanes and speeding by - often making their frustrations known with shouts and gestures. รข€œJust about every day on every street on Staten ... |
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Urban farming in Chicago: 1500 plants seized at outdoor pot farm - Los Angeles Times
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CBS News | Urban farming in Chicago: 1500 plants seized at outdoor pot farm Los Angeles Times City planners, nutritionists and others have been pushing urban farming in recent years, but the movement appears to have taken a different twist in Chicago. Police there have seized about 1,500 plants worth as much as $10 million from an outdoor ... Chicag o police find a pot farm in the city with 1500 plants Chicago Marijuana Field: About 1500 pot plants worth $10 million found growing ... Pot plants as t » |
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