(Cary, N.C.) SAS has been named a leader among nine vendors in The Forrester Wave: Predictive Analytics and Data Mining Solutions, Q1 2010. SAS predictive analytics and data mining solutions were evaluated by Forrester against 53 criteria in three categories through vendor surveys, product demonstration and vendor-reference interviews. SAS earned top overall ranking in all three categories – current offering, strategy and market presence – including perfect scores for functionality, professional services, licensing and cost, direction, and company financials criteria. Read the rest of this entry →

(Raleigh, N.C.) LipoScience, Inc., a leading developer of medical diagnostics using proprietary applications of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, announced today that Richard O. Brajer, the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting at the 2010 UBS Global Healthcare Services Conference on Monday, February 8, at 1:30 p.m., EST, at the Grand Hyatt in New York City. Read the rest of this entry →

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Talecris Biotherapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TLCR) announced today that it was granted orphan drug designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the development of an aerosol formulation of Alpha1-Proteinase Inhibitor (Human, A1PI) to treat congenital alpha1-antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency. AAT deficiency is a chronic, hereditary condition that increases the risk of certain diseases, especially emphysema, which typically emerges in the fourth decade of life. Currently, there are no approved, inhaled treatments available for the treatment of AAT deficiency. Read the rest of this entry →

(Raleigh, N.C.) The North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA), the primary voice of the technology industry in North Carolina, announced its 2010 board members to a sellout crowd of over 400 at its Annual Meeting & Showcase. The Board Members were officially voted in during the business session of the Annual Meeting held Friday, January 29 at the Embassy Suites in Cary. Michael Smith, Research VP at Gartner, provided “The Outlook for IT: 2010 and Beyond.” as the featured speaker of the event. Read the rest of this entry →

(Cary, N.C. and Denver, Co.) FORTRUST, Colorado’s leading high-availability data center services provider and colocation facility, today announced a partnership agreement with Consonus, a leading data center hosting and Managed IT Services provider. This partnership enables each company’s customers to utilize both providers’ data center and colocation facilities for geographically diverse disaster recovery and business continuity options. Read the rest of this entry →

(Charlotte, N.C.) Source Technologies, a world-class provider of MICR and secure print solutions, announced End of Life (EOL) for its Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) 13.5K MICR toner cartridges for the Optra S family of printers. The company is offering a last time buy opportunity for the MICR toner cartridges and special promotional pricing for customers migrating to new Source Technologies branded secure MICR printers. Offers are for a limited time only. Read the rest of this entry →

(Raleigh, N.C.) Kerr Health, a leading diversified health care services provider with expertise in specialty pharmacy, long term care, wellness education, and care management/health intervention, has launched a new Web site at www.kerrhealth.com.  The new site features entry portals for health care professionals, patients and their caregivers, and employers. “We wanted to create a means for providing useful information and engaging our customers,” said Kerr Health president, Mike Brown, RPh. “We believe this new Web site will help us connect with physicians, medical practices, employer groups, long term care facilities, and the general public on a more substantial level.” Read the rest of this entry →

(Durham, N.C.) Business Continuity Professionals of the Carolinas announces its quarterly meeting Thursday, February 18 from 1:30-4:30 p.m. at NetApp in Durham. Read the rest of this entry →

(Cary, N.C.) SAS has been placed in the Leaders quadrant of the Gartner Inc. Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms,1 ranking it among vendors Gartner says are “reasonably strong in breadth and depth of their business intelligence (BI) platform capabilities, and can deliver enterprisewide implementations that support a broad BI strategy.” Read the rest of this entry →

(Durham, N.C.) Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, announces another industry-best reported efficacy record of 208 lumens per watt for a white power LED. This R&D result passes a significant milestone within the solid-state lighting industry as well as demonstrates Cree’s relentless drive to increase the performance of its LEDs. Cree’s tests confirmed that the LED produced 208 lumens of light output and achieved 208 lumens per watt efficacy at a correlated color temperature of 4579 K. The tests were conducted under standard LED test conditions at a drive current of 350 mA at room temperature. Read the rest of this entry →

(Charlotte, N.C.) Factory Reimbursement announced today that it launched a new low-cost research and reporting service for medical device companies that wish to market and sell products in Europe.  Manufacturers of medical devices and importers can now purchase customized reports that explain the intricacies of obtaining insurance reimbursement for their particular product, specific to the markets in which they hope to sell.  These reports are in addition to Factory’s broader reimbursement reports and database.  All are available through the website http://www.factory-reimbursement.com. Read the rest of this entry →

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Lenovo Group today reported results for its third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2009. During the third quarter, Lenovo’s worldwide PC shipments increased 42 percent year-over-year, helping the Company to achieve for the third straight quarter its highest market share ever at nine percent. Comparatively, industry PC shipments increased 17 percent worldwide during the same period. Read the rest of this entry →