(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) today introduced three new ThinkServers to bring growing businesses, branch offices and managed service providers server technology that fits their performance needs and budgets. With models starting under $900, the ThinkServer RD230, RD240 and TD230 mark Lenovo’s entrance into the value dual processor server market. The trio offers unexpected features for the price, such as remote management, energy saving configurations and advanced data protection. (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE:MLM) today announced that it will provide an online Web simulcast of its second quarter 2010 earnings conference call on Tuesday, August 3, 2010. The Company will release results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010, that morning before the market opens. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) CED, a private, nonprofit organization that promotes entrepreneurial efforts in North Carolina, has selected its inaugural class of North Carolina Companies to Watch, growth-stage entrepreneurial companies that demonstrate high performance in the marketplace, exhibit innovative products or display other unique qualities that make them “worth watching.” (more…)

  (Charlotte, N.C.) Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE:CSL) reported net sales from continuing operations of $709.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, an 11% increase from net sales of $636.7 million in the second quarter of 2009. The Interconnect Technologies segment’s acquisitions of Jerrik and Electronic Cable Specialists (ECS) and the Engineered Transportation Solutions segment’s acquisition of Japan Power Brake contributed $15.7 million in sales, or 2.5%, in the second quarter of 2010. Organic sales increased by 8.6% from the same quarter in the prior year, with sales growth primarily in the Construction Materials, Engineered Transportation Solutions and Interconnect Technologies segments. (more…)

(Greensboro, N.C.) Following the June 24 announcement, UL has now extended the UL Listing to include Gilbarco Encore blenders with the flexible fuel option. These additional six models are among the first to be approved to blend mid-level ethanol/gasoline products containing up to 85% ethanol. A total of 22 Gilbarco dispenser configurations (blenders and MPDs) are now approved for use with fuels up to E85. (more…)

(Raleigh and Charlotte, N.C.) North Carolina’s leader in home medical equipment advocacy and education, NCAMES, has launched the informational clearinghouse SaveJobsNC.com to educate state and local leaders as well as Medicare beneficiaries about the effects of pending job losses due to federal health care regulations. Industry experts are projecting 600 positions will be cut in the greater Charlotte area due to new Medicare bidding rules implemented by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in Washington, D.C.  Between 1,200-1,600 job cuts are expected statewide as HME providers across North Carolina are either blocked from servicing patients who use Medicare to pay for their essential equipment, or are forced by CMS to provide services at sub-industry prices. The first round of bidding for CMS approvals in Charlotte was just completed two weeks ago, with hundreds of HME providers left out in the cold, while others winning contracts are scrambling to provide services in the face of massive revenue cuts. (more…)

  (Cary, N.C.) Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq:INTU) has transformed its healthcare business by combining newly acquired Medfusion with its Quicken Health Group to create a new business unit called Intuit Health. Based in Cary, N.C., the group is committed to improving healthcare through innovative online connected services that make the clinical, administrative, and financial side of healthcare easier for everyone. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Ana T. Menendez, Ph.D., Senior Director of Biotechnology at Catalent Pharma Solutions, has been invited by the Taiwan Biotech Organization to lead a one-day workshop on GMP Bioassay Validation and GLP Immunogenicity Method Development on July 28, 2010. Dr. Menendez will also be delivering a podium presentation titled “Effective Transfer of Complex Biological Method” at the Key Technology Forum in Protein Drug Development, July 29, 2010. The Forum will focus on upstream process development, downstream process development, analytical and bioassay method development, formulation development and manufacturing, facility construction, and quality assurance and regulatory issues. (more…)

(Charlotte, N.C.) Camstar Systems, Inc. announced today that it has acquired SigmaQuest, a rapidly growing provider of SaaS (Software as a Service) Supply Chain Intelligence solutions. SigmaQuest serves the largest brands in the world in the High Tech/Electronics, Solar, Clean Tech, Medical Device and A&D industries. SigmaQuest SaaS products coupled with Camstar’s Enterprise Platform create the most comprehensive solution for advancing product quality across the extended supply chain. (more…)

(Wake Forest, N.C.) PowerSecure International, Inc. (Nasdaq: POWR) has scheduled its second quarter 2010 earnings release and conference call for Thursday, August 5, 2010, after the market close. The Company will issue its second quarter 2010 earnings release at approximately 4:15 p.m. eastern time, and will hold its earnings conference call from 5:30-6:30 p.m. eastern time. (more…)

(Atlanta, Ga.) Southeast BIO (SEBIO) announced that it has selected ten semifinalists in its fourth annual BIO/Plan Competition. Launched in 2007, the BIO/Plan Competition is a program developed to promote the creation of new life science companies based in the Southeast. Working closely with technology transfer offices and entrepreneurs throughout the region, the Competition is bringing forward opportunities from leading Southeastern research universities and centers. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.) Collaborative product design and development firm Montie Design is proud to announce the launch of its computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis service utilizing industry-leading design simulation software from Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc. (more…)