Business Agreements
Geisinger Health System Implements Aethon's MedEx
Aethon's MedEx system, the first advanced automated tracking and "chain of custody" documentation system is improving the real-time location and status of medication delivery for Geisinger Health System's pharmacy. Combining passive RFID technology and biometrics capabilities built into the TUG's secure carts, MedEx automatically creates an electronic chain of custody receipt (person, location, date, time) indicating when an item is placed in and removed from the TUG. Learn about the full range of Aethon's asset control devices at www.aethon.com.
July 13, 2010 | Permalink
Florida Adopts Carnegie Learning as Core Math Materials
The Florida Department of Education has adopted Carnegie Learning Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II Textbooks and ancillary software as core mathematics instructional materials for use in Florida school districts through June 2016. The state-specific textbooks provide content customized to support the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards. Carnegie Learning Math Curricula are aligned to all state and most district standards and to the five content strands of the standards set by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Learn more at www.carnegielearning.com.
May 25, 2010 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Partners with TX School District
Carnegie Learning has partnered with Pawnee Independent School District in Texas to improve junior high math. The school district received a three-year Texas Education Agency (TEA) grant which includes professional development for teachers (given by Carnegie Learning) and 20 laptop computers equiped with Carnegie Learning software. Pawnee was the smallest of 9 school districts in Texas selected for the grant.
May 20, 2010 | Permalink
Raytown, MO Renews Carnegie Learning Investment
Raytown School District (near Kansas City, MO) has renewed its investment in Carnegie Learning Math Curricula following an initial three years of implementation that delivered measureable improvement in math scores. Carnegie Learning Bridge to Algebra Textbooks and Cognitive Tutor Software are used as core math programs in the district's three middle schools, and Cognitive Tutor Algebra I and Geometry software will be used as supplemental solutions in Raytown's high schools and with advanced middle school students. Learn more about the full suite of Carnegie Learning math solutions at www.carnegielearning.com.
May 18, 2010 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Wins $2.4 M Contract
Carnegie Learning has been awarded a $2.4 million contract from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to provide supplemental math instruction to more than 3,000 middle school students in the state. The 2-year program launches in fall 2010 and includes an extensive professional development component to provide 170 hours of training per teacher per year in math content and instructional methods. The goal of the program is to prepare students in grades 5-8 to pass and move successfully to high school. Learn more at www.carnegielearning.com.
February 9, 2010 | Permalink
ClearCount Signs Distribution Agreement with Medline
ClearCount Medical Solutions has named Medline Industries as the exclusive distributor for its SmartWand-DTX and SmartSponge System. These systems, the only FDA-cleared systems using RFID to both count and locate surgical sponges, use a technology featuring chip-embedded sponges to help eliminate surgical errors and improve patient safety. Learn more about the award-winning medical devices from ClearCount at www.clearcount.com.
January 19, 2010 | Permalink
BRC Selects TOA
TOA Technologies will implement its SaaS solution to manage and optimize Blue Ridge Communications' (BRC) field workforce to reduce operations costs, while improving customer service. BRC is a leading cable and broadband service provider in Pennsylvania. TOA will offer BRC dispatchers a real-time predictive picture of the field so they can easily manage technician routes and schedules as needed to meet appointment time commitments made to subscribers waiting at home. Learn more about TOA's leading SaaS solutions at www.toatech.com.
January 19, 2010 | Permalink
BitArmor Acquired by Trustwave
Trustwave, the leading provider of on-demand data security and payment card industry compliance management solutions to businesses and organizations throughout the world, has acquired BitArmor; terms of the deal are confidential. Patrick McGregor, CEO of BitArmor said, "Encryption has become mission-critical technology for government and companies in every industry, and delivering it broadly as part of Trustwave's solutions will bring immediate benefits to both large and small organizations. Our team of encryption experts is very excited about becoming part of the Turstwave team." Patrick will remain with the company in a strategic role as senior vice president for emerging technologies, and Trustwave will maintain (and grow) the Pittsburgh office location. Learn more by visiting the BitArmor and Trustwave websites.
January 12, 2010 | Permalink
Oklahoma Adopts Carnegie Learning Curricula
The Oklahoma State Textbook Committee has approved Carnegie Learning Bridge to Algebra, Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II Textbooks as core mathematics curricula and its Cognitive Tutor Software programs as supplementary curricula for implementation through June 2016. Carnegie Learning Math Curricula are aligned to all state and most district standards and to the five content strands of the standards set by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Learn more at www.carnegielearning.com.
December 17, 2009 | Permalink
Indiana Adopts Carnegie Learning Custom Solution
Carnegie Learning reports that the Indiana DOE has approved custom Indiana state editions of it's Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II and Integrated Math series textbooks, as well as the Cognitive Tutor Software as adopted high school mathematics curricula through June 30, 2016. In the state textbook adoption process, the Indiana State Board of Education advocates for the use of technologically enabled learning materials. Visit the company's website to learn more about its research-based math solutions.
December 10, 2009 | Permalink
Oregon DOE Adopts Carnegie Learning Curricula
The Oregon Department of Education has adopted Carnegie Learning Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II Textbooks and Cognitive Tutor Software as Mathematics, Grades 9-12 basal curricula for use through 2016. Under an extensive review process, the Carnegie Learning math programs were found to provide a high level of differentiation, promote student discourse, deliver self-paced instruction, align with a credit by proficiency model, provide continual formative assessment and feedback, and supply assessment data for teachers, students, and parents. Read more about Carnegie Learning's research-based math curricula on the company's website.
November 19, 2009 | Permalink
BodyMedia Expands Overseas Offerings
BodyMedia has launched the Ki Fit Lifestyle and Caolorie Management System by Ki Performance. Through the company's first strategic partner in Europe, BodyMedia is extending its breaktrhough lifestyle and calorie management solution to consumers in the United Kingdom. For the first time, overseas customers will be able to use the same effective, clinically accurate and web-based body-monitoring products as thousands of customers throughout the U.S. Learn more at www.bodymedia.com.
October 6, 2009 | Permalink
LegalZoom Chooses ThinkVine
LegalZoom has chosen ThinkVine's The Emerging Marketplace to help identify and sustain the right marketing investments. This marks ThinkVine's latest foray into the non-consumer goods market. ThinkVine's selection was primarily based on the platform's ability to revisit the marketing plan as needed to make quick media adjustments throughout the year. Learn more about ThinkVine's marketing simulation and planning platform, The Emerging Marketplace at www.thinkvine.com.
September 17, 2009 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Partners with Georgia School for Curricula Development
Carnegie Learning is developing a new middle school Georgia math sequence in partnership with the Richmond County School System in Augusta. The three-year math program will include student textbooks, teacher materials and professional development programs, and will be implemented in the Richmond County School System in the 2010-2011 school year. The new curricula will emphasize a deeper conceptual knowledge of math based on problem solving, reasoning, the use of multiple representations and making real-world connections to the concepts. Learn more about researched-based math programs in Georgia and across the country at www.carnegielearning.com.
September 15, 2009 | Permalink
Dothan City Schools Purchase Carnegie Learning Math Curricula
Dothan City Schools in Alabama purchased Carnegie Learning Bridge to Algebra and Algebra I Math Curricula Solutions for implementation this fall for nearly 1200 students in the District's four middle schools. The purchase was made with special allocation funds from the city of Dothan. The curricula will be used as a Response to Intervention solution in two middle schools and as a math acceleration program in two middle school magnet programs. Learn more at www.carnegielearning.com.
September 1, 2009 | Permalink
TX School District Uses Stimulus Funds for Carnegie Learning Math Program
Crystal City Independent School District, southwest Texas, used American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds to purchase Carnegie Learning Professional Development programs for teachers and Math Curricula for the five elementary, middle and high schools in the district. The district purchased six Carnegie Learning Math Content Academies for teachers in kindergarten through 8th grade, including the workshops Developing Mathematical Understanding and Developing Algebraic Thinking; for students in grade 6-12, Bridge to Algebra, Algebra I and Geometry software, print resources and collaborative classroom activities will be implemented. Learn more at www.carnegielearning.com.
August 25, 2009 | Permalink
Avera McKennan Hospital Adds Aethon TUGs
Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, will introduce two new robotic workers to their ranks this fall. Two Aethon TUG automated robotic delivery devices will spend most of the day delivering drugs to upper floors in the hospital from the Pharmacy Department in the basement, and may also deliver mail, meals and small equipment. The robots, leased for $4.50/hour each, will serve as a big time-saver for the Pharmacy Technicians who can make 20 or more hand deliveries a day. Alleviating administrative and time-consuming processes creates more time for patient-care is a very positive thing indeed. Learn more about Aethon's hospital delivery and asset management systems at www.aethon.com.
August 20, 2009 | Permalink
Hamilton County & Carnegie Learning Develop 8th Grade Math Curriculuum
Hamilton County Schools in Chattanooga, TN has purchased a custom math textbook and software program developed in partnership with Carnegie Learning for use this fall. All 8th graders in Hamilton County schools will use either Carnegie Learning Tennessee Bridge to Algebra Grade 8 Mathematics or Carnegie Learning Algebra I. Hamilton County Schools also renewed the purchase of Carnegie Learning Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II Curricula for a fifth year in all 18 district high schools. The No Child Left Behind percentages of Hamilton County Schools' students scoring proficient or advanced in mathematics have increased for the third consecutive year, improving from 76% in 2007 to 89% in 2009. Read more about Carnegie Learning at www.carnegielearning.com.
August 13, 2009 | Permalink
Deer Valley Unified School District to Implement Carnegie Learning Program
Carnegie Learning's Algebra I Curriculum will be implemented this fall in the Deer Valley Unified School District in Phoenix, AZ. The school district purchased the Algebra I program for all five district high schools for use through the 2014 school year. Students in grades 9 through 12 willl use the program as the core ninth grade math curriculum at one site, and as the supplemental response to intervention solution in four schools. The Blended Algebra I Math Curricula includes interactive software lessons, consumable textbooks, collaborative classroom activity, and Professional Development services. Learn more at www.carnegielearning.com.
August 6, 2009 | Permalink
Missouri District Implements Algebra Intervention Program
Carnegie Learning's Bridge to Algebra program will be implemented in St. Louis's Hazelwood School District starting this fall and running at least through 2014. The program is designed to prepare students who lack the skills and/or preparation to enter Algebra I. Hazelwood School District purchased the complete Bridge to Algebra textbook and Cognitive Tutor software program for 900 ninth-grade students in its three high schools. To learn more about the Bridge to Algebra or Cognitive Tutor program, please visit www.carnegielearning.com.
August 4, 2009 | Permalink
Greene County, NC Adopts Full Suite of Carnegie Learning Curricula
Greene County Schools in North Carolina has adopted the full suite of Carnegie Learning Math Curricula Solutions for its middle and two high schools beginning in August. The 1800-student implementation includes the company's Blended Math Curricula Solutions which integrate interactive software, textbooks, and collaborative classroom activity supported by ongoing formative assessments and professional development services. Students in Greene County will use Cognitive Tutor Bridge to Algebra, Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II programs. Learn more at www.carnegielearning.com.
July 30, 2009 | Permalink
TOA and Amdocs Partner for Enhanced Customer Care
TOA Technologies has formed a partnership with Amdocs, the leading provider of customer experience systems to provide a comprehensive customer care solution for the worldwide communications service industry. The offering will combine Amdocs' industry leading customer experience with TOA's innovative on-demand software, ETAdirect. As a result, telecom, cable and broadband service providers can manage the entire customer experience, from start-of-order in the traditional call center to completion of in-home services and beyond. By improving field workforce management and related customer communications, companies can dramatically reduce operating costs and improve customer retention. Learn more at www.toatech.com.
June 4, 2009 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Program to Help Texas Students
Columbus (TX) High School students struggling in math will have the opportunity for extra help next school year, as the Columbus Independent School District Board has approved the purchase of the Carnegie Learning Program for high school math. The program is designed to target students who fail the math portion of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills test by serving as a supplement to the high school math curriculum with computer and workbook applications. Learn more at www.carnegielearning.com.
May 26, 2009 | Permalink
Atlanta Public Schools Choose Carnegie Learning
Atlanta Public Schools has purchased Carnegie Learning Georgia Mathematics 1 and Georgia Mathematics 2 textbooks and Adaptive Math Software for all high school students enrolled in the District's Math Support program. Implementation of the instructional materials will begin immediately and extend through this summer and throughout the 2009-2010 academic year. In addition to Atlanta Public Schools, over 130 George middle and high schools have adopted Carnegie Learning to meet new, more rigorous high school math requirements introduced by teh Georgia Department of Education in fall 2008. Learn more at www.carnegielearning.com.
May 7, 2009 | Permalink
Landslide Now Available on the Force.com AppExchange
The Landslide Sales P3 System is now available on the Force.com AppExchange from salesforce.com. Salesforce.com users can now quickly and easily add Landslide's Sales P3 System allowing companies to leverage their investment in Salesforce CRM to build a sales production system that transforms individual performers into a world-class team of consistent sales producers empowered to drive high-volume sales, high-value sales and higher sales velocity. Applications built on the Force.com platform can be distributed to the entire cloud computing community through the Force.com AppExchange marketplace at http://www.salesforce.com/appexchange/. Learn more about the Landslide Sales P3 System at www.landslide.coom.
May 5, 2009 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Partners to Improve Math Instruction in Latin America
Carnegie Learning has formed a partnership with Carnegie Mellon University and universities in Mexico, Central, and South America to develop Cognitive Tutor math software for secondary school students that is adapted to the regional contexts and languages of their countries. The goal of the partnership is to understand how innovative, research-based math instruction can integrate with educational systems in these countries to help improve student math performance. This project expands upon an earlier collaboration among Carnegie Mellon University and universities in five Latin American countries that promotes infrastructure growth and supports the effective uses of educational technology in secondary schools. Learn more at www.carnegielearning.com.
May 5, 2009 | Permalink
Belo Corp. Selects Landslide
Belo Corporation (NYSE: BLC), one of the nation's largest pure play, publicly-traded television companies, has selected Landslide's Sales P3 (LSP3) System as its corporate sales system. This agreement enables the sales organizations in each of Belo's 20 television stations to use the LSP3 System to execute their sales strategies and support sales operations. Learn more about Landslide's Sales Production System -- the first system to combine sales process consistency with sales performance technology and outsourced administrative services, at www.landslide.com.
April 7, 2009 | Permalink
Recovery School District Doubles Carnegie Learning Implementation
The Recovery School District in New Orleans purchased $300,000 of Carnegie Learning Adaptive Math Solutions for middle and high school students as part of an ongoing focus on intervention and extended learning. The school district originally purchased Cognitive Tutor Software in 2007 as a math intervention strategy and the district recognized positive results. Carnegie Learning programs meet the New Orleans state requirement that curricula be grounded in scientifically based research. Learn more about Carnegie Learning at www.carnegielearning.com.
March 19, 2009 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Curricula Preferred Learning Resource in KY Through 2015
The Kentucky State Textbook Commission has approved Carnegie Learning Bridge to Algebra, Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry textbooks for use in middle and high schools from 2009-2015. Clinton County School District in Kentucky has been using the company's Bridge to Algebra, Algebra I and Geometry Math Solutions since 2006, and recently added the final component of the program, Algebra II. Paula Little, Clinton County School District Instructional Supervisor said that the implementation of Carnegie Learning curricula in the classrooms has brought "tremendous gains on [the] state math assessment scores." Learn more at www.carnegielearning.com.
November 13, 2008 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Partners with Noel-Levitz on Math Readiness
Carnegie Learning has partnered with enrollment management consultants Noel-Levitz in an effort to help increase college-level student rentention through improved math readiness. The partnership will pair retention management and consulting services from Noel-Levitz with Carnegie Learning's research-based Developmental Math Solution. For more information, visit www.carnegielearning.com.
October 30, 2008 | Permalink
Chalmers Adds Imago LEAP Atom Probe
According to Imago Scientific Instruments and FEI Company, Chalmers University has installed Imago's LEAP 3000X HR atom probe in the university's Applied Physics Microsocpy and Microanalysis facility based in Goteborg, Sweden. Chalmers selected Imago's LEAP atom probe after a competitve evaluation of the technical capabilities of several atom probe solutions. Key performance criteria in the final selection were Imago's best-in-class mass resolution and data rate. Imago's LEAP 3000X HR microscope will complement the FEI systems already in use at the facility, including: Titan 80-300 S/TEM, Strata DB-235 DualBeam, and Quanta 200 Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (ESEM). Visit www.imago.com for more information.
October 9, 2008 | Permalink
Plextronics Awarded $1.2M for Flexible Printed Electronics
Plextronics, Inc. has secured $1.2 million in government funding as part of the 2009 Defense Appropriations Bill Continuing Resolution (H.R. 2638) that was signed into law on September 30. The award is a new contract for the company to develop flexible and light-weight printed electronics for the United States Military, including products and applications such as flexible solar panels for tent tops, solar-powered foldable blankets and helmet-mounted panels, printed lighting, flexible displays and printed circuitry. Catch up with Plextronics at the International AVS Symposium & Exhibition October 19-24 in Boston, or at the Global Plastic Electronics Conference & Showcase October 27-28 in Berlin, Germany.
October 6, 2008 | Permalink
CustomerCentric Systems Now a Referring Partner for Landslide's CCS Edition
Landslide Technologies announced that CustomerCentric Systems, LLC has named Landslide as the standard technology platform to complement its subscription-based CustomerCentric Selling (CCS) training and consulting service. Landslide CCS Edition fully integrates the CCS approach of enabling salespeople to collaborate more effectively with their buying audience. Chris Kiminas, VP of Sales Process Consulting Services for Landslide, said "The CCS/Landslide relationship truly embodies a synergy between technology and the human element of the sales cycle. By automating delivery of an actionable sales process in real time, via the Web, we are enabling sales professioinals to focus on what they do best - communicating effectively with their customers and prospects to close the deal." Visit www.landslide.com to learn more.
September 18, 2008 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning's RTI Adopted by Schools in Texas, Georgia
Carnegie Learning's Adaptive Math Solutions have been adopted by Bartow County Schools in Georgia and Del Valle Indpendent School District in Texas as a Response to Intervention (RTI) program for students likely to struggle with the transition from middle school to high school mathematics. Carnegie Learning's sales of RTI programs are growing across the country as states mandate higher-level math requirements. In Bartow County Scools, the District used state grant funding to purchase Carnegie Learning's Integrated Math 1 software for middle schools this fall; while Del Valle is implementing the company's Bridge to Algebra and Algebra I Adaptive Math Solutions at the high school level.
September 16, 2008 | Permalink
Green-Ear Technology Brings Voice to Torque
GarageGames and Green-Ear (a subsidiary of Ayalogic) have partnered to offer Green-Ear's Torque Integrated Software Development Kit. The new partnership allows game developers to easily add voice and text chat, voice morphing, private channels and more into their games. The two companies showcased the extensive voice capabilities of Green-Ear technology working in the Torque Game Engine at the recently held Game Developer Conference in Austin, TX. The integrated SDK will be available on GarageGames.com with prices starting at $49.95. For more information, visit www.green-ear.com.
September 16, 2008 | Permalink
Aethon to Partner with RE2 to Develop RNA
As part of a Phase II SBIR Program awarded by the US Army, RE2 will partner with Aethon and AnthroTronix to deliver a prototype Robotic Nursing Assistant (RNA). During the 2-year Phase II, RE2 will work to develop a practical prototype of the RNA including two arms, hands, torso, and wheeled base. RE2 is leveraging its dexterous manipulation expertise to design the RNA's manipulator arms. RE2 is partnering with proven robotics technology providers for the robotic platform and intuitive control componets of this program.
August 28, 2008 | Permalink
BodyMedia and Nestle Partner for Weightloss
BodyMedia and Nestle HeathCare Nutrition have formed a strategic partnership to promote the SenseWear WMS solution to clinics using Optifast, Nestle's medically-monitored weight loss program. Sean Foster, vice president of marketing at Nestle HealthCare Nutrition, said: "Combining Optifast and SenseWear enables weight loss clinics to offer the Optifast meal replacement programs with comprehensive lifestyle education through personal body monitoring. We feel strongly that these complementary solutions will help patients lose weight, while allowing them to truly understand what it takes to achieve calorie balance by having personal data to assist in keeping the weight off."
August 8, 2008 | Permalink
BitArmor Teams with Reconnex
BitArmor Systems, the leader in data control software, has partnered with Reconnex, the leader in information monitoring and protection appliances to form a complete data loss prevention solution with encryption. The agreement leverages the Reconnex Open API and BitArmor's enterprise encryption capabilities to find and protect sensitive data anywhere on the network. The agreement will enable an enterprise-class solution that defines and enforces policies for the protection of sensitive information. Learn more at www.bitarmor.com.
August 7, 2008 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Use Expands in Chicago
The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has purchased Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor(R) Bridge to Algebra and Algebra I curricula for eight additional high schools, bringing to 25 the total number of high schools using the company's math instructions as part of Chicago's High School Transformation project. Initially, Carnegie Learning's solutions were selected for eight schools, and over the last two years, CPS has consistently expanded the implementation of Carnegie Learning's blended textbook and software solutions. Chicago Public Schools is the nation's third largest school system and includes more than 600 schools serving 435,000 students. Learn more about Cognitive Tutor at www.carnegielearning.com.
July 30, 2008 | Permalink
Hamilton County Renews Carnegie Learning Purchase
Hamilton County Tennessee Schools, serving the Chattanooga area, has renewed the purchase of Carnegie Learning Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II programs for the upcoming 2008-2009 academic year. Carnegie Learning's Algebra I program was originally purchased in 2001 as a pilot curriculum for three schools, and the district has since expanded implementation to serve as the core mathematics curricula at all 16 high schools and 22 middle schools in the district. "Teachers are noticing a great improvement not only in their students' problem solving abilities, but in their reading, writing, and technology skills" says Christy Evans, Director of Secondary Math & Science for Hamilton County Tennessee Schools. Learn more about Carnegie Learning at www.carnegielearning.com.
July 17, 2008 | Permalink
Nestle Healthcare Nutrition and BodyMedia Form Strategic Partnership
Nestle HealthCare Nutrition, Inc. and BodyMedia, Inc. have formed a strategic partnership to promote SenseWear(R) WMS to clinics using OPTIFAST(R), Nestle's medically-monitored weight loss program. Michael Soule, Senior Director of Sales & Partnerships at BodyMedia says, "BodyMedia is very excited to work with the global leader in healthcare nutrition. We are confident that by combining these two world-class offerings, patients will see impoved and sustained weight loss." Read more at www.bodymedia.com.
July 8, 2008 | Permalink
Cox Picks TOA to Enhance its Customer Service
Cox Communications has chosen TOA Technologies as its exclusive provider of customer appointment and mobile workforce management systems. Cox Communications is the nation's third-largest cable and broadband communications provider. TOA's SaaS Customer Appointment Management (CAM) solution, ETAdirect, will help Cox schedule, route and manage its nearly 6,000field service technicians from coast to coast. Among other benefits, ETAdirect will provide more accurate estimations of appointment times, allowing for calls to customers when technicians are en route and less than 60 minutes away. Learn more at www.toatech.com.
June 26, 2008 | Permalink
3 Georgia County Schools Adopt Carnegie Learning Custom Math Programs
Carnegie Learning's Georgia Math 1 & 2 programs have been purchased by three Georgia School Districts -- Bibb, Hall and Columbia County Schools. Carnegie Learning's customized Georgia Math curricula are designed, specifically, to meet new, more rigorous high school math requirements being implemented by the Georgia Department of Education beginning in the fall of 2008. Bibb and Hall Counties also purchaesd Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor(R) software for Math Support, an intelligent software program that provides differentiated instruction by adapting the learning path to each student's understanding of mathematical concepts. Read more about Georgia Math and Carnegie Learning on www.carnegielearning.com.
June 17, 2008 | Permalink
TOA and ONO Work Together to Manage Field Operations
TOA Technologies, the leading provider of Customer Appointment Management solutions for companies managing mobile workforces, and ONO, Spain's largest broadband communications provider, are using TOA's SaaS solution to drive productivity, revenue and enhanced customer satisfaction by managing field operations in a more strategic, customer-focused manner. TOA's Customer Appointment Management solution combines advanced mobile workforce management technology, predictive intelligence and interactive customer communications to accurately identify the technician's Time of Arrival (TOA) at the customer's home and narrow the wait window from the 4-8 hour standard to 60 minutes or less. Read more about the agreement on www.toatech.com.
May 13, 2008 | Permalink
FEI and Imago Announce Collaboration
FEI Company (Nasdaq:FEIC) and Imago Scientific Instruments have formed a comprehensive collaboration on the distribution and marketing of Imago's LEAP product line. The arrangements allow for FEI to establish an equity position in Imago and the option for FEI to purchase Imago in the future. The alliance combines FEI's leadership in providing tools for nanoscale exploration and discovery with Imago's leadership in providing innovative and commercially viable atom probe technology. "For Imago, the new partnership is a part of the evolution from being an instrumentation provider to a solution provider," says Tom Kelly, CEO, CTO and founder of Imago. Read more about Imago and FEI on www.imago.com.
April 15, 2008 | Permalink
Whitley County, KY Purchases Carnegie Learning Program
Whitley County School System in southeast Kentucky is adopting Carnegie Learning's Bridge to Algebra and Geometry programs to help improve math scores and graduation rates in the county. The $95,000 purchase was made with Federal Title I funds. Some Whitley County students are already using the Algebra I program as part of the nationwide study conducted by the RAND Corporation and funded by the US Department of Education, assessing the effectiveness of Carnegie Learning's Algebra I programs.
April 10, 2008 | Permalink
Precision Therapeutics Adds 8 Million Convered Lives Under Contract
Precision Therapeutics has signed contracts with National Preferred Provider Network (NPPN), PlanCare America (PCA), RMSCO and SEIBA Inc. Sean McDonald, CEO of Precision Therapeutics, said, "Precision Therapeutics is pleased to add these organizations to our growing list of payor organizations under contract. Contracting with these leading organizations expands the number of covered lives, thus allowing our technology to be available to more patients and allowing for faster reimbursements of claims."
April 8, 2008 | Permalink
Aethon Partners with RE2 to Develop RNA
Aethon has partnered with RE2, a leading developer of intelligent modular manipulation systems, in the design of a Robotic Nursing Assistant, or RNA. The RNA concept combines Aethon's proven mobile robotic platform and sophisticated navigation technology with RE2's intelligent dexterous manipulation expertise. The RNA will be designed to be an extension of the nurse when performing physically challenging tasks, such as moving a patient from a gurney to a hospital bed. To support design of the RNA, RE2 received a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract grant from the US Army's TATRC.
April 8, 2008 | Permalink
Landslide Announces WebEx Connect On-Demand Solution
Landslide Technologies has announced Landslide Victory, a new sales application based on the WebEx Connect platform designed to help salespeople stay focused on moving deals through their pipeline and improving sales production. Landslide's sales software helps organizations consistently achieve their revenue objectives by establishing a unified sales process and ensuring usage of sales best-practices and prescribed sales messaging. Landslide's sales software is a cornerstone of the Sales 2.0 approach. Read the full release on the Landslide website.
March 26, 2008 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Releases Georgia Mathematics 1
Carnegie Learning has released a new math curriculum designed specifically to meet new, more rigorous high school math requirements being implemented by the Georgia Department of Education in the fall of 2008. In the development of the Georgia Mathematics 1 program, Carnegie Learning leveraged more than 20 years of ongoing research into how students learn, to build a curriculum and ongoing Professional Development programs to help students to succeed in higher-level courses, prepare for college and qualify for more competitive positions in the workforce. Log on to www.carnegielearning.com/Georgia to receive a sample textbook of Georgia Mathematics 1.
February 7, 2008 | Permalink
Imago Delivers 2nd Microscope to Montanuniversitat Leoben
Imago Scientific Instruments has deliverd its second Local Electron Atom Probe (LEAP) microscope, the LEAP 3000X HR, to the Montanuniversitat Leoben's Department of Physical Metallurgy and Materials Testing. Leoben's reserch focuses on the development of high-performance metal alloy materials. Read the full press release here.
January 31, 2008 | Permalink
Renal Solutions Acquired by Fresenius Medical Care
Renal Solutions (RSI) has been acquired by Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (NYSE: FMS, FMS/P). RSI will continue operations as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fresenius Medical Care, the largest integrated global provider of dialysis products and services. Peter DeComo will continue to lead RSI in Warrendale, PA and Oklahoma City, OK. Visit www.renalsolutionsinc.com or www.fmc-ag.com to learn more about the acquisition and the companies.
November 29, 2007 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Upgrades Software Access
Carnegie Learning has upgraded its hosted software solution and relocated it to IBM's managed hosting services. CEO of Carnegie Learning, Dennis Ciccone, explains, "Our customers are students, teachers and administrators who depend upon consistent availability and easy access to upgrades and new offerings. We look forward to working with IBM to deliver what we believe to be the best software delivery solution available." The enhanced hosting solution provides 24x7 availability to all of its software products with improved performance over its predecessor.
November 27, 2007 | Permalink
Plextronics Recieves Investment from Applied Ventues
Plextronics has received a strategic investment by Applied Ventures, LLC, the venture capital arm of Applied Materials, Inc., to help the company continue to expand its product development and manufacturing capabilities, as well as increase its investment in sales and marketing activities. The investment comes on the heels of Plextronics's recently closed $20.6 million Series B financing, bringing the total in equity capital to $41 million that Plextronics has raised over the last five years.
November 8, 2007 | Permalink
Columbiana County Board of MR/DD Chooses CH Mack
The Columbiana County (OH) Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (MR/DD) has chosen CH Mack's Q Continuum System for its case management needs. The Q Continuum System contains a complete suite of functions supporting "best in class" case management processes utilized by today's leading health and human service organizations. CH Mack and Q Continuum System provide a total solution which will fulfill the Columbiana County Board of MR/DD's care management needs well into the 21st century. Read more at www.chmack.com.
October 18, 2007 | Permalink
San Diego Adopts Bridge to Algebra
As part of the San Diego Unified School District's (SDUSD) plan to improve Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in 11 middle and high schools, it has purchased Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor Bridge to Algebra program. The $177,000 purchase is part of a Program Improvement plan supported by SDUSD's Education Technology and Mathematics Departments. AYP is an accountability system mandated by the Federal No Child Left Behind Act, which requires every state to ensure that all schools and districts make Adequate Yearly Progress. The San Diego schools include Kroc, Farb, Marston, Pacific Beach, Taft, Correia, Mann Expedition, Wilson and Clark Middle Schools, as well as Roosevelt and Bell Junior High Schools.
October 2, 2007 | Permalink
University of Alabama Aquires LEAP Microscope
In an effort to position itself as a leader in key segments of the nanotechnology field, the University of Alabama has acquired a LEAP microscope from Imago Scientific Instruments. Under the agreement with Imago, UA and the company's researchers will work jointly on projects. UA is the first academic institution in the Southeast, and third in the nation, to obtain Imago's LEAP Si, the company's most advanced probe. Read more about the LEAP, and the future plans of UA to partner its research with leading companies, at www.imago.com.
September 27, 2007 | Permalink
Aethon's Asset Utilization Solution Helps Moore Regional Hospital
FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, NC has successfully implemented Aethon's autonomous mobile robotic system as the key component in its material handling re-engineering effort. Moore Regional was able to implement Aethon's asset utilization solution within a five-month period without expansion to, or impact on, its existing LAN or wireless network. CIO of FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, Dave Dillhunt said, "Moore Regional chose Aethon's asset utilization solution because it is the best overall solution as well as the most economical one for achieveing our objectives." Read more about Aethon's solution at www.aethon.com.
September 25, 2007 | Permalink
Louisana Expands Carnegie Learning Use
Thousands of students in Louisiana are using Carnegie Learning math solutions as part of two separate pilot programs studying the effectiveness of Carnegie Learning's research-based approach to math education. Originally implemented in 10 schools for the 2006-2007 school year as part of Louisiana's Catch-Up Pilot Program, the Bridge to Algebra curriculum will be placed in six additional schools for the 2007-2008 academic year. An external evaluator for the program reported that "Preliminary data shows that the Bridge to Algebra program, when implemented with fidelity, can accelerate math achievement of students who are behind in math and who have a desire to catch-up." Read more about the program and Carnegie Learning at www.carnegielearning.com.
September 18, 2007 | Permalink
Renal Solutions Agrees to Make Wearable Artificial Kidney
Renal Solutions has reached a technology development agreement with Innovative BioTherapies to make a wearable artificial kidney. The process will begin with Renal Solutions' marketing of a refrigerator-size unit in the 4th quarter of this year, which the companies then will work to miniaturize. Innovative BioTherapies president, Dr. H. David Humes, expects animal testing by the end of the year, and human testing to begin in five years. Read more about upcoming plans and developments in the Pittsburgh Business Times, or visit www.renalsolutionsinc.com.
August 23, 2007 | Permalink
Hamilton County Expands Carnegie Learning Program
Hamilton County Tennessee School District has purchased additional Carnegie Learning curricula for the upcoming 2007-2008 school year. Originally purchased in 2001 with the Algebra I program serving as a pilot curriculum for three schools, the Carnegie Learning programs have expanded to include all 8th and 9th grade Algebra I classes in the district, the Bridge to Algebra in several schools, and the Geometry and Algebra II curricula in all Hamilton County Schools. The recent purchase totaled $400,000.
August 14, 2007 | Permalink
TUG Rolls into Latrobe Hospital
Excela Health Latrobe hospital recently implemented its first robotic transportation system, Aethon's TUG, to help lighten the load of hospital staff. The robot's job is to deliver medical supplies throughout the hospital without the help of a human. At $1500/month to lease TUG, the robot represents a significant savings for the hospital, and fills a vacancy that Excela could not fill. Use of Aethon TUGs in hospitals has grown exponentially in the past year as hospitals recognize the efficiencies of using robotic transporation instead of human couriers.
July 24, 2007 | Permalink
Plextronics to Work with US Army
Plextronics, Inc. was awarded a three-year deal by the US Army valued at up to $14.2 million to make flexible electronics for soldiers, including a roll-up, real-time map. Other possibilities include wearable displays, such as a minicomputer on shirts or shirt-cuffs. The agreement includes $1 million to be paid in the first year, with funding in the second and third years totalling $8.4 million; deployment by the Army is scheduled for 2010-2011.
July 3, 2007 | Permalink
Plextronics Awarded Funding from DOE
Plextronics has been awarded funding by the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar America Initiative (SAI). The award comes from the Solar Photovoltaic Technology Incubator, a program created to make solar photovoltaic technologies competitive with existing technologies by 2015. Plextronic's project will focus on commercializing thin film organic photovoltaic (OPV) technology to enable low-cost solar modules. Subject to negotiating an acceptable statement of work with the DOE, Plextronics expects to receive up to $3 million over the course of the 18-month project. The DOE has also identified Pittsburgh as one of 13 2007 Solar America Cities (click here for more information).
June 21, 2007 | Permalink
Red Rock to Distribute Unitask Products Down Under
Unitask, providers of software that makes the Oracle E-Business Suite easy, has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Red Rock Consulting. Red Rock is Australia and New Zealand's largest Oracle consulting and support organization.
June 21, 2007 | Permalink
Aethon Finds Success with Landslide
Six months ago, Aethon had a problem: how to expand the sales force, grow its prospect pipeline and customer base, and shorten the sales cycle, while making the most of it's just-received $11 million in funding. The company looked at the traditional contact managment offerings, but ultimately turned to Landslide Technologies for its solution. Landslide's product combines the capacity to define a customized sales process with the ability to provide easy access to sales collateral and documents for each selling step, then generate reports to measure effectiveness. Over the last year, Aethon has quadrupled its salesforce, manages a 75% close rate, shortened the sales cycle from 7 months to 5, and grew revenue 260%.
June 2, 2007 | Permalink
Houston Independent School District to Participate in RAND Study
The Houston Independent School District is one of six school districts participating in a five-year study funded by the U.S. Department of Education and conducted by RAND Corporation that will evaluate the effectiveness of Carnegie Learning's technology-based Algebra I curriculum. In Houston, 45 middle and high schools with 8400 Algebra students will participate in the five-year study to evaluate whether the Cognitive Tutor(R) curriculum is effective for a wide range of students and environments. Read more about the RAND study on the Carnegie Learning website.
May 11, 2007 | Permalink
DFJ Launches Brazil Affiliate
Draper Fisher Jurvetson has announced that it is opening a Brazil-based affiliate in partnership with FIR Capital Partners. It will enter the Brazilian market with an initial $40 million and follow up by partnering with FIR in a $100 million fund, DFJ FIR Brazil Fund II. FIR is a Brazil-based investment banking, private equity firm focused on investing in high-growth industries in Brazil and Latin America.
May 10, 2007 | Permalink
Plextronics Receives Phase II Funding from USDC
The U.S. Display Consortium (USDC) has awarded Plextronics Phase II funding of a $1.8 million contract. The USDC is an industry-let public/private partnership providing a common forum for flat panel display manufactuers and developers, FPD users and the supplier base. The contract supports the continued development of Plexcore technology to increase the lifetime and efficiency of organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays. The goal for Phase II is commercial ready solution processed HIL formulations specifically designed for SMOLED (small molecule organic light emitting diode) displays. For more information, visit www.plextronics.com.
February 13, 2007 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Wins in Alaska
Carnegie Learning's Bridge to Algebra software will be used as the core instructional curricula for the statewide training of middle school and secondary math teachers in the State of Alaska. The UAS/Carnegie Rural Alaska Math Teacher Development Program, a partnerhsip among Carnegie Learning, the University of Alaska Southeast's (UAS) School of Education, and seven school districts across the state, was designed to provide training to teachers who are not certified as Highly Qualified in math, with the goal of increasing the math achievement of their students. The Program is funded from No Child Left Behind legislation and the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS). For more information, visit www.carnegielearning.com.
January 23, 2007 | Permalink
Plextronics Receives $750K from SEF
Plextronics has received $750,000 in funding from the Sustainable Energy Fund (SEF) of Central Eastern Pennsylvania to further the development of Plexcore PV technology for organic solar cells. Plexcore PV technology is paving the way for the commercialization of organic solar cells as a leading source of renewable energy. Pennsylvania has one of the nation's most progressive alternative energy portfolio standards; it states that by 2020, 18% of all retail energy must come from clean, efficient and advanced resources. Read the full release on the Plextronics website.
January 23, 2007 | Permalink
Aethon and Landslide Team Up for Sales
With a recent influx of expansion capital, provided primarily to fuel growth in its customer base, Aethon faced a new issue: How to train new salespeople quickly and efficiently on the complex sales process of the TUG robots. Enter Landslide. Landslide, and its Landslide Workstyle Management, provided the tools for defining and managing Aethon's 16-step sales process, decreasing training time from 7 weeks to 3, and increasing sales effectiveness across the board. Read the full article about how Aethon and Landslide teamed up for productivity on the Destination CRM website.
January 1, 2007 | Permalink
Plan4Demand Forms Strategic Alliance with DCC Services SmartDog
Plan4Demand Solutions has formed a strategic alliance with DCC Services SmartDog, a consulting leader specializing in Oracle technology. According to P4D CEO, Lisa M. Kustra, "The goal of this initiative is to expand the capabilities of both our organizations by leveraging our respective strengths, primarily for clients and prospects within the distribution, life science, retail/apparel, utilities, and transportation markets." Both companies plan to introduce their common business philosophies and services while leveraging the other's individual strengths to accelerate the business plans of existing customers. For more information, visit www.plan4demand.com.
December 12, 2006 | Permalink
Miami-Dade to Expand Cognitive Tutor Program
Miami-Dade County Public Schools has expanded its implementation of Carnegie Learning's research-based Cognitive Tutor programs as part of the District's continuing effort to improve student performance. Since January, the District has added $500,000 of Bridge to Algebra, Algebra I and Integrated Math Curriculum Kits, bringing to 51 the number of schools throughout the county using Carnegie Learning's products. District Mathematics Supervisor Marcus Anglin reports, "We are seeing both quantitative and qualitative results of the program that indicate our students are more enthusiastic, more engaged, and performing at higher levels using the Carnegie Learning curricula." For more information, visit www.carnegielearning.com.
December 12, 2006 | Permalink
Kentucky School Districts Adopt Bridge to Algebra
The Commonwealth of Kentucky's Green River Regional Educational Cooperative (GRREC) has purchased Carnegie Learning's Bridge to Algebra curriculum for seventh graders in seven districts. The $300,000 purchase includes subsequent plans to implement the company's Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II programs for these students over five years, providing a full math program that will follow them through to high school graduation. The purchase was made, in part, with funds from the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (Gear Up) program. The Gear Up program provides six-year grants to states and partnerships to provide services to underserved middle and high schools.
December 5, 2006 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Partners with Southern University
Carnegie Learning has been named as a partner in a three-year, $1 million National Science Foundation grant to Southern University in Louisiana, to help teachers and students integrate advanced technology into the teaching and learning of middle school environmental science. Carnegie Learning's role is to conduct workshops at Southern University to help teachers understand how to apply advanced technology in the classroom. In addition to the workshops, Carnegie Learning will also develop tools based on the company's Cognitive Tutor software technology that will help teachers author their own highly-effective and engaging computer-based activities. For more information, visit www.carnegielearning.com.
November 28, 2006 | Permalink
Plan4Demand Goes Global
Plan4Demand Solutions has begun a multi-million dollar project implementation of JDA Manugistics demand planning and master planning technologies at a new manufacturing facility being commissioned in Xiamen, China. Earlier this year, Plan4Demand implemented a similar project for the same client at its manufacturing facilities in Mexico and the U.S. The solution will provide an integrated global view of demand and supply planning throughout the client's entire organization. According to Lisa Kustra, CEO of Plan4Demand, the expansion of the company's global footprint is the result of a successful business plan leveraging the company's growing referenceability and reputation. For more information, and the complete news release, visit www.plan4demand.com.
November 16, 2006 | Permalink
Imago Adds to Austria's Prestigious Research Facility
The University of Leoben (Austria) has purchased a 3DAP model LEAP microscope from Imago Scientific Instruments for its Department of Physical Metallurgy and Materials Testing. The University's research lab is one of the largest, most prestigious materials-research facilities in Europe. Among other fields, Leoben's research focuses on research and development of high-performance metal alloy materials, correlating their material phase transformations and precipitation processes with thermo-physical and mechanical properties. The LEAP microscope is scheduled for delivery and installation in December 2006.
November 7, 2006 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Part of Pilot in Kentucky
The Kentucky Department of Education has chosen Carnegie Learning's Bridge to Algebra and Algebra I programs as part of a $1.2 million pilot program directed at improving middle school math performance. The pilot program will test two programs in six districts around the Commonwealth; Clark, Madison and Shelby County School Districts will implement Carnegie Learning's curricula.
November 7, 2006 | Permalink
Iowa State Chooses the LEAP 3000X Si
As the centerpiece of its new W.M. Keck Laboratory for High Throughput Atom-Scale Analysis, Iowa State University has chosen Imago Scientific Instruments and the LEAP 3000X Si microscope. The new laboratory will be the primary research center of Iowa State's Institute for Combinatorial Discovery (ICD). LEAP tomography provides materials scientists with 3D images of their specimens with angstrom-scale resolution, with each element in the sample identified uniquely and measured quantitatively. Iowa State chose Imago's system due to a number of factors including the fact that the MicroTip sampling arrays help with specimen preparation and high sample throughput requirements. With the LEAP 3000X Si, Iowa State is poised to become a national resource in informatics-based materials research.
October 26, 2006 | Permalink
Imago Receives Multiple Orders in Last Quarter
In the fiscal quarter ending September 29, 2006, Imago secured orders for four LEAP Microscopes from three leading materials research universities. The University of Leoben (Austria), Iowa State University and Oxford University (UK) each added LEAP Microscopes, extending Imago's world-leadership position in the rapidly-developing field of nanotechnology instrumentation. Visit Imago's website for the full release.
October 12, 2006 | Permalink
Tennessee County Doubles Cognitive Tutor Use
Hamilton County School District in Tennessee has purchased additional licenses of Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor Bridge to Algebra, Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II curricula -- doubling the program to nearly 10,000 students. As the Secondary Math Coordinator for Hamilton County, Christy Evans reports that the district has "seen significant changes in attitudes and performance among most of our students including the most challenged students in the district." The district anticpates improved math scores and, ultimately, higher graduation rates over the long term.
September 25, 2006 | Permalink
Plan4Demand to Host Demand Excellence Workshop
Plan4Demand has formed an alliance with Manhattan Associates to develop and host a best practice training program designed to help retail demand planners improve the efficiency and accuracy of their supply chain planning processes using Manhattan Associates' Demand Forecasting solution. The premiere workshop will be held Wednesday, September 20 at W Hotel in Atlanta. For more information or to register for the workshop visit http://www.plan4demand.com/events/DMD/index.htm.
September 14, 2006 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Moves Into Maryland
Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Maryland, has purchased Carnegie Learning's research-based Cognitive Tutor Algebra I software for 4,100 students across the district's 12 high schools and 2 alternative schools. The adoption of Carnegie Learning is part of the district's commitment to closing the achievement gap between African American students and other students in the school system. The $370,000 implementation will begin this fall.
September 12, 2006 | Permalink
Imago Installs Upgrade at University of North Texas
The University of North Texas has purchased a Laser Pulse Module upgrade from Imago Scientific Instruments for the LEAP 3000 used in its Material Science and Engineering Group. The LEAP 3000X microscope enables 3D structural and elemental composition of specimens with sub-nanometer resolution. Upgrading the LEAP tool with the laser-pulse capability enables analysis of semiconductor and other high electrical resistance specimens. Read the full release here.
September 2, 2006 | Permalink
Robots Join Staff of Adventist Hospital
The newest employees at Seventh-day Adventist-owned Florida Hospital work 24 hours a day, seven days a week, never take a break, and wouldn't think of asking for a raise. Amid the usual flurry of doctors, nurses, and patients, you're likely to find them scurrying along the hospital's hallways with linens, meals, and other supplies in tow. These new employees are three robots called TUGs. Hospital staff says they've already proved to be helpful and dependable. Designed by Aethon, the robots "eliminate repetitive tasks like pushing carts and running errands" to "ensure [hospital] caregivers are spending their valuable time taking care of patients," says Mike Thompson, Florida Hospital Celebration Health assistant administrator. [Florida Hospital/ANN Staff]
August 31, 2006 | Permalink
Celebration Health Employs 3 TUGs
At Celebration Health in Osceola County, FL, 3 robotic TUGs move around the hallways delivering medical supplies and picking up dirty linens. The Aethon robots have been working at the hospital since April, are available 24/7, and can do the work of more than 2 full-time delivery people, although the Celebration TUGs are not yet being used to their full capacity. More than 100 TUGs are active in 50 hospitals in the East, including several other cities in Florida. Read more in the Orlando Sentinel.
August 15, 2006 | Permalink
SalesGene Teams with BizLogx
SalesGene Corporation, creators of Landslide Sales Workstyle Management, has formed a parntership with BizLogx, an Ohio-based sales and marketing consulting firm and leading provider of Customer Centric Selling (CCS) training and consulting services. The partnership brings together the CCS edition of Landslide with the expertise of BizLogx to create a powerful and complete solution for organizations implementing the popular methodology into their sales process. Read more on the Landslide website.
August 14, 2006 | Permalink
Denver Public Schools Expand Carnegie Learning Contract
Add the Denver Public School System to the growing list of large urban districts expanding their use of Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor Bridge to Algebra and Algebra I programs. Denver Public Schools have been using the Carnegie Learning curricula since 1999, and have decided to expand the program to 4500 students in 14 schools this fall. The full-curriculum instructional format prescribes three days a week of classroom instruction and two days in a teacher-supervised software lab environment. A Teacher's Toolkit provides the instructor with a report on each student's progress on an ongoing basis.
July 25, 2006 | Permalink
Cognitive Tutor to Help Students in Raytown, MO
Raytown School District in Jackson County, MO has purchased Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor Bridge to Algebra, Algebra I and Geometry curricula for several thousand 9th and 10th grade students. The contract delivers a full curriculum integrating interactive software sessions, textbooks and student-centered classroom instruction. The purchase was made, in part, with funding from the Kauffman Foundation Grant for Math & Science.
June 29, 2006 | Permalink
TOA Technologies to aid Cox Communication's Mobile Workforce
TOA Technologies has successfully implemented their ETAdirect 3.0 mobile workforce managment solution for Cox Communications, the nation's 4th largest cable multiple system operator (MSO). ETAdirect 3.0 offers companies a better way to manage their field workforce and decrease costs while improving the customer experience. TOA's system leverages the Internet to increase flexibility and reduce costs, providing cable customers with more accurate arrival times and narrower appointment windows. For more information on TOA and ETAdirect 3.0, visit www.toatechnologies.com.
June 21, 2006 | Permalink
Ayalogic Helps Healthcare Provider GAI Improve Efficiency
Communication software provider, Ayalogic, recently implemented its Qmunicate software solution to Gastroenterology Associates Inc. (GAI). Qmunicate redefines how a business can manage its communications internally and with its customers, by consolidating and prioritizing business communications in a secure manner. This software solution optimizes high fidelity audio quality, delivered over the Voice over Internet Protocol Network (VoIP) and merges additonal forms of voice and text messaging through the same communications portal. Qmunicate was developed with the security required by HIPAA to maintain the privacy and integrity of patient information. For more information, visit www.ayalogic.com.
June 20, 2006 | Permalink
LAUSD Doubles Carnegie Learning Implementation
Los Angeles Unified School District has purchased Carnegie Learning's Bridge to Algebra curricula for several thousand additional eighth grade students following a milti-million dollar initial implementation of the company's algebra readiness curriculum in the 2005/06 school year. The value of the new contract is $1 million over three years and includes the Professional Development services for teachers. With the expanded contract, Carnegie Learning will be working to improve math performance for more than 36,000 Los Angeles middle and high school students this fall.
June 7, 2006 | Permalink
BodyMedia Founding Member of Continua Health Alliance
A group of technology, healthcare and fitness companies, including BodyMedia, formed the Continua Health Alliance to help empower people with the information they need to better manage their health. The open industry group will establish an ecosystem of connected personal health and fitness products and services, making it possible for patients, caregivers and healthcare providers to more proactively address ongoing healthcare needs. The Alliance's efforts will focus on three categories: chronic disease management, monitoring the health and healthcare needs of aging people and proactive health and fitness. For more information on the Continua Health Alliance and participating companies, visit www.continuaalliance.org.
June 6, 2006 | Permalink
Green River Regional Educational Cooperative Partners with Carnegie Learning
Kentucky's Green River Regional Educational Cooperative has purchased Carnegie Learning's Professional Development services for the 2006/2007 school year. The two courses, Developing Mathematical Understanding for grades K-3, and Developing Algebraic Thinking for grades 4-8, elevate the quality and effecitveness of math instruction by helping instructors to teach the way research indicates that students actually learn. Carnegie Learning's Professional Development will be extended to 160 K-8th grade math teachers in 31 Kentucky districts. The purchase is made with funding from the Commonwalth's Department of Education.
May 25, 2006 | Permalink
Chicago Public Schools Purchases Cognitive Tutor
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has purchased Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor Bridge to Algebra and Algebra I curricula for seven Chicago High Schools as part of its high school transformation plan. The purchase will be made with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has dedicated $21 million to implementing major improvements in CPS curriculum and instruction. For more details, read the full release on Carnegie Learning's website.
May 18, 2006 | Permalink
West Virginia Schools to Implement Cognitive Tutor®
Thanks to funding from the Benedum Foundation, 18 West Virginia Schools will implement Carnegie Learning's Algebra I curriculum. The five-year purchase includes the full Cognitive Tutor curriculum integrating interactive software sessions, textbooks, and student-centered classroom instruction and is supported by an ongoing professional development program. This serves as the third phase of a multi-phase initiative by the West Virginia Department of Education and the Benedum Foundation to address the need to improve high school math scores across the state. Read more at www.carnegielearning.com.
May 10, 2006 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Moves Into Portland
Carnegie Learning announced that Portland Public Schools has purchased the company's Cognitive Tutor Algebra I program for 12 city high schools. The contract delivers a full curriculum that integrates interactive software sessions, textbooks, and student-centered classroom instruction supported by an ongoing professional development program. The Algebra I program was implemented in two high schools last year with strong results, leading to a phased expansion to 800 students and 12 schools. Read more here.
May 5, 2006 | Permalink
FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital Finds Value in Tug
Two of Aethon's Tugs now roam the halls of FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in North Carolina, and a third is expected to arrive in the next few months. The Tugs are the only robots of their kind in the state, and they've proven themselves to the staff as valuable assets -- delivering medications all over the hospital. The robots can be tracked on a wall-mounted flat-screen monitor in the pharmacy department. Each receiving department has its own drawer in the file cabinet which can only be unlocked by entering the proper code. The Tugs primarily carry medications, but have the capacity to carry loads up to 400 pounds.
May 4, 2006 | Permalink
Nova Measuring Instruments Acquires Hypernex
Nova Measuring Instruments, Ltd. the marekt leader in integrated metrology and process control for the semiconductor industry announced that it has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with HyperNex, Inc. to acquire substantially all the assets of HyperNex in exchange for up to 1.8 million shares of Nova and the assumption of specified liabilities. The transaction is valued at approximately $4.5 million. Assuming the transaction closes in May, HyperNex could account for about 10% of Nova's revenue in 2006. Read more on the HyperNex website.
April 25, 2006 | Permalink
Haley Systems Advanced Business Rule Implementation Standards for JSR-94
As part of a major new initiative to promote industry standards for rules interchange, Haley Systems introduced the Haley Rules Markup Language, a schema for specifying business rules in XML. The company also announced its immedicate support for the JSR-94 specification for the Java Rule Engine APO through its rules engine, HaleyRules-JP5.3. Haley Systems is the first business rules vendor to advance the practical use of JSR-94 by providing a corresponding standard rules syntax. Read more at www.haley.com.
April 18, 2006 | Permalink
Imago Acquires Oxford NanoScience Ltd.
Imago Scientific Instruments has acquired atom probe company Oxford NanoScience Ltd. from UK-based Polaron plc. "We are very excited about this acquisition and the contributions it will make to our business going forward," said Timothy Stultz, President and CEO of Imago. "By combining the ONS technology, products, intellectual property and Atom Probe Team with those of Imago, we further strengthen our ability to bring the best-of-breed and most comprehensive set of Nanolytical® Solutions to the market and our customers."
April 12, 2006 | Permalink
Carnegie Mellon Qatar Campus to Implement Cognitive Tutor®
Carnegie Learning's curricula will be taught as a supplemental, after school course to high-achieving high school students who are enrolled in a humanities track and plan to attend Carnegie Mellon University in Education City in Doha, Qatar. The goal of the Carnegie Learning implementation is to bring humanities track high school math skills to the same level as those in the country's science track, so that students are well prepared for the engineering, business, and medical school programs in Education City.
March 2, 2006 | Permalink
Haley Systems to Integrate Business Rules Technology into MRG Software
MRG Document Technologies, a provider of document preparation services for the financial industry, has formed an alliance with Haley Systems, Inc. and Artemis Alliance Inc., a Haley partner. Haley Systems will integrate its business rules technology into MRG's new proprietary software platform, currently in development, while Artemis is providing the application design, development and integration services for the platform. The integration manages business rules (policies, procedures, regulations, logic, etc.) more effectively, while providing greater accessibility and flexibility for both business users and IT staff. MRG's platform is accessed by lenders through Miracle DocPrep, which simplifies the ordering process for loan documents by providing automated data entry, document selection and electronic delivery nationwide.
February 14, 2006 | Permalink
Tiger Woods Learning Center Implements Carnegie Learning ® Curricula
Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor solutions have been selected as part of the middle school and high school math programs offered at the Tiger Woods Learning Center, an innovative youth-education facility that opened recently in Anaheim, CA. The Tiger Woods Learning Center's staff of educators has developed a series of programs and resources that will augment students' current school curricula. Among these resources is Carnegie Learning's new Bridge to Algebra course, an algebra readiness curriculum designed specifically for students whose past math performance indicates little chance of success in algebra. The company's Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II courses will also be available at the Center.
February 14, 2006 | Permalink
Ayalogic Utlizes Groundbreaking GIPS Technology
Ayalogic will be the first customer to use the groundbreaking Global IP Sound (GIPS) Border Interface Engine (BIE). This server-based transcoding and dejittering solution tackles quality degradation that occurs when calling between VoIP networks. BIE allows VoIP solutions to provide consistent connectivity between networks, and enables high-quality conversation in both directions by maintaining call integrity over the IP network. Ayalogic's Qmunicate(TM) software solution helps organizations take back control over their communications by integrating the components of voice, messaging, data transfer and devices.
January 31, 2006 | Permalink
Tug Making Moves at Canonsburg Hospital
Fifty times a day at Canonsburg General Hospital, Aethon's Tug robot is making rounds from the ER to the lab, hauling blood, urine and other specimens down the long hallways, stopping only occasionally for traffic jams or other obstructions. The robot ensures that ER nurses can spend more time with patients, not delivering specimens to the lab. The Tug arrived at the hospital in December and has been working hard, saving time and money ever since. West Penn Allegheny Health Systems, which includes Canonsburg General, has purchased Tugs for its six hospitals to save money and use professional staff more wisely.
January 10, 2006 | Permalink
Cognitive Tutor® Goes to Maui
The Hawai'i Public Schools, in conjunction with the Maui Educational Consortium: Mathematics-Science Improvement Partnership Grant has purchased Carnegie Learning's math curricula for six schools on the islands of Maui and Molokai. The three-year grant will be rolled out in two phases, the first includes implementing Cognitive Tutor Algebra I curricula in four high schools, one middle school and the Maui Community College. Phase two incorporates the Cognitive Tutor Geometry and Algebra II curricula at those schools in 2006-2007. Read more on Carnegie Learning's website.
November 29, 2005 | Permalink
Haley Systems Partners with BIZRULES
Haley Systems formed a strategic software partnership with BIZRULES, a leading provider of consulting services and turnkey solutions for business rules management, business process management and knowledge management. BIZRULES will integrate Haley's Business Rules Management Suite, including HaleyRules and HaleyAuthroity, with its BIZRULES® RULE-PAK™. The software integration will jump-start development of customer relationship management, supply chain management, knowledge management and business process management applications.
November 8, 2005 | Permalink
Renal Solutions and T-Med Bring Sorbent Hemodialysis to the UK and Ireland
Renal Solutions has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with T-Med, a leading European distributor of medical, diagnostic and dialysis solutions, to have T-Med distribute the Allient® Sorbent Hemodialysis System in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The Allient technology will assist the UK National Health Services achieve its goal of increasing the percentage of patients who utilize home hemodialysis to 10-15% from its present level of under 2%. For more information, visit the Renal Solutions website.
November 3, 2005 | Permalink
Delaware Schools to Utilize Cognitive Tutor®
Middle and high schools across Delaware have purchased Carnegie Learning products for use as a vocational technical preparation curriculum as well as a secondary basal mathematics curriculum. Cognitive Tutor® is a leading provider of core mathematics curricula for middle and high schools, and recently the company is seeing growth in the purchase of their products for supplemental applications, many in the area of vocational technical education. By combining software, text, and classroom instruction, the Cognitive Tutor identifies weaknesses in a student's mastery of mathematical concepts, customizes prompts to focus on areas where the student is struggling, and provides the teacher with a report on each student's progress.
November 1, 2005 | Permalink
Plan4Demand and Interlace Sign Partnership Agreement
Plan4Demand executed a partnership agreement with Interlace Systems to deliver high value Sales and Operations Planning solutions to the consumer goods, high tech and discrete manufacturing markets. The companies will work together to deliver comprehensive, end-to-end process consulting and technology solutions to companies looking to improve their existing Sales and Operations Planning processes.
October 18, 2005 | Permalink
Imago Delivers Leap® 3000 to Tohoku University
Imago Scientific Instruments, in conjunction with its representatives based in Japan, the Noah Corporation, has delivered a LEAP® 3000 Metrology System to Tohoku University. The LEAP will be used to analyze the effects of nuclear irradiation on materials. Imago was selected based on its global leadership position in nanoscale metrology and the proven capability of the LEAP system. This is the third system Imago has installed in Japan in the last six months.
October 18, 2005 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Partners with LAUSD
Carnegie Learning has been awarded a three-year, multi-million dollar contract by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to provide algebra readiness and Algebra I curricula to more than 25,000 middle and high school students. The contract represents a significant expansion of Carnegie Learning's current contract with the school district, and serves as a response to the growing awareness of the importance of math achievement in middle and high school. For more details, visit Carnegie Learning's website.
October 4, 2005 | Permalink
Haley Systems Signs OEM Agreement with Siebel Systems
Haley Systems and Siebel Systems, Inc. (SEBL), today announced that Haley will provide the core business rules technology for Siebel Systems' next-generation product offerings. Under the terms of a global strategic OEM agreement, Siebel Systems will embed HaleyRules™ and HaleyAuthority™ as the business rules technology in future product releases of its CRM solutions. For the full release, visit Haley's website.
September 20, 2005 | Permalink
Haley Systems Introduces OEM Program
At the Securities Industry Association Technology Management Conference, Haley Systems announced the immediate availability of the Haley OEM Program, and introduced it's first OEM Program customer, Croesus Finansoft®, a leading provider of securities software. The OEM Program provides independent software vendors (ISVs) the industry's leading business rules technology, pre-packaged training and support services, co-marketing programs and co-selling benefits with no upfront costs. Visit Haley's website for more information on the OEM Program.
June 22, 2005 | Permalink
PTI Works with Yale to Further Cancer Treatment
Precision Therapeutics has partnered with researchers at the Yale School of Medicine to combine PTI's ChemoFX assay with Yale's apoptosis assay to distinguish drugs that can stop the growth of and/or kill cancer tumors. The test will help physicians predict whether a cancer patient will respond to a specific drug. Recruitment for the clinical study wraps up this month, and results will be available about this same time next year.
June 7, 2005 | Permalink
Haley and Artemis Alliance Join Forces
Haley Systems has formed a services partnership with Artemis Alliance to offer its clients the best in business rules technology and information technology. Artemis will provide professional services consulting, project management, and training services to Haley Systems' clients. Under the business relationship, Haley Systems and Artemis Alliance will also serve as joint marketing partners and solution providers to promote the offerings of each firm, adding depth and strength to the business rules expertise possessed by both companies. Visit Haley's website to read more.
May 16, 2005 | Permalink
BodyMedia Joins CERMUSA for Rural Diabetes Program
BodyMedia, Inc. and Saint Francis University's Center of Excellence for Remote and Medically Underserved Areas (CERMUSA) are collaborating on a project to improve rural medicine by allowing caregivers to remotely monitor patients with diabetes and obesity using BodyMedia's wearable body monitors. CEO Astro Teller says the project itself is very important, "but this work will also translate into similar applications for a range of other disease and condition managment markets."
March 30, 2004 | Permalink
