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GigOptix Granted Funding for Development of Integrated Photonic Transceiver

GigOptix Inc. (OTCBB:GGOX) today announced that, as part of the Fiscal Year 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations bill which was passed by the House of Representatives on December 15th and approved by the Senate on December 19th, the company was approved to receive $4.5 million in funding towards the development of an Integrated Photonic Transceiver, to be kicked off in the first quarter of 2010, and fully deployed through 2010.

22 Dec 2009

Laser Energetics Receives Initial Orders for Dazer Laser

Laser Energetics, Inc. (Pink Sheets: LNGT) announced today that the Company made a strategic move to deploy "stocking" Distributors in different locations around the world. The Distributors create a "force multiplier" to the Company's inside and outside sales team, as well as to the Company's manufacturers representatives. As a result of this program, the Company has secured initial orders for the Dazer Laser equal to $1,468,125.

22 Dec 2009

Cyberlux to Supply Rayovac LED Products to Spectrum Brands

Cyberlux Corporation (OTCBB: CYBL), a leading provider of LED lighting solutions, announced today that the company has formally entered into a supplier agreement with Spectrum Brands to deliver six products for its Rayovac trade name, two of which are for immediate delivery for orders that Spectrum Brands has procured.

22 Dec 2009

Himfr.com Evaluates LG BL20e Phone That Has 5-megapixel Camera with German Schneider Lens Optics

Himfr.com, one of China's leading B2B search platforms with more than 30 B2B industry websites to its name, evaluates the LG BL20e.

22 Dec 2009

Frbiz.com Provides Evaluation on Sony Ericsson X1, X2 Phones Featuring Touch Control

Frbiz.com, one of China's leading B2B search platforms with more than 30 B2B industry websites to its name, evaluates the Sony Ericsson X1/X2.

22 Dec 2009

Caltech Scientists Propose Paradigm to Study Quantum Behavior in Small Mechanical Systems

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have proposed a new paradigm that should allow scientists to observe quantum behavior in small mechanical systems.

22 Dec 2009

Yogurtini Shop Deploys Epson WorkForce 610 All-in-One for Everyday Operations

Today's healthy frozen yogurt craze has fueled strong passions among consumers for their "fro-yo" addictions

22 Dec 2009

Suntech Obtains VDE Test Data Acceptance Program Certification

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's largest crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer, today announced that it is the first solar company in Asia to be awarded the VDE Test Data Acceptance Program (TDAP) certificate in accordance with all the requirements of IEC 61215. The award is further recognition of Suntech's strong commitment to implementing world-class quality processes to ensure solar panel performance.

22 Dec 2009

AIS Launches New RISC Smart Digital Signboard That Supports SMIL Open Standard Architecture

American Industrial Systems, Inc. (AIS) releases a new RISC based 10.1” Smart Digital Signboard featuring SMIL Open Standard Architecture support

21 Dec 2009

SunPower, SolarPower Announce Completion of Rooftop Solar System in Israel

SunPower Corp. ( SPWRA, SPWRB), a US-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, and SolarPower Ltd., an Israeli solar power system integrator and project developer, today dedicated a 50-kilowatt rooftop solar power system at HP's Indigo division facility in Kiryat-Gat, Israel.

21 Dec 2009

Engineers Create New Lens That Enhances Radar Systems Capabilities

Duke University engineers have created a new generation of lens that could greatly improve the capabilities of telecommunications or radar systems

21 Dec 2009

Cyberlux Ships Portable Shelter Lighting Systems for DoD Order

Cyberlux Corporation (OTCBB: CYBL), a leading provider of LED lighting solutions, announced today that the Company has completed the production and shipment of ten Portable Shelter Lighting Systems for an exclusive Department of Defense (DoD) order for a multi-national OEM customer. Introduced earlier this year, the Cyberlux Portable Shelter Lighting System is designed to replace the existing fluorescent lighting used in all free-standing field shelters, ranging from personnel tents to command and control complexes.

19 Dec 2009

Rosetta Announces IRD Prints from its Deployed Systems Crosses One Billion

Rosetta Technologies, a leading provider of MICR printers and check and Image Replacement Document (IRD) software solutions, announced that customers using Rosetta’s IRDPrint software and MICR printers had collectively printed more than one billion IRDs. This threshold was crossed last month, according to meter readings collected from deployed systems.

19 Dec 2009

Amtech Systems Subsidiary Wins Orders for Solar Cell Diffusion Processing Systems

Amtech Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASYS), a global supplier of production and automation systems and related supplies for the manufacture of solar cells, semiconductors, and silicon wafers, today announced that its solar subsidiary, Tempress Systems, Inc., has recently received approximately $10 million in solar orders for its diffusion processing systems representing follow-on orders from two existing customers and orders for single R&D systems from two new customers. These orders are expected to ship within the first half of calendar 2010. In addition, Tempress also recently received a separate larger order for its solar diffusion systems from one existing customer, but is not able at this time to announce details of the order, including size and customer name, due to confidentiality restrictions. The $10 million in orders announced today do not include the larger order from one customer.

19 Dec 2009

Trimble Unveils New Version of RealWorks Software for 3D Laser Scanner

Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB) introduced today version 6.5 of its Trimble® RealWorks(TM) software. The software provides an intuitive and efficient solution for integrating 3D laser scanner data into the plant lifecycle work process. Version 6.5 includes new features for the rapid management of 3D data including an automated target extraction and registration function for data collected with the Trimble FX(TM) and Trimble CX(TM) 3D laser scanners. The automation significantly reduces the data processing time which can improve productivity.

19 Dec 2009