Tom Hettinger Receives Top Honor at CAS Annual Meeting

EMB, a global property and casualty (P&C) consulting firm, today announced that the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) has honored Tom Hettinger, Managing Director North America, with the Above and Beyond Achievement Award for 2008. Hettinger was recognized for his roles as Chair of this year’s ERM Symposium and leader of the task force to create the 2009 Ratemaking and Product Management Seminar, of which he is now the Chair. Each year, the CAS... 

BradCommunications Diagnostic Tools Expand to Include eNetMeter

Molex Incorporated (NASDAQ:MOLX – News), announces the addition of the BradCommunications™ eNetMeter™ for DeviceNet to its line of diagnostic tools. The BradCommunications eNetMeter DN is a passive device that continuously monitors a DeviceNet network and sends the information over Ethernet to a PLC or PC monitoring system. The information can be read directly by an EtherNet/IP master. Optionally, data can be accessed through a DLL interface,... 

U.S. Architects Report Increased Adoption of Green Building

Greenbuild Expo — Autodesk, Inc. and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) have announced the results of the 2008 Autodesk/AIA Green Index, an annual survey that measures how AIA members are practicing sustainable design, as well as their opinions about the green building movement. This year’s index shows an increase in the implementation of sustainable design practices from architects and building owners. In addition, it shows that... 

Rehfeldt Construction Streamlines Operations with Viewpoint V6 Software(R)

Rehfeldt Construction, a general contractor from Vancouver, Washington, has selected Viewpoint V6 Software® from Portland, Oregon-based Viewpoint Construction Software™ to fully integrate all aspects of its operations including Accounting and Project Management. “With the increasing economic uncertainties, we knew Rehfeldt needed to upgrade its accounting and operational software to increase efficiencies and put more money on the bottom line,”... 

Autodesk Completes Acquisition of Softimage

Autodesk, Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Softimage – a developer of 3D technology for the film, television and games markets – for approximately $35 million. On October 23, 2008, Autodesk announced it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Softimage from Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID – News). “We welcome Softimage customers, strategic partners and employees... 

Standard Pacific Corp. Presentation at Bank of America 2008 Credit Conference to be Web-cast Live

Standard Pacific Corp. will broadcast a synchronized slide show and audio presentation to the investment community in conjunction with the Bank of America 2008 Credit Conference in Orlando on November 21st, 2008 at 8:30 am EST. Interested parties can access a live web-cast of the presentation by clicking the link to our website at http://www.standardpacifichomes.com/ir, then the Bank of America conference icon. Viewers are encouraged to log on approximately... 

DocuTechs ConformX Integrated Into Del Mar DataTracs Core Banking System

Del Mar DataTrac® announced today that Idaho Falls, Idaho-based DocuTech Corp., a leading provider of compliance services and documentation technology for the mortgage industry, has integrated ConformX, which generates compliant closing documents, into the DataTrac loan management system. Del Mar DataTrac provides solutions that empower small- and medium-sized mortgage bankers to deliver extraordinary customer service and drive up production while... 

China Security & Surveillance Technology CEO Signs MOU to Repay Personal Loan

China Security & Surveillance Technology, Inc. a leading provider of digital surveillance technology in China, today announced that Whitehorse Technology Limited, a company wholly owned by Mr. Tu Guo Shen, Chief Executive Officer of CSST, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (‘MoU’) to repurchase U.S.$50,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Exchangeable Senior Notes (the “Notes”) due 2012 from a third party investor... 

Autodesk Sponsors ‘PechaKucha’ Events Worldwide

-Autodesk, a leader in design software, announced a sponsorship of PechaKucha Nights, to support the design community and encourage designers to share their ideas and projects. PechaKucha Night –”PechaKucha” is Japanese for the sound of conversation — takes place in more than 150 cities around the world. PechaKucha Night, devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of Klein Dytham Architecture in Tokyo, was conceived in 2003 as... 

DNF Security Unveils Robust Portable IP Surveillance Systems to Handle Off-Site and Remote Monitoring Applications

DNF Security, a Dynamic Network Factory (DNF) business unit and provider of mission-critical IP surveillance solutions, today at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) unveiled the JetX Portable series of all-in-one surveillance systems for mobile, off-site monitoring and recording. The JetX product family includes three models with one to three built-in LCD displays. The triple-display model will be available for demonstration in DNF Security’s booth,...