| Collexis Announces New GM for Government Business Sector
COLUMBIA, S.C., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Collexis (OTCBulletinBoard: CLXS) , a leading developer of knowledge management (KM) and discovery software, recently announced that Jon Lieberman has assumed the position of General Manager for Government and Strategic Accounts for the Americas. "Jon brings us 20 plus years of experience leading services, systems and software teams with federal government contract work," said Collexis CEO Bill Kirkland. "After beginning his career in the U.S. Department of Labor public information office, Jon built two successful media and technology services companies for government contracting. In the last ten years, he had represented a series of vanguard software technologies including Convera, Siderean, and Vivisimo to federal and civilian clients, as well as arranged key technology and integration partner business relationships." Lieberman was Convera's most successful manager of DOD and defense intelligence business over its more than 20-year history.
2 vie for Belvidere’s ambulance contract
Two companies say they will continue to vie for an ambulance service contract in Belvidere now that the city's previous arrangement has expired. The issue came up during a city committee meeting Monday where supporters of Lifeline Ambulance LLC and Superior Airground Ambulance Service packed the audience. City officials are expected to research both companies in the next two weeks and report back to the committee Dec. 10. Lifeline has worked with Belvidere since 1993 and Boone County since 1987. There's no cost for the city's contract; insurance and patients pay for services. The city's contract with Lifeline expired in January 2006, but Belvidere's service was never interrupted. Maggie Carlson, manager of OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center's Lifeline Ambulance Service, said officials had been meeting with Mayor Fred Brereton to discuss the city's emergency service needs.
Web shop offers discount to Firefox users
An Australian PC retailer has come up with a novel way of supporting the 'alternative' software movement. Tekfix Computing Solutions is offering a discount on products purchased online using Firefox rather than Internet Explorer. The firm has the backing of Google and the Mozilla Foundation to switch internet users to the open source browser. "We are looking to give people an opportunity to get away from the built-in browser that comes with Windows," said Tony Schirmer, marketing manager at Tekfix. "In my experience Mozilla has provided more security and a better overall experience when browsing the internet. We want to reward people who take the next step and try the browser for themselves." A five per cent discount is available when Firefox is detected on the coupon code entry, leaving all other shoppers with the full fee.
BEA says no to Oracle's $6.7B bid
But while Oracle's statement said it wanted to complete a friendly acquisition, BEA Systems issued a statement early Friday afternoon in which it announced it had already rejected the offer the day before. "It is apparent to our board, however, that BEA is worth substantially more to Oracle, to others and, importantly, to our shareholders than the price indicated in your letter," said the letter BEA sent to Oracle president Charles Phillips, released as part of its statement. BEA's letter to Phillips said it expected its share price was unduly depressed because it is not current in its SEC filings, and it expects to correct that situation in the near future. Shares of Oracle were little changed in early afternoon trading following BEA's announcement, but shares of BEA were up 38 percent to $18.80, easily topping the cash offer price, on the news.
Raytheon buys Oakley cybersecurity firm
MOSCOW, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- It would be odd for Russia to be seriously worried about a higher level of military threat after NATO admitted Poland, Bulgaria, Romania and the three Baltic countries of Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia as member nations. But not everyone can afford to follow this logic -- military experts, diplomats and lawyers have to be guided by military balance figures and contractual provisions until they receive other signals or documents from political leaders. Defense Focus: Year in review -- Part 2
Published: Jan. 7, 2008 at 11:01 AM
By MARTIN SIEFF
UPI Senior News Analyst WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- The year 2007 was a year when several major powers served notice that U.S. weapons superiority in every field and class wasn't going to remain an uncontested monopoly.
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