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Coleman Research Group’s Business and Financial Services Expert Network highlights Foreclosure crisis China buys Greek when no one else will

2010-06-18T15:28:00.000-07:00

Coleman Research Group's Business and Financial Services Expert Network facilitates consultations between our clients (institutional investors) and leading business and financial services professionals on a wide variety of topics including consumer credit trends, banking and investment services, insurance, residential and commercial real estate, student lending, and regulatory issues.

Our Business & Financial expert network includes an elite assembly of current and former CFOs and senior executives, accountants, former regulatory officials, academics, and top-level industry consultants.

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Foreclosure crisis hits minorities harder

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The mortgage meltdown is hitting the African-American and Latino communities harder than whites, a new study has found.

Of borrowers who took out mortgages between 2005 and 2008, some 8% of both African-American and Latino borrowers have lost their homes to foreclosure, compared to 4.5% of non-Hispanic whites, according to a study by the Center for Responsible Lending, released Friday.

The racial and ethnic disparities continued even after controlling for income differences. The center's research shows that African-American and Latino borrowers were about 30% more likely to get higher-rate subprime loans than white borrowers with similiar risk characteristics.

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China buys Greek when no one else will

FORTUNE -- China is hunting for bargains in some unlikely corners of the world. Earlier this week, it opened its checkbook to make 14 commercial investments inside Greece, which is struggling to avoid defaulting on its mounting debt.

China's vice premier Zhang Dejiang signed off on each contract, securing deals in major industries such as telecommunications, real estate and shipping during his four-day visit to Greece, which began on Monday.

Among the contracts signed was a $123 million contract between Helios Plaza and BCEGI, a Chinese real estate company intent on developing a hotel and commercial complex for tourism in Piraeus, Athen's largest port town. Huawei Technologies, a Chinese telecom solutions provider, also inked a deal with Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA. The company will equip the tourism complex BCEGI is financing.

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Coleman Research Group’s Healthcare department highlights HHS grants $267 million and critical gaps in hospital data security

2010-04-08T13:37:00.000-07:00

Coleman Research Group’s Healthcare Team facilitates

consultations between our clients (institutional investors) and leading healthcare professionals on a wide variety of topics including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, clinical research, medical devices, healthcare providers,
insurance, and regulatory issues.

Our Healthcare network spans technology industries across the globe and includes doctors, researchers, scientists, healthcare
executives, consultants, and former regulatory officials.

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HHS grants $267 million for more regional extension centers, thousands of jobs

WASHINGTON – The Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday awards for more than $267 million to 28 non-profit organizations to establish Health Information Technology Regional Extension Centers.

The grants from the $2 billion allotted for healthcare IT under the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and follows 32 HHS for grants issued last February for regional extension centers (RECs).

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Study points to critical gaps in hospital data security

NASHVILLE – Even as providers work to update their security environments, hospital data continues to be at serious risk, according to the 2010 HIMSS Analytics Report: Security of Patient Data.

Despite new statutory requirements for healthcare privacy and security, the study found critical gaps in data security – and its findings suggested that efforts to keep data safe were often more reactive than proactive, with hospitals dedicating more resources to breach response than to breach prevention.

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Coleman Research Group’s Healthcare department highlights mobility of heathcare industry and CCHIT warning

2010-03-15T06:57:00.000-07:00

Coleman Research Group’s Healthcare Team facilitates consultations between our clients (institutional investors) and leading healthcare professionals on a wide variety of topics including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, clinical research, medical devices, healthcare providers, insurance, and regulatory issues.

Our Healthcare network spans technology industries across the globe and includes doctors, researchers, scientists, healthcare executives, consultants, and former regulatory officials.

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Healthcare industry one of the most mobile

BLUE BELL, PA – Healthcare IT workers are among the biggest users of smart phones and other mobile technology, but addressing the security needs of such devices remains a critical concern, according to a survey released today.

Forrester Consulting conducted the study on behalf of Fiberlink, the Blue Bell, Pa.-based developer of cloud-based "Mobility as a Service" (MaaS) solutions.

The study, titled "Managing and Securing Mobile Healthcare Data and Devices," found that 95 percent of healthcare enterprises relying on smartphones for work, making the industry one of the most mobile across all verticals.

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CCHIT warns certification plan might slow adoption

CCHIT Chairman Mark Leavitt, MDWASHINGTON – The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) said it believes the Interim Final Rule (IFR) on standards and certification might cause "unintended deceleration in the pace of adoption."

In comments filed March 12 to the Office of the National Coordinator, CCHIT said the IFR - the administration's proposal for EHR standards and certification - drops some standards that were already widely adopted yet introduces other criteria that require an "unrealistic leap forward."

"We believe the criteria and standards need refinement in order to drive an achievable step forward in the meaningful use of EHRs," said CCHIT Chairman Mark Leavitt, MD. CCHIT has been the sole official certifier of EHRs since 2006.

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Coleman Research Group’s Healthcare department highlights Athenahealth and Eclipsys, Microsoft partnership

2010-03-01T06:55:00.001-08:00

Coleman Research Group’s Healthcare Team facilitates consultations between our clients (institutional investors) and leading healthcare professionals on a wide variety of topics including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, clinical research, medical devices, healthcare providers, insurance, and regulatory issues.

Our Healthcare network spans technology industries across the globe and includes doctors, researchers, scientists, healthcare executives, consultants, and former regulatory officials.

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Athenahealth shares fall on news of reporting delay

WATERTOWN, MA – After announcing that it would be postponing the release of its fourth quarter financial results, Watertown, Mass.-based athenahealth, Inc. (ATHN), which provides Web-based billing services to providers, saw its shares fall 13 percent in pre-market trading on Friday. 

The firm, whose previous CFO, Carl Byers, stepped down at the end of 2009 and was replaced by Tim Adams this past month, was due to publish its earnings on Thursday, but held back, citing an internal accounting review. 

At issue is an evaluation of the company's policy related to the timing of amortization for deferred implementation revenue. Money generated from the implementation of new services for customers accounts for six percent or so of athenahealth's revenue.

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Eclipsys, Microsoft partnership looks to open platforms, interoperability

ATLANTA and REDMOND, WA – Eclipsys Corp., an Atlanta-based health IT company, and computer technology giant Microsoft Corp. are planning to integrate their platforms to provide more flexible and interoperable solutions to healthcare providers.

Under the agreement, officials said both companies plan to integrate key components of Eclipsys' Sunrise Enterprise suite of integrated software applications with Microsoft Amalga Unified Intelligence System (UIS), a data aggregation platform that integrates clinical, administrative and financial data from disparate information systems. Officials said the goal of the planned integration is to give providers improved analytic capabilities and help connect estranged and disparate data repositories.

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Coleman Research Group’s Technology, Media & Telecom department highlights NASA's shuttle mission and Google 'optimistic' it won't pull out of China

2010-02-16T06:35:00.000-08:00

Coleman Research Group’s Technology, Media & Telecom department highlights Hubble finds primordial galaxies and Nasa launches new infrared telescope

2010-01-15T06:39:00.000-08:00

Coleman Research Group’s Technology, Media & Telecom Group facilitates consultations between our clients (institutional investors) and leading technology professionals on a wide variety of topics including semiconductors, data storage and security, computer hardware and software, satellite system operators, telecom equipment, cable and wireless providers, and advertising spending.

Our TMT network spans technology industries across the globe and includes CTOs, CIOs, marketing and business development executives, engineers, buyers, and resellers.

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Hubble peers back 13.2 billion years, finds 'primordial' galaxies

Washington (CNN) -- NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has reached back 13.2 billion years -- farther than ever before in time and space -- to reveal a "primordial population" of galaxies never seen before.

"The deeper Hubble looks into space, the farther back in time it looks, because light takes billions of years to cross the observable universe," the Space Telescope Science Institute said in a statement released Tuesday.

"This makes Hubble a powerful 'time machine' that allows astronomers to see galaxies as they were 13 billion years ago -- just 600 million to 800 million years after the Big Bang," the institute said in a statement released Tuesday.

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NASA launches infrared telescope to scan entire sky

(CNN) -- NASA launched a new telescope into space on Monday to scan the cosmos for undiscovered objects, including asteroids and comets that might threaten Earth.

The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, spacecraft will employ an infrared camera to detect light- and heat-emitting objects that other orbiting telescopes, such as the Hubble, might miss.

WISE launched Monday at 9:09 a.m. ET aboard a Delta II rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The launch was postponed from Friday because of a problem with the motion of a booster steering engine.

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Coleman Research Group’s Healthcare department highlights Tennessee-based health network deploys new EHR and AdvancedMD acquires EHR company

2010-01-08T06:55:00.000-08:00

Coleman Research Group’s Healthcare Team facilitates consultations between our clients (institutional investors) and leading healthcare professionals on a wide variety of topics including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, clinical research, medical devices, healthcare providers, insurance, and regulatory issues.

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Tennessee-based health network deploys new EHR, PM systems

JOHNSON CITY, TN – The Mountain States Health Alliance has deployed new electronic health record and practice management solutions for its 300 employed and affiliated physicians and mid-level providers.

The Johnson City, Tenn.-based network is using software developed by Chicago-based Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions to enhance the quality of patient care, improve patient communications and better manage the cost of care delivery.

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AdvancedMD acquires EHR company

SALT LAKE CITY – AdvancedMD Software, provider of practice and revenue cycle management software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions, has acquired PracticeOne, a provider of electronic health records.

The acquisition positions AdvancedMD as a SaaS leader for the small to medium size physician office and advances its vision of delivering an integrated physician office automation solution from a single vendor, said CEO Eric Morgan. "This acquisition puts us up against the best players in the market," he said.

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Coleman Research Group’s Technology, Media & Telecom department highlights Recycle yule into Christmas alt-fuel and DDoS attack hobbles sites

2009-12-28T06:27:00.000-08:00

Coleman Research Group’s Technology, Media & Telecom Group facilitates consultations between our clients (institutional investors) and leading technology professionals on a wide variety of topics including semiconductors, data storage and security, computer hardware and software, satellite system operators, telecom equipment, cable and wireless providers, and advertising spending.

Our TMT network spans technology industries across the globe and includes CTOs, CIOs, marketing and business development executives, engineers, buyers, and resellers.

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Recycle yule into Christmas alt-fuel

For all the joy of Christmas morning, there's certainly a lot of waste involved. Reams of wrapping paper, forests of evergreens and piles of unwanted fruitcakes are discarded after the holidays.

That got us thinking: Wouldn't it be great if some of that trash could be repurposed as fuel? Turns out it can.

We checked with Spencer Quong, an automotive engineer and alt-fuels expert with a sense of humor. He was with the Union of Concerned Scientists before launching his own consulting biz, Quong & Associates.

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DDoS attack hobbles sites, including Amazon

An attack directed at the DNS provider for some of the Internet's larger e-commerce companies -- including Amazon, Wal-Mart, and Expedia -- took several Internet shopping sites offline Wednesday evening, two days before Christmas.

Neustar, the company that provides DNS services under the UltraDNS brand name, confirmed an attack took place Wednesday afternoon, taking out sites or rendering them extremely sluggish for about an hour. A representative who answered the customer support line said the attacks were directed against Neustar facilities in Palo Alto and San Jose, California, and Allen Goldberg, vice president of corporate communications for Neustar, confirmed that at about 4:45 p.m. PST, "our alarms went off."

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Coleman Research Group’s Healthcare department highlights Tax-Loss Carryback in Congress and Japan Helps Consumer Lenders

2009-11-03T06:30:00.001-08:00

Coleman Research Group’s Healthcare Team facilitates consultations between our clients (institutional investors) and leading healthcare professionals on a wide variety of topics including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, clinical research, medical devices, healthcare providers, insurance, and regulatory issues.

Our Healthcare network spans technology industries across the globe and includes doctors, researchers, scientists, healthcare executives, consultants, and former regulatory officials.

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Tax-Loss Carryback Provision Glides in Congress

Congress appears to be on the verge of giving a $30 billion-plus handout to U.S. corporations but—unlike so many other spending provisions—this one is provoking little opposition on Capitol Hill.

The legislation would tweak corporate tax rules that would allow businesses to apply losses sustained in recent years against taxes on profits paid in earlier years. It would do this by extending the so-called net-operating-loss carryback period for firms of any size from two years to five years and would apply to losses for both 2008 and 2009. A similar expanded loss-carryback provision was part of the Obama Administration's original fiscal stimulus plan, but the final bill was cut back to apply only to small businesses.

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As Japan Helps Consumer Lenders, Bankers Worry About Zombies

In Japan’s consumer lending industry, there has been little to cheer about lately. Less than three years ago, the government began tightening rules on consumer financing firms to discourage them from charging consumers exorbitant rates on loans. It also let borrowers who had crushingly high interest payments request a refund. Then came the global financial crisis, piling on the pain for consumer lenders.

One sign of just how bad things have gotten: In late September, Aiful, Japan’s second-biggest consumer lender, asked its own creditors for more time to pay off debts. With new tougher regulations set to go into effect next June, including a lower cap on what consumer lenders can charge, the industry was starting to resemble a train wreck in slow motion. Last fiscal year, Promise and Takefuji swung to an operating loss, while Acom’s profits fell to less than half the previous year’s level. By the end of September, the number of consumer lenders had fallen to less than 5,000, from more than 14,200 in March 2006, according to the Financial Services Agency.

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Coleman Research Group’s Technology, Media & Telecom department highlights G-Oil bio-based motor oil and time-lapse movies with your iPhone

2009-10-29T13:18:00.000-07:00

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G-Oil bio-based motor oil now available for cars

Green Earth Technologies (GET) announced Wednesday that its environmentally friendly motor oil for cars will soon be available on shelves across the U.S.

The manufacturer of the biodegradable, carbon neutral motor oil made in part from the animal fat of beef slaughter byproducts has been waiting on certification from the American Petroleum Institute before selling its G-Oil to the public.

G-Oil has received API starburst certification, a symbol put on a product's packaging to signify it meets specific standards and is recommended for use by leading vehicle manufacturers. GET's car oil was additionally granted the API service symbol donut, a seal signifying an oil product has "energy-conserving properties in a standard test in comparison to a reference oil."

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Make easy time-lapse movies with your iPhone

Time-lapse movies can be a complicated affair, and quite often involve either a lot of special equipment, and/or post-processing skills. For just a buck though, you can use the recently released Timelapser app (link opens in iTunes) to turn your iPhone into a tool that can do this time-bending filming technique using nothing more than the onboard camera.

Timelapser's interface tells you how long your movie will be, and how many shots it's taken. Depending on what model of phone you have you can use the app to take a picture anywhere from every three seconds to once per half hour. All the while it grabs each frame and stitches it into a movie that's saved on the phone, and that can also be e-mailed to friends.

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Coleman Research Group’s Technology, Media & Telecom department highlights charges swirl around Intel/AMD deals and virtual world Meez sees profit

2009-10-20T06:57:00.000-07:00

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Our TMT network spans technology industries across the globe and includes CTOs, CIOs, marketing and business development executives, engineers, buyers, and resellers.

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Charges swirl around insider trading on Intel, AMD deals

Think of it as a twist on the old rivalry between chip giants Intel and Advanced Micro Devices. But this time, the rivalry is about which company can make a hedge fund more money.

The complaint filed by the government against six people on Friday details how a relatively obscure Intel treasury executive and a prominent hedge fund manager allegedly participated in an insider-trading ring centered on an Intel investment. The document also shows alleged insider trading of AMD shares by an adviser from McKinsey & Company before the chipmaker spun off of its manufacturing operations.

The case revolves around Raj Rajaratnam, who founded the Galleon Group, a New York-based hedge fund that manages $7 billion in funds. Federal prosecutors charged Rajaratnam and five others on Friday with securities fraud, alleging they were involved in insider trading of some of the most well-known tech companies including Intel, Google, AMD, and IBM.

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Teen virtual world Meez sees profit

Meez, a start-up that expanded last year from an avatar creation service into a full-out virtual world for teens, is touting some good news: it's been profitable since April and "every month is better than the last month," CEO John Cahill told CNET News.

Right now, Meez has about 13 million registered users, 3 million unique hits per month, and only 20 full-time employees plus about 10 contractors.

Where's the money coming from? Premium subscriptions, ads on the free version of the site, and virtual goods bought and sold with its internal "Coinz" currency--which includes a mobile virtual-gift deal with Verizon.

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Coleman Research Group’s Technology, Media & Telecom department highlights Acer, Dell and Bluetooth

2009-10-15T06:18:00.000-07:00

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Acer overtakes Dell in PC shipments

Turns out Acer President Gianfranco Lanci wasn't just idly boasting earlier Wednesday when he said his company would pass Dell in the PC rankings "very soon." By very soon he clearly meant "today."

IDC released its PC tracker report Wednesday afternoon for the third quarter of 2009 and for the very first time, Acer is indeed the No. 2 producer of PCs in the world, with 14 percent. Hewlett-Packard remained on top with 20.2 percent of PCs shipped, and Dell dropped to 12.7 percent.

While not a total surprise considering that Acer's and Dell's momentum have been headed in opposing directions for some time, Acer's rise is indeed impressive. Just a few years ago most people would probably not have been able to recognize the Taiwanese brand, but that changed when it scooped up Gateway and began its aggressive attack on retail laptops in the U.S and Europe. Meanwhile Dell has fallen from the top vendor of PCs as recently as mid-2006 to No. 3 today as it navigates the changing PC market.

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New Wi-Fi spec challenges Bluetooth

A new Wi-Fi specification will let wireless devices discover and connect to one another without a router.

The spec, called Wi-Fi Direct, was announced Wednesday by the Wi-Fi Alliance, the industry group that promotes the technology. By making it much easier for devices to connect directly to each other using Wi-Fi, the new spec could pose a challenge to wireless technologies such Bluetooth.

The way Wi-Fi Direct works is that it allows Wi-Fi-enabled devices such as phones, cameras, printers, computers, keyboards, and headphones to connect to other Wi-Fi devices individually or to multiple devices at once. The spec will support standard Wi-Fi data rates, and devices will be able to connect to one another within about 100 meters of each other. This would allow just about any device that has Wi-Fi built into it to use wireless broadband instead of Bluetooth. It could even eliminate the need for Wi-Fi routers in some places.

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Coleman Research Group’s Healthcare department highlights Rex Healthcare and National Health IT Week

2009-09-22T06:24:00.000-07:00

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Rex Healthcare installs 'virtual community'

NORTH CAROLINA – Rex Healthcare, a North Carolina-based not-for-profit health system, is implementing a “virtual community” to promote collaboration between patients and physicians.

Through a new contract with MEDSEEK, a Birmingham, Ala.-based provider of enterprise healthcare portal connectivity solutions, Rex Healthcare will deploy the eHealth ecoSystem.

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National Health IT week begins in nation's capital

WASHINGTON – With 2009 designated by the Obama administration as the year of healthcare transformation, organizers say National Health IT Week delivers a timely message on the potential for healthcare information technology to improve the nation's healthcare system.

Beginning today, the weeklong forum serves as a platform upon which public and private healthcare constituents – vendors, provider organizations, payers, pharmaceutical/biotech companies, government agencies, industry/professional associations, research foundations and consumer protection groups – can raise awareness about the value of health IT among industry leaders and policymakers.

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Coleman Research Group’s Technology, Media & Telecom department highlights iTunes and Freeware Apps

2009-09-21T06:18:00.001-07:00

Coleman Research Group’s Technology, Media & Telecom Group facilitates consultations between our clients (institutional investors) and leading technology professionals on a wide variety of topics including semiconductors, data storage and security, computer hardware and software, satellite system operators, telecom equipment, cable and wireless providers, and advertising spending.

Our TMT network spans technology industries across the globe and includes CTOs, CIOs, marketing and business development executives, engineers, buyers, and resellers.

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Music publishers: iTunes not paying fair share

Songwriters, composers, and music publishers are making preparations to one day collect performance fees from Apple and other e-tailers for not just traditional music downloads but for downloads of films and TV shows as well. Those downloads contain music after all.

These groups even want compensation for iTunes' 30-second song samples. In the future, Apple may be required to pay licensing fees to ASCAP and BMI for the downloads of TV shows and films it sells.

At a time when many iTunes shoppers are still fuming over Apple's first-ever increase in song prices, the demands by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI), and other performing-rights groups, would likely lead to more price hikes at iTunes. For many, this would also undoubtedly confirm their perception that those overseeing the music industry are greedy.

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Who needs Microsoft Office? Freeware puts twists on old apps

Most people become so accustomed to using Microsoft Office that they never consider its alternatives. But there are more than one way to process words and spreadsheets: Word and Excel aren't the only games in town.

In fact, it's getting easier and easier to do without the most popular Office applications. Other than Outlook--which my company uses--I haven't opened a Microsoft Office app since last February, when my HP laptop died prematurely.

In fact, it wasn't easy removing the trial version of Office Enterprise 2007 that was preinstalled on the Sony Vaio that replaced the piece-of-crap HP that died. I've been working just fine using the free Jarte word processor and Gnumeric spreadsheet.

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Coleman Research Group’s Healthcare department highlights Abortion Debate and Obama on Canada’s healthcare system

2009-09-15T06:45:00.000-07:00

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Abortion Debate Could Make or Break Healthcare Reform

Antiabortion groups like the Family Research Council and Focus on the Family Action have spent the last month pummeling Democratic healthcare reform proposals over abortion coverage. They've attacked the House Democrats' healthcare bill, for instance, for leaving the door open to abortion coverage in the public health insurance option and for using federal funds to underwrite private healthcare plans that cover abortion. But conservative Christian groups have also made little secret of their opposition to the very idea of a greater government role in healthcare, the abortion controversy aside. A recent E-mail update from the Family Research Council blasted President Obama's push for healthcare reform without ever mentioning abortion. "The American people," it said, "...don't want healthcare delivered with the empathy of the IRS, the efficiency of FEMA, or the mismanagement of the post office."

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Obama: Canada’s healthcare system is “too radical”

When President Barack Obama addressed a joint session of Congress last week in a desperate attempt to push his healthcare agenda through, he described Canada’s single payer healthcare as too much of a radical shift from the current American medical system.

Gee Barry, do you think that when the government of Canada first became involved in the medical care of its citizens it was by way of a single payer system? Okay you probably do but the reality is that Canada’s present single payer healthcare was not designed or created – it evolved over time into what it is today.

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Coleman Research Group’s Business and Financial Services Group highlights tax on expensive health plans and stocks bounce on deal talk

2009-09-08T06:56:00.000-07:00

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Tax on expensive health plans proposed

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A proposed health care compromise by the powerful chairman of the Senate Finance Committee lacks a government-run insurance option and would tax the most expensive health insurance plans, a source close to the discussions told CNN Monday.

As expected, the proposal from Sen. Max Baucus, D-Montana, excludes the so-called public insurance option to compete with private insurers. However, it would allow for the creation of nonprofit health care cooperatives -- an idea that some moderate Democrats and Republicans have expressed possible interest in supporting.

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Stocks bounce on deal talk

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks bounced at Tuesday's open, with the major gauges flirting with fresh 2009 highs, as investors welcomed deal talk overseas and a spike in oil and gold prices and stocks.

The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) gained 31 points, or 0.3%, in the first few minutes. The S&P 500 (SPX) index added 5 points, or 0.5%. The Nasdaq composite (COMP) advanced 11 points, or 0.5%.

September is typically a tough month for Wall Street as market pros return from their summer vacations with a cleaning house mentality. It is the worst month on Wall Street in terms of percentage losses for the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite, according to Stock Trader's Almanac.

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Coleman Research Group’s Technology, Media & Telecom department highlights The Webification of App Security and Hunkering Down, Linux Style

2009-09-03T10:14:00.001-07:00

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The Webification of App Security

Web applications are growing in popularity, and with this increasing ubiquity of Web apps, security is more than ever becoming the No. 1 challenge for enterprises. Traditional network component vendors are under pressure to solve security challenges. However, developing this capability on their own is complex, expensive and requires new skills.

Enter the cooperative spirit. Zeus Technology, a load balancing solutions provider, has partnered with Web security firm Art of Defence to supply Web application security technology through an OEM deal .

"A wide range of Web apps exist for the payment card industry and e-commerce," David Day, CTO for Zeus Technology, told the E-Commerce Times. "These organizations are under increasing pressure to meet regulations for security."

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Hunkering Down, Linux Style

Well September is here, and the final days of summer are hard upon us. Autumn is around the corner here in the Northern Hemisphere, and that means it's time to begin thinking ahead to the winter days to come.

It isn't too surprising, then, that Linux bloggers have turned their attention in recent days to how they like to arrange things in the geeky counterpart of the proverbial nest -- the home office .

"I used to keep everything in a single room and it was a nice setup," began Linux Today's Carla Schroder, who kicked off the conversation with a recent post on her blog. "Lots of shelves, lots of tables, lots of computers, and a big closet for storing the usual herds of parts and manuals that breed and multiply over time."

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Coleman Research Group’s Healthcare department highlights Light Shed On Cause Of Down Syndrome and Virus Enzymes Could Promote Human, Animal Health

2009-08-31T06:36:00.000-07:00

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Light Shed On Cause Of Down Syndrome And Other Genetic Disorders

ScienceDaily (Aug. 31, 2009) — Scientists have a better understanding of what causes an abnormal number of chromosomes in offspring, a condition called aneuploidy that encompasses the most common genetic disorders in humans, such as Down syndrome, and is a leading cause of pregnancy loss.

To pinpoint what goes awry in these cases, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville studied mice. They found that if a mother’s egg cell has a mutation in just one copy of a gene, called Bub1, then she is more likely to have fewer offspring that survive to birth.

Ordinarily, both copies of a gene in a chromosome must carry the same mutation in order for an organism to be adversely effected.

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Virus Enzymes Could Promote Human, Animal Health

ScienceDaily (Aug. 31, 2009) — Could viruses be good for you? Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have shown that enzymes from bacteria-infecting viruses known as phages could have beneficial applications for human and animal health.

Phage enzymes called endolysins attack bacteria by breaking down their cell walls. Unlike antibiotics, which tend to have a broad range, endolysins are comparatively specific, targeting unique bonds in the cell walls of their hosts. This is significant because it means non-target bacteria could be less likely to develop resistance to endolysins.

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Coleman Research Group’s Consumer Goods & Services team notes articles regarding Frigidaire recalls and L'Oreal recession beauty habits

2009-08-27T11:02:00.000-07:00

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Frigidaire recalls nearly 43,000 stove models

The Frigidaire division of Electrolux Canada Corp. said Wednesday it is voluntarily recalling nearly 43,000 stoves sold throughout Canada and the United States over a seven-year period.

The company issued warnings about safety hazards related to its Frigidaire and Kenmore Elite freestanding electric ranges with rotary knobs and digital displays. Frigidaire said the stoves’ elements may heat up without being turned on, fail to cool down after being turned off, or heat to different temperatures than those specified by users.

The recall covers 42,955 units — 22,125 Kenmore stoves and 20,830 ranges bearing the Frigidaire brand.

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L'Oreal Reveals Beauty Habits in the Face of Recession

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- In an ongoing effort to better understand women's beauty routines, L'Oreal, in its 100th year, commissioned an international usage survey. The research featured some unexpected findings about how women's makeup habits are adapting in response to the recession, including how women are using makeup to get ahead at work.

The Beauty Barometer survey asked 4,000 women in the U.S. and four European countries about their cosmetic products and usage. And findings revealed that while women have changed the shades they purchase to be more "natural," they won't be giving up their favorite products anytime soon.

Nearly half of U.S. women surveyed believe wearing makeup gives them an advantage at work and makes them feel more in control. Four out of 10 U.S. women are wearing more neutral shades and a more natural makeup style than before the recession.
The majority of women surveyed believe wearing makeup makes them feel more self confident, and even more believe that wearing makeup improves their self image.

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Coleman Research Group’s Technology, Media & Telecom department highlights transit data and IBM Power7 hot topic at Hot Chips conference

2009-08-24T06:35:00.001-07:00

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Who owns transit data?

Commuters on public transit want to know two fundamental things: When can I expect the bus or train to pick me up? And when will it drop me off at my destination?

Nowadays, they may also be wondering whether their local transit agency is willing to share that data with others to put into new and helpful formats.

How likely is it that the arrival and departure information will be available on a site or service other than the official one? That depends on how enlightened your local agency is. In some metro areas, transit agencies make data--routes, schedules, and even real-time vehicle location feeds--available to developers to mash into whatever applications they wish. In others, the agencies lock down their information, claiming it may not be re-used without permission or fee.

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IBM Power7 hot topic at Hot Chips conference

The Hot Chips conference in Palo Alto, Calif this week is focusing on high-end chips for servers and scientific computers, with IBM's upcoming Power7 as a standout.

On Tuesday, IBM will give a presentation on its next-generation server chip, the Power7. IBM documentation describes the chip as having up to eight cores. A dual-chip module holds two processors for a total of 16 cores, according to IBM.

Each core has a rated performance of 32 gigaflops, providing 256 gigaflops per processor--one of the fastest chips to date based on this scientific-centric performance benchmark.

Power7 will be used in the National Center for Supercomputing Applications "Blue Waters" supercomputer, the first system of its kind to sustain one petaflop performance on a range of science and engineering applications, according to the NCSA. A petaflop is one quadrillion floating point operations per second.

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Coleman Research Group’s Technology, Media & Telecom department highlights Turbine-electric hybrid VTOL attack drone & Twitter isn't pointless babble

2009-08-18T06:43:00.001-07:00

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Turbine-electric hybrid VTOL attack drone flies again

The Excalibur, a new turbine-electric hybrid propelled VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) unmanned attack drone, has successfully completed another test flight after taking on two new onboard computers last week.

Developed by Aurora Flight Sciences Corp. for the U.S. Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate and the Office of Naval Research, the Excalibur is another radical robo-craft concept vying to fill the military's burgeoning demand for specialized UAVs.

The demonstrator model, weighing in at 700 pounds, can hit 520 mph, making it one of the fastest drones around, according to the Aurora. The nearly autonomous flight control system allows operators to concentrate on finding and engaging targets instead of piloting the aircraft, according to the Manassas, Va.-based company. The Excalibur's jet-borne vertical takeoff and landing and three electric lift fans providing attitude control and hover thrust, make it "runway independent." After takeoff, it flies like a regular turbojet.

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Why Twitter isn't pointless babble

Have you ever sat in a bar or a coffee shop, just watching what people do, examining the expressions on their faces, or just desperately trying to overhear the endearing nonsense that emerges from their mouths? That's how I think of Twitter.

Except there is one small difference with this peculiar little microblogging site: you can control who is in the bar or the coffee shop.

Some extremely clever people at Pear Analytics declared last week that 40 percent of tweets are "pointless babble". However, might their analysis be, as the English enjoy saying, just a little pear-shaped?

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Coleman Research Group’s Business and Financial Services Group highlights Honeywell trims profit outlook and Helping the unemployed pay their mortgage

2009-07-27T06:59:00.001-07:00

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Honeywell trims profit outlook

BOSTON (Reuters) -- Diversified U.S. manufacturer Honeywell International Inc. reported a 38% drop in earnings that matched Wall Street's forecasts and cut its full-year profit forecast to the bottom of its prior range.

The world's largest maker of cockpit electronics, which is facing a downturn in its core aviation and construction markets, said Monday it expects no economic recovery this year.

Honeywell now looks for full-year earnings of $2.85 per share, at the low end of its prior forecast of $2.85 to $3.20. It cut its revenue forecast to $31.5 billion, below its prior range of $32.3 billion to $33.2 billion.

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Helping the unemployed pay their mortgages

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- As a growing number of jobless Americans default on their mortgages, the Obama administration is considering new ways to help them avoid foreclosure.

Among the options being floated are giving the unemployed money, in the form of grants or loans, to cover their mortgage payments or allowing them to remain in their homes as renters after foreclosure.

The plans remain in the formative stage and are likely to encounter resistance in Congress.

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Coleman Research Group’s Healthcare department highlights AMA open to government-funded health insurance and diprivan not approved for sleep disorders

2009-07-06T09:08:00.001-07:00

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Diprivan not approved for sleep disorders

(CNN) -- Diprivan is a powerful I.V. anesthetic drug used for patients undergoing certain surgeries and diagnostic procedures.

Patients undergoing surgery may receive Diprivan to keep them sedated during the procedure.

The drug is making headlines with the claim from a nurse who worked for pop icon Michael Jackson that the singer, who died June 25, had repeatedly asked her about the drug. Nurse Cherilyn Lee told CNN that Jackson had brought up Diprivan about three months ago, saying he needed it for insomnia and that his doctor said it was safe.

"He said, 'I am so sleepy. I cannot sleep. I want to have at least eight hours of sleep,'" Lee told CNN's Anderson Cooper.

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AMA open to government-funded health insurance option

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama signed landmark legislation Monday giving the Food and Drug Administration new power to regulate the manufacturing, marketing and sale of tobacco.

President Obama says the new law "represents change that's been decades in the making."

The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act gives the FDA power to ban candy-flavored and fruit-flavored cigarettes, widely considered appealing to first-time smokers, including youths. It also prohibits tobacco companies from using terms such as "low tar," "light" or "mild," requires larger warning labels on packages, and restricts advertising of tobacco products.

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Coleman Research Group’s Technology, Media & Telecom department highlights Synthetic trees and Twitter

2009-06-30T06:18:00.000-07:00

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'Synthetic tree' claims to catch carbon in the air

LONDON, England (CNN) -- Scientists in the United States are developing a "synthetic tree" capable of collecting carbon around 1,000 times faster than the real thing.

As the wind blows though plastic "leaves," the carbon is trapped in a chamber, compressed and stored as liquid carbon dioxide.

The technology is similar to that used to capture carbon from flue stacks at coal-fired power plants, but the difference is that the "synthetic tree" can catch carbon anytime, anywhere.

"Half of your emissions come from small, distributed sources where collection at the site is either impossible or impractical," said Professor Klaus Lackner, Ewing-Worzel Professor of Geophysics in the Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering at Columbia University.

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Twitter message could be cyber criminal at work

(CNN) -- Cyber criminals are setting snares that move at the speed of news.

Panda Security, a Spain-based antivirus maker, has been monitoring an onslaught of links with malicious software, or "malware," on Twitter that tag hot topics such as the Air France crash, the NBA finals, "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert and the new iPhone.

"Cyber criminals have been targeting Twitter users by creating thousands of messages (tweets) embedded with words involving trending topics and malicious URLs," Sean-Paul Correll, a threat researcher for Panda Labs, wrote recently on a blog for the company.

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Coleman Research Group’s Healthcare department highlights Cancer and HIV/AIDS treatments

2009-06-23T06:49:00.000-07:00

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Cancer spread to liver responds to experimental treatment

BALTIMORE, Maryland (CNN) -- When Linda Campbell of Lexington, North Carolina, started to lose her vision in winter 2000 she knew something was wrong. After a diagnosis of ocular melanoma, a rare cancer, she went through numerous treatments to save her eye. Despite one recurrence, by 2007 Campbell was pretty sure she had beaten the odds. That was until last year, when her doctors found lesions on her liver. Her melanoma had spread.

After an experimental cancer treatment, Linda Campbell has returned to work, with her dog Peanut." It was pretty devastating," she said.

Scans showed Campbell's liver was peppered with cancer. There were so many spots, they were impossible to count.

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A generation born with HIV/AIDS defies the odds

No one expected them to live long.

A glass tree at the University of Miami commemorates those who died from complications of HIV/AIDS. Many of their peers succumbed to unusual infections by their first or second birthdays. They were living on borrowed time, it seemed.

While their friends' parents visited schools, these kids visited their parents' graves. When their classmates planned for the future, they often thought about death.

But those babies who were born with HIV/AIDS in the 1980s have defied initial expectations.

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Coleman Research Group’s Business and Financial Services Group highlights Twitter and Google

2009-06-22T06:42:00.000-07:00

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Twitter Will Make Money With Sponsored Direct Messages

Twitter users should get ready for messages from companies bearing coupons and discounts, says a Twitter investor.

Todd Chaffee, an Institutional Venture Partners VC and Twitter board member, told the New York Times Twitter will make money allow companies to send users coupons and e-commerce links embedded in messages sent as automatic replies to questions like "What treadmill should I buy?,"

He said: “Commerce-based search businesses monetize extremely well, and if someone says, ‘What treadmill should I buy?’ you as the treadmill company want to be there. As people use Twitter to get trusted recommendations from friends and followers on what to buy, e-commerce navigation and payments will certainly play a role in Twitter monetization.”

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The perks of marrying Google

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- When it comes to raising capital in the current economic environment, being married to a Google co-founder has its advantages.

Regulatory forms filed Thursday showed the internet search giant recently invested another $2.6 million in biotech firm 23andMe, which was co-founded in 2006 by Anne Wojcicki.

Wojcicki is married to Google co-founder Sergey Brin.

Google already has a $3.9 million stake in the company, which sells DNA analysis. It made that investment in 2007, shortly after Brin and Wojcicki were married.

"We believed the technology had promise the first time we invested and continue to believe that now," said Jane Penner, a Google spokeswoman.

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Coleman Research Group’s Business and Financial Services Group highlights New Bank Stress Tests and Chrysler's Sale to Fiat

2009-06-10T08:02:00.001-07:00

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Oversight Panel Pushes for New Bank Stress Tests

The stress tests conducted on the largest U.S. banks should be repeated with updated figures, The Congressional Oversight Panel said.

The committee headed by Harvard Law School professor Elizabeth Warren, which oversees the $700 billion financial bailout package passed in October, said the stress tests ordered by the U.S. Treasury, evaluated banks' health against the possibility of unemployment rising to 8.9 percent. In May, the Department of Labor said unemployment exceeded that, rising to 9.4 percent, calling the results into question, a report to be released Tuesday said.

The panel said the stress tests were helpful, but lacked transparency on how they were conducted, The Washington Post reported.

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Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Chrysler Sale to Fiat

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday temporarily blocked the sale of Chrysler LLC's assets to a new partnership with Fiat SpA, the first unexpected delay in the automaker's bankruptcy stage-managed by the Obama administration.

The one-page order by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg stopped the sale "pending further order" by her or the full court, based on an appeal by three Indiana pension funds holding $45 million in Chrysler's secured loans. Ginsburg gave no time frame for when those next orders might arrive.

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Coleman Research Group’s Healthcare department highlights Sky-High Calories in Some Restaurant Meals and Vaccine Fights Melanoma

2009-06-09T08:35:00.000-07:00

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Sky-High Calories in Some Restaurant Meals
June 2, 2009

June 2, 2009 -- Restaurants are serving ever-larger portions of super-bad food to entice customers to start eating out again, according to a consumer watchdog group.

In a list of the most over-the-top, unhealthy restaurant foods, the Center for Science in the Public Interest singled out some dishes that provide more saturated fat or sodium than most people should eat in three days. The foods were also high in calories.

U.S. dietary guidelines call for healthy Americans to get less than 2,300 milligrams of sodium a day, about the amount in a teaspoon of table salt, to lower blood pressure and reduce risk of heart disease, stroke, heart failure, and kidney disease. But for the 70% of Americans who are middle-aged or older, African-American, or have high blood pressure, no more than 1,500 milligrams a day is recommended.

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Vaccine Fights Melanoma
June 2, 2009

June 1, 2009 (Orlando) -- For the first time, a vaccine that trains the immune system to seek out and attack cancer cells has been shown to shrink tumors in people with melanoma.

In a study of 185 melanoma patients, the experimental vaccine also extended the time that people remained free of cancer.

There are even indications that people given the vaccine live longer, but patients need to be followed longer before researchers can be sure, says Patrick Hwu, MD, head of melanoma medical oncology at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

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Coleman Research Group’s Healthcare department highlights Prevention Of Blood Clots and Children With Autism

2009-06-04T05:52:00.000-07:00

Coleman Research Group’s Healthcare Team facilitates consultations between our clients (institutional investors) and leading healthcare professionals on a wide variety of topics including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, clinical research, medical devices, healthcare providers, insurance, and regulatory issues.

Our Healthcare network spans technology industries across the globe and includes doctors, researchers, scientists, healthcare executives, consultants, and former regulatory officials.

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Silver Nanoparticles Show 'Immense Potential' In Prevention Of Blood Clots
June 2, 2009

Scientists are reporting discovery of a potential new alternative to aspirin, ReoPro, and other anti-platelet agents used widely to prevent blood clots in coronary artery disease, heart attack and stroke. Their study involves particles of silver — 1/50,000th the diameter of a human hair — that are injected into the bloodstream.

Debabrata Dash and colleagues point out that patients urgently need new anti-thrombotic agents because traditionally prescribed medications too-often cause dangerous bleeding. At the same time, aging of the population, sedentary lifestyle and spiraling rates of certain diseases have increased the use of these drugs. Researchers are seeking treatments that more gently orchestrate activity of platelets, disk-shaped particles in the blood that form clots.

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Citalopram No Better Than Placebo Treatment For Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders
June 2, 2009

Citalopram, a medication commonly prescribed to children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), was no more effective than a placebo at reducing repetitive behaviors, according to researchers funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and other NIH institutes. The study was published in the June 2009 issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.

"Parents of children with autism spectrum disorders face an enormous number of treatment options, not all of which are research-based," said NIMH Director Thomas R. Insel, M.D. "Studies like this help us to better understand which treatments are likely to be beneficial and safe."

The researchers say their findings do not support using citalopram to treat repetitive behaviors in children with ASD. Also, the greater frequency of side effects from this particular medication compared to placebo illustrates the importance of placebo-controlled trials in evaluating medications currently prescribed to this population.

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Coleman Research Group’s Business and Financial Services Group highlights the Chinese Acquisition of Hummer and Bank of America

2009-06-02T13:49:00.000-07:00

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Our Business & Financial network includes an elite assembly of current and former CFOs and senior executives, accountants, former regulatory officials, academics, and top-level industry consultants.

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The Chinese give Tim Geithner a warm welcome - to a point
June 2, 2009

BEIJING (Fortune) -- When the Treasury Secretary met with leaders in Beijing to offer assurances that the U.S. can repay its debts, he received a somewhat sympathetic ear.

China, which has nearly $800 billion of its savings invested in U.S. government securities, has publicly and privately been lecturing Washington on its profligate fiscal policy. So it was no surprise when Tim Geithner made his maiden journey to China as Treasury Secretary that he faced some heat. Yesterday, in fact, Chinese students laughed out loud when Geithner reassured one questioner that their country's investments in the US are "very safe."

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BofA close to stress test capital target
June 2, 2009

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Bank of America revealed Tuesday that it was nearly finished raising the $33.9 billion in capital that industry regulators deemed it needed to shield itself from future losses.

The nation's biggest lender by assets said it had raised almost $33 billion since the government announced the results of its so-called stress test for 19 of the nation's largest banks nearly a month ago.

"We are pleased to have nearly reached our goal this quickly," Joe Price, Bank of America's chief financial officer said in a statement.

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Coleman Research Group’s Technology, Media & Telecom department highlights video games inspired by news and Nokia's application store

2009-05-26T06:50:00.000-07:00

Coleman Research Group’s Technology, Media & Telecom Group facilitates consultations between our clients (institutional investors) and leading technology professionals on a wide variety of topics including semiconductors, data storage and security, computer hardware and software, satellite system operators, telecom equipment, cable and wireless providers, and advertising spending.

Our TMT network spans technology industries across the globe and includes CTOs, CIOs, marketing and business development executives, engineers, buyers, and resellers.

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From Madoff to Sully, news events inspire video games
May 26, 2009

When Navy snipers rescued an American cargo-ship captain last month from Somali pirates, it sounded like something from a movie.

This shooting game by Games2Win.com lets players try to rescue a ship captain from Somali pirates.

But in today's instant-gratification culture, there's no need to wait for Hollywood to re-enact that dramatic high-seas story. Video game developers are already on the case.

Online gaming site Games2Win launched "Saving Captain Phillips," a simple, two-dimensional shooting game, within nine days of the actual rescue. Not to be outdone, Kuma Games followed soon afterwards with "Somali Showdown: Pirates on the High Seas," a PC multiplayer action game that puts players in the middle of a pirate attack on a cargo ship -- and even lets them become one of the pirates.

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Nokia's Application Store Faces Apple Dominance
May 26, 2009

Nokia (NOK) is the world's largest handset company. It has been late to the high-end smart-phone market, but it has distribution leverage all over the world because of its 37% global market share. One of the things Nokia will need to cement its place in the smart-phone market is an application store like the one Apple (AAPL) has. Apple apps have been downloaded over one billion times, mostly onto its iPhone.

The Apple App store gives the company two significant advantages over its competition. The first is that outside developers make the software apps saving Apple engineers huge amounts of time and effort by building a worldwide network of people all working on products for the relatively new iPhone. Second, the apps are useful tools for entertainment, business management, and daily tasks. People with a handset that gives them so many features are unlikely to switch to competing products.

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Career: Research Analyst

2009-05-21T06:38:00.003-07:00

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Coleman Research Group, Inc. - CRG (www.colemanrg.com) is an independent research firm founded in 2003. We provide institutional investors direct access to industry professionals, through one-on-one phone consultations, in-person meetings, seminars and educational events. CRG has exceeded the standard of quality service in the emerging expert network industry. We service a sophisticated client base, which includes Fortune 500 companies, top professional services firms and the world's leading financial institutions. We are currently recruiting a Research Analyst based in our New York office. This is an excellent opportunity to join a close knit, dynamic and enthusiastic team.

Coleman Research Group's Research Services group enhances the company's existing core services with a specialized focus on proactive investment research. This service provides institutional investors access to an internal team of analysts and content across all sectors through a continuously expanding range of research products.

The ideal candidate will have experience in the capital markets with specific sector/industry fundamental research, have the ability to select timely/relevant investment ideas, be proficient in writing research reports and have experience in hosting conference calls and other moderated events.

Requirements:

Minimum of 3 years of working experience in the capital markets
Minimum of 5 years of buy/sell-side experience within a specific sector (Industrials, Retail/Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Tech/Telecom, Business/Financial Services)
Excellent writing, communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to source sector-related data from all relevant sources, including industry publications, webcasts, various websites and company personnel
Comfortable communicating with industry experts, company management and investment professionals
Proven ability to lead and moderate group discussions on behalf of our investment clients
Energetic and self-motivated. Must be organized and able to prioritize work and multi-task effectively
Must be detail-oriented with an ability to work independently and under strict deadlines
Ability to work in a demanding and dynamic team environment which requires flexibility
Effective interpersonal skills is a must
Compensation:

Base salary plus participation in a bonus plan, 401(k) plan, medical, dental, vision, EAP, STD/LTD, Life/AD&D Insurance and commuter savings program.

To apply, please send a resume and cover letter via the following link: https://home.eease.com/recruit/?id=229904
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Career: Research Associate

2009-05-21T06:38:00.001-07:00

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Coleman Research Group, Inc. - CRG (www.colemanrg.com) is an independent research firm founded in 2003. We provide institutional investors direct access to industry professionals, through one-on-one phone consultations, in-person meetings, seminars and educational events. CRG has exceeded the standard of quality service in the emerging expert network industry. We service a sophisticated client base, which includes Fortune 500 companies, top professional services firms and the world's leading financial institutions. We are currently recruiting Research Associates based in our New York office. This is an excellent opportunity to join a close knit, dynamic and enthusiastic team.

Our Researcher's primary role is to identify experts able to meet the needs of our institutional investor clients, qualify them, prepare them and schedule their telephone meeting with our clients. Our Researchers also identify market trends, establish new relationships with industry professionals and build upon existing ones.

Successful Researchers at Coleman Research Group are intellectually curious, poised when interacting with senior executives, organized, energetic and have excellent telephone manners and speaking skills. CRG focuses on the following financial sectors: Technology; Telecommunications; Retail; Financial Services; Healthcare; and Industrials. Researchers work closely with Institutional Sales and Account Management teams, creating a great opportunity for Researchers to learn about the financial services industry.

Requirements:
A degree from a top tier university, GPA will be considered
Excellent written and verbal communication skills are a must
Leadership qualities, positive energy, the ability to adapt to change in a fast paced environment
Foreign language skills are a plus but not required (Russian, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese, Japanese, etc.)
To apply, please send a resume and cover letter via the following link: https://home.eease.com/recruit/?id=177351
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Career: Marketing Business Analyst

2009-05-11T07:04:00.001-07:00

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Coleman Research Group, Inc. - CRG (www.colemanrg.com) is an independent research firm founded in 2003. We provide institutional investors direct access to industry professionals, through one-on-one phone consultations, in-person meetings, seminars and educational events. CRG has exceeded the standard of quality service in the emerging expert network industry. We service a sophisticated client base, which includes Fortune 500 companies, top professional services firms and the world's leading financial institutions. We are currently recruiting for a Marketing Business Analyst based in our New York office. This is an excellent opportunity to join a close knit, dynamic and enthusiastic team.

The rapid growth of our business demands an addition to our team. This position will be responsible for the entire marketing campaign process from idea generation through results measurement and reporting. You will create product positioning strategies and partner with Researchers, Account Managers and Sales teams in the creation and timely maintenance of marketing collateral (printed and electronic).Your primary goal will be to improve brand awareness, generate leads and attract new clientele. You will have direct interaction with other members of the management team.

The best candidates should have the following skills:
Proven ability in devising and implementing effective marketing strategies, including competitive analysis, pricing and client segmentation analysis.
Develop targeted lead-generation channels through a variety of medias/mediums including; web-based, social networking, print, direct mail, email, public relations, press releases, industry trade shows/conferences, and regional sales events.
Proven ability to effectively communicate, plan and negotiate with senior management to develop and implement successful integrated marketing programs.
Actively participate in industry conferences and trade shows to keep abreast of industry trends to ensure consistency with media messages and marketing materials.
Previous experience evaluating and maintaining external PR relationships.
Interest in social networking, and the business tools associated with social networking to benefit Marketing.
Compensation:

Base salary plus participation in a bonus plan, 401(k) plan, medical, dental, vision, EAP, STD/LTD, Life/AD&D Insurance and commuter savings program.

Qualifications:
Minimum Bachelor's Degree
2+ years of financial services marketing experience
Ability to work with a team
Prior work experience with a company with less then 200 employees
Ability to manage multiple priorities and produce results within tight time frames
Attention to detail of paramount importance
Must be self-motivated, articulate and possess excellent verbal and written communications skills
To apply, please send a resume and cover letter via the following link: https://home.eease.com/recruit/?id=262384

Coleman Research Group’s Healthcare department highlights Pump Away Shingles Pain and Blood Pressure Pill Exforge HCT Approved

2009-05-07T07:01:00.000-07:00

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Our TMT network spans technology industries across the globe and includes doctors, researchers, scientists, healthcare executives, consultants, and former regulatory officials.

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Pump Away Shingles Pain?
May 7, 2009

A surgically implanted pump that delivers medication to the spinal fluid helps reduce the persistent pain that can linger in some patients after they recover from shingles, according to a new study.

"All patients showed a greater than 50% improvement in pain control," says Andrew J. Fabiano, MD, a senior resident at the University of Buffalo who was scheduled to present the findings yesterday at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons meeting in San Diego. "The patients describe a dramatic improvement in pain,'' he says. The study follow-up averaged nearly six years.

Shingles affects about a million people a year in the U.S., according to the Association for Healthcare Research and Quality, with risk being much higher for people 65 and older.

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Blood Pressure Pill Exforge HCT Approved
May 7, 2009

The FDA has approved Exforge HCT, which combines three blood pressure drugs -- amlodipine, valsartan, and hydrochlorothiazide -- into one pill.

Amlodipine is a calcium-channel blocker. Valsartan is an angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB). Hydrochlorothiazide is a diuretic.

In June 2007, the FDA approved Exforge, which contains amlodipine and valsartan. The newly approved Exforge HCT adds hydrochlorothiazide.

The FDA approved Exforge HCT based on a clinical trial that included more than 2,000 patients, according to a news release from Novartis, the drug company that makes Exforge and Exforge HCT.

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Coleman Research Group’s Technology, Media & Telecom department highlights Apple, Twitter and Rupert Murdoch Wants to build Kindle Rival

2009-05-06T08:10:00.000-07:00

Coleman Research Group’s Technology, Media & Telecom Group facilitates consultations between our clients (institutional investors) and leading technology professionals on a wide variety of topics including semiconductors, data storage and security, computer hardware and software, satellite system operators, telecom equipment, cable and wireless providers, and advertising spending.

Our TMT network spans technology industries across the globe and includes CTOs, CIOs, marketing and business development executives, engineers, buyers, and resellers.

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10 Things Apple Should Do With Twitter
March 30, 2009

There's no reason for Apple to buy Twitter, as rumor had it earlier this week. Apple's business is to sell more computers, iPods, and iPhones, and owning Twitter won't help with that at all.

But using Twitter more in Apple products could help, especially as the messaging/microblogging service picks up more steam.

Here's ten ideas for how Apple could work Twitter into its products:

Twitter support in iChat, Apple's messaging app.
Using Twitter for RSS-like feeds, such as featured iTunes songs, movies, TV shows, movie trailers, iPhone apps, etc.

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Prepaid wireless service could spur price war
March 30, 2009

News Corp (NWS) chairman Rupert Murdoch has a global team of executives working away on developing a gadget for consuming Internet content. It's supposed to be something like Amazon's Kindle, according to reports in the Daily Beast and the New York Post.

The gadget would incorporate content from News Corp newspaper, TV and studio subsidiaries. News Corp digital boss Jonathan Miller is also talking to outside publishers and content creators about syndication deals.

The big idea is that Rupert wants to find a new way to charge consumers for content.

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Coleman Research Group’s Consumer Goods & Services team notes retail sales soar by 2013 and retail sector rallies

2009-05-05T07:37:00.000-07:00

Coleman Research Group's Consumer Goods & Services Group facilitates consultations between our clients and leading consumer goods, retail, and services professionals a wide variety of topics including consumer products manufacturers, electronics, automotive OEMs, international retail chains, leisure goods and services, and more.

Click here to learn more about Coleman Research Group's Consumer Goods & Services Group.

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Retail sector rallies on positive economic data
May 5, 2009

The National Association of Realtors said pending home sales index rose 3.2% compared with February and gained 1.1% compared with a year earlier. Economists said the gain may be a leading indicator of a turn in the housing market.

Meanwhile, business investments in structures were stronger than expected in the government's first estimate of first-quarter gross domestic product, with the dismal 6.1% annualized decline on track to be revised to a 5.8% drop or so. The Commerce Department said construction outlays rose 0.3% in March, better than the 1.5% decline expected by economists.

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8% of retail sales to be online by 2013
May 5, 2009

Online retail is forecast to skyrocket to a $229 billion market in four years, or 8 percent of all U.S. retail sales, according to a report being released today.

One irony is that clothes, shoes and accessories -- the items that shoppers would be expected to want to try on -- top the list of the most popular future online categories, with sales expected to top $40 billion in 2013 from this year's forecast $27 billion, according to the findings by Forrester Research.

The next largest categories are computer hardware, software and peripherals, projected to grow to $36 billion in 2013 from this year's $27.2 billion, and appliances and home improvement products, projected to grow to $30.3 billion from this year's projected $19.2 billion, according to the report titled "The State of Retailing Online 2009."

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Coleman Research Group’s Technology, Media & Telecom department highlights Facebook hit by phishing attacks and Movie piracy

2009-05-01T06:58:00.001-07:00

Coleman Research Group’s Technology, Media & Telecom Group facilitates consultations between our clients (institutional investors) and leading technology professionals on a wide variety of topics including semiconductors, data storage and security, computer hardware and software, satellite system operators, telecom equipment, cable and wireless providers, and advertising spending.

Our TMT network spans technology industries across the globe and includes CTOs, CIOs, marketing and business development executives, engineers, buyers, and resellers.

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In digital age, can movie piracy be stopped?
March 30, 2009

(CNN) -- The highly anticipated movie "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" debuts today in theaters, but many fans have already seen it.

The pirating and distribution of "Wolverine," starring Hugh Jackman, is being investigated by the FBI.

The online leak of a pirated, unfinished version of the 20th Century Fox film a month ago sent federal authorities springing into action and stoked a heated conversation within the entertainment industry about digital piracy.

Piracy of upcoming films is not new, but the theft of "Wolverine" is especially troubling for an industry concerned with a stalled economy and the financial bottom line.

It's rare for high-quality copies of a big-budget blockbuster to appear on the Internet more than a month before the film's release, experts say.

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Facebook hit by phishing attacks for a second day
March 30, 2009

Facebook stopped a phishing attack on Thursday, its second day in a row of dealing with a worm on the site that lures people to a fake Facebook page and prompts them to log in.

Facebook has faced two phishing attacks in the past two days but officials aren't sure whether they are related.

Unsuspecting Facebook users get a message from a friend urging them to "check this out" and including a link to a Web page that appears to be a Facebook log-in page, but it is a fake site that steals their information when they type in their username and password. The worm also sends a copy of the message to the infected Facebook member's contacts.

In the latest attack, the Web address was "FBStarter.com." In Wednesday's attack, the address was "BAction.net."

The attacks were stopped within a few hours in each case, said Facebook spokesman Barry Schnitt. He said it was too early to say whether the two phishing attacks are related. "We are investigating," Schnitt said.

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Coleman Research Group’s Business and Financial Services Group highlights Stocks Waffle On Banking And Flu Worries and US banking chairman voted out

2009-04-30T06:47:00.000-07:00

Coleman Research Group’s Business and Financial Services Group facilitates consultations between our clients (institutional investors) and leading business and financial services professionals on a wide variety of topics including consumer credit trends, banking and investment services, insurance, residential and commercial real estate, student lending, and regulatory issues.

Our Business & Financial network includes an elite assembly of current and former CFOs and senior executives, accountants, former regulatory officials, academics, and top-level industry consultants.

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US banking chairman is voted out
April 30, 2009

Bank of America shareholders have voted to oust Kenneth Lewis as the firm's chairman, following months of criticism over his running of the company.

The bank said the result of the vote at its annual general meeting had been narrow, and that Mr Lewis will continue in the chief executive position.

However, analysts said it was now the beginning of the end for Mr Lewis, 62.

He has been criticised for buying Merrill Lynch last year, and the bank's need to accept emergency state loans.

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Stocks Waffle On Banking And Flu Worries
April 30, 2009

Banking fears and international flu worries sent the Dow into the red Tuesday.

The Dow lost eight points, the Nasdaq dropped seven points and the S&P 500 fell two points.

Yahoo! BuzzShares of Bank of America ( BAC - news - people ) dropped by 8%, and Citigroup ( C - news - people ) closed down more than 6%.

According to The Wall Street Journal, U.S. regulators told Bank of America and Citigroup they may need to raise more capital.

IBM ( IBM - news - people ) was a bright spot. The company stock got a boost after its board approved a 10% dividend and a stock buyback. Shares rose nearly 2%.

Chrysler and Washington worked out a deal with banks and private equity firms to swap $6.9 billion in Chrysler's secured debt for $2 billion in cash and a small equity stake. While Chrysler is nearing a tie-up with Fiat ( FIA - news - people ), bankruptcy remains a possibility. Shares of competitor General Motors ( GM - news - people ) lost more than 11% after announcing Tuesday it will force more than 1,000 dealers to close as it attempts to stave off bankruptcy.

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Coleman Research Group’s Technology, Media & Telecom department highlights technology financial results and Amazon's Kindle sales surge

2009-04-29T06:13:00.000-07:00

Coleman Research Group’s Technology, Media & Telecom Group facilitates consultations between our clients (institutional investors) and leading technology professionals on a wide variety of topics including semiconductors, data storage and security, computer hardware and software, satellite system operators, telecom equipment, cable and wireless providers, and advertising spending.

Our TMT network spans technology industries across the globe and includes CTOs, CIOs, marketing and business development executives, engineers, buyers, and resellers.

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Tech: Down, but definitely not out
March 29, 2009

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Big tech firms from IBM to Microsoft reported less-than-stellar financial results this week -- but there were pockets of optimism and most companies expect the end of 2009 to look much brighter.

The quarterly numbers were expected to be rotten, especially coming in the midst of a deep recession, and they were. Microsoft's sales fell for the first time in the company's history as a public company, Apple's Mac sales fell for the first time in five years, and Yahoo announced it would cut 5% of its workforce. IBM (IBM, Fortune 500) reported a decline in its quarterly revenue and profit on the same day that rival Oracle scooped up once-coveted Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion.

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Amazon sales surge as Kindle takes off
March 29, 2009

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -- Amazon.com on Thursday beat Wall Street expectations for first-quarter earnings and sales as it drew more customers online and its Kindle electronic reader gained momentum.

Its shares rose 2% in after-hours trading.

The global online retailer, which sells everything from books to auto parts on the Internet, increased revenue an unexpectedly strong 18% in a sluggish global economy, which some analysts attributed to successful promotions.

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Coleman Research Group’s Business and Financial Services Group highlights Fed releases stress-test methodology and Credit Suisse

2009-04-27T11:59:00.000-07:00

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Fed releases stress-test methodology
April 27, 2009

The Federal Reserve has pulled back the curtain on its banking stress tests when it released the methodology behind government-mandated analyses recently completed at the nation’s 19 largest banks.

Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) and the former Wachovia Corp., now part of Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC), both participated in the tests, officially called the Supervisory Capital Assessment Program (SCAP). The tests were designed to determine the capital needs of the major banks that control the majority of the lending activity in the country.

The information released Friday explained how the tests were conducted, but didn’t provide specific information on the participating banks or the overall health of the industry. That information is expected to be released, at least in part, in early May. In the meantime, the participating banks will have time to review the results and challenge the findings.

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Credit Suisse Chmn Backs Integrated Banking Model To Hldrs
April 27, 2009

ZURICH (Dow Jones)--Credit Suisse Group's (CS) outgoing chairman Friday backed the Swiss bank's integrated business model at a Friday shareholder meeting, according to prepared remarks.

"There is no question about the fact that the integrated bank is an effective response to the needs of our clients," bank Chairman Walter Kielholz said.

Credit Suisse runs private banking, or financial services for wealthy individuals, alongside an investment bank, and argues the two disparate units can be closely linked to parlay more revenue out of each.

Kielholz steps down Friday because he has been elected chairman of Swiss Reinsurance Co. (RUKN.VX). Hans-Ulrich Doerig, who is the bank's vice-chairman, is expected to be approved by shareholders to replace Kielholz as Credit Suisse chairman at Friday's meeting.

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