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Our STEM winner: ‘Changing The World One Problem At A Time’

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:08:26 -0400

Innovation Exchange: Science, technology, engineering and math contest winner is SAS art director Brian Lloyd. ‘STEM can literally mean the stem of a leaf, which leads to the idea of growth. That's what the program is about … growing, learning and the knowledge that can be returned to the world,’ he says.

GlaxoSmithKline to appeal $81M verdict in Ala.

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:07:14 -0400

Prescription drug company GlaxoSmithKline says it will appeal a nearly $81 million verdict in a lawsuit that accused it of overcharging Alabama's Medicaid program.

IBM acquires mainframe rival PSI

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:19:15 -0400

One way to make a nasty antitrust problem go away is to acquire the folks who are complaining about you. IBM (NYSE: IBM) did just that as it said this week that it would acquire Platform Solutions Inc. for an undisclosed price.

Patriotism goes mobile – Multimedia content available for download

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:16:48 -0400

Cary-based 2ThumbZ teams with U.S. military, AT&T to launch more than 300 products. Selections include ringtones, music, unit logos, videos, 3D graphics and slideshows.