With each generation comes a new style and a new language. It’s as unique as a fingerprint and can be seen everywhere from pop culture to the greeting card aisle. Enter justWink, a new greeting card line from American Greetings (NYSE: AM) which offers the next generation of greeting card shoppers something completely new and unexpected that also connects cards with the mobile world for the first time with a free greeting app for iPhone and Android users. Something for the person who values their personal style, a great (if sometimes offbeat) sense of humor, and who is dedicated to keeping in touch with all of the important people in their lives. Something designed precisely for right this very now.
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Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE: PLT) is the first headset company to be certified for TCO Certified Headsets 2. The new certification, launched today, is awarded to headsets that are designed for maximum performance, usability and have minimal environmental impact. It builds on the foundations of the existing TCO'07 certification programme with emphasis on sustainability, environmental compliance and corporate social responsibility. Headsets that are TCO Certified are third party tested for low emissions, superior sound quality and high durability.
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Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) today introduced the HomeLox portable liquid oxygen system. The innovative system enables oxygen users to generate and store the liquid form of oxygen in the home setting. The HomeLox system offers users the long-lasting and lightweight characteristics of traditional liquid systems, while freeing them from difficulties of filling and dependence on deliveries associated with conventional systems.
Home oxygen is a critical, life-sustaining medical treatment prescribed to nearly 1.5 million Medicare patients annually who suffer from respiratory illnesses such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) (TI) today unveiled the TMS320TCI6612 and TMS320TCI6614, the industry’s most comprehensive System-on-Chips (SoCs) for developers of metro, pico and enterprise small cell base stations. TI’s new small cell SoCs are enabled with production ready software and are the highest performing devices available for small cells. Based on TI’s innovative KeyStone multicore architecture, these scalable SoCs encompass a mix of processing elements including radio accelerators, network and security coprocessors, combined fixed-and floating-point digital signal processors (DSPs) and an ARM® RISC processor, providing the ideal foundation for layers 1, 2 and 3 and transport processing for high performance small cell base stations.
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With as many as 50,000 jobs to fill worldwide by the end of the year, Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) will be the first in the industry to tap into the exploding popularity of social media gaming to help generate interest in hospitality careers. At My Marriott Hotel™ on Facebook (www.facebook.com/marriottjobsandcareers), gamers will first manage a “virtual” hotel restaurant kitchen before moving on to other areas of hotel operations. The game will be available in English, Spanish, French, Arabic and Mandarin.
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Today, Target Corp.® (NYSE:TGT) announced 42 new schools from across the country that will receive a new library as part of the 2011 Target School Library Makeover program. Education experts and advocates such as Alma Powell of the America’s Promise Alliance and Sir Ken Robinson, along with elected officials including Congressman John Kline, Chairman of the Education and the Workforce Committee and Congressman Gene Green (TX-29), were invited to celebrate this announcement with the principals at the Library of Congress. Additionally, principals from among the 42 elementary schools participated in a Principal Summit, led by Ralph Smith of The Annie E. Casey Foundation. The summit was designed to inspire school leaders, provide best practices for cultivating reading skills by using their new libraries, and explore how educators approach literacy strategies.
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The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: PNC) announced today that it plans to construct the world’s most environmentally friendly skyscraper. The Tower at PNC Plaza will be located on the Southeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Wood Street, the same Pittsburgh intersection where PNC has been headquartered for more than 150 years. Once complete in 2015, the approximately 40 story building will serve as PNC’s executive offices.
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Move over mop and bucket, Black & Decker® (NYSE: SWK) introduces the intuitive Steam-Mop with SmartSelect™ Technology. With SmartSelect Technology, simply turn the dial to the specific floor type—sealed hardwood/laminate, tile/vinyl, or stone/marble—and the mop automatically releases the right amount of steam. SmartSelect helps to achieve a worry-free, deep down clean on all sealed hard floors and is even safe on sealed hardwoods.
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In honor of life, survival and a world with less breast cancer and “More Birthdays,” Kohl’s Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) threw a birthday celebration yesterday at the 2011 American Cancer Society “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” walk on Milwaukee’s lakefront. Decorated with thousands of pink cupcakes, balloons and stacks of presents, the celebration represented the company’s greater commitment to the fight against breast cancer. In 2010, Kohl’s philanthropic program, Kohl’s Cares, announced a nearly $5 million donation over three years to the American Cancer Society’s Midwest Division.
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McGraw-Hill Construction, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), today announced the appointment of Cathleen McGuigan as editor-in-chief of Architectural Record. Essential to the profession for over 120 years, Architectural Record’s award-winning magazine and website (http://www.architecturalrecord.com) provide industry news and analysis, as well as coverage of design trends, building science, and professional strategies for architects and design professionals. McGuigan most recently was a contributing architecture critic and cultural correspondent for Newsweek.
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In an announcement made today, Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) introduced two new color laser multifunction products (MFPs) powered with intelligent, productivity-enhancing solutions to streamline paper-intensive business processes. Targeted to the rapidly growing mid-size workgroup segment, these intuitive MFPs exhibit a wide array of features and functions, adding to Lexmark’s impressive portfolio of leading-edge hardware and innovative software and solutions.
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EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today announced EMC® Avamar® 6.0 deduplication backup software. This major new release provides the first integration with EMC Data Domain® deduplication storage systems and delivers powerful new capabilities for the protection of VMware environments.
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