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Analogic notes 17 job cuts in recent quarter
Analogic Corp., a Peabody-based developer of medical imaging and security-detection technologies, said it cut 17 employees from its payroll in the fiscal quarter ended January 31, officially its second quarter of fiscal 2010.

BioTime's fourth-quarter fiscal 2009 total quarterly revenue up 163%
BioTime, Inc. today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 and provided an update on recent corporate developments.

Agilent Technologies to Display Latest Wireless Test Solutions at Ctia Wireless 2010
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced it will demonstrate the latest wireless test and measurement solutions at CTIA WIRELESS 2010, March 23-25, Las Vegas Convention Center, Booth 2427.

Seattle Four Seasons Project Faces Massive Liens
Mar 9th 2010 at 9:01PM More woes for the Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences in downtown Seattle.

Bruker buying Varian product lines from Agilent
Bruker Corp. is buying some product lines of Varian Inc. which are being divested by Agilent Technologies Inc.

Intevac Gets $18M Purchase Order From NATO Customer
Intevac Photonics, a subsidiary of Intevac, Inc. announces it has received a multi-year $18 million Purchasing Agreement for its digital night vision camera module from a NATO customer.

Microvision set to ship Show WX pico laser projector in US
There are several pico projectors that you can buy in American already. Most of them are OK if you use them in the right conditions, which is a very dark room.

Police ID Ringwood accident victim as Hackensack woman
Authorities have identified a Hackensack woman who died in a car accident on Skyline Drive Saturday afternoon.

Agilent: On the Road to Recovery
Following stellar results in the fiscal first quarter ended January 2010, Agilent Technologies' CFO, Adrian Dillon, left the company.

Microvision SHOWWX Laser Pico Projector Available for Sale to U.S. Customers
Microvision, Inc. , a leading developer of ultra-miniature projection display products announced today the opening of its web store for U.S. customers for the SHOWWX laser pico projector.

Deals of $43 Billion Drive U.S., Europe Stocks
Personal spending gained more than expected and personal income increased less than anticipated.

FEI Completes Multiple System Installation at New Materials Ageing...
FEI Company , a leading diversified scientific instruments company providing electron and ion-beam microscopes and tools for nanoscale applications across many industries, announces the completion of a multiple system installation at the Materials Ageing Institute in France, a utility-oriented research center financed by Electricit de France , the ...

U.S. airports expand passenger full-body screening
Airport officials on Friday showed off new X-ray scanning machines they will use to screen more passengers with full-body imaging as called for by security advocates, a step that has alarmed civil libertarians.

Trimble acquires Ireland's LET Systems
Sunnyvale-based Trimble said the acquisition is part of its strategic utilities and smart grid initiative.

RADCOM to Supply UMTS Monitoring Expansion to Cellcom Israel
RADCOM, Ltd. , a leading network test and service assurance solution provider, today announced that Cellcom Israel, the largest cellular communications operator in Israel, has decided to expand deployment of RADCOM's RANalysis to monitor and optimize its entire UMTS radio network.

Agilent Technologies' Advanced Design System Software Selected by...
Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced that its Advanced Design System software has been selected by Paratek Microwave for use in development of tunable antenna modules for the mobile handset market.

3D Systems Launches Affordable New 3-D Dental Model Production System
The ProJet&#x2122; MP 3000 3-D Printer was recently displayed at LMT Lab Days in Chicago, Illinois.

Agilent Announces Major Lab Software Suite, Fish DNA Analyzer, Food...
Orlando, Florida, USA - Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced the following at Pittcon 2010: A major new lab informatics suite AA fish species verification lab-on-a-chip system AA major food testing lab collaboration AA high-performance transportable GC/MSD AA high-throughput single quadrupole liquid chromatograph/mass spectrometer .

Agilent Technologies' Executive Vice President and CFO Adrian Dillon to Leave Company
Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced that Adrian T. Dillon will resign his position as executive vice president, finance and administration, and chief financial officer, effective April 1. Dillon will become chief financial and administration officer at Skype, based in Luxembourg.

Intel Honors 10 Companies with Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement Award
Intel Corporation honored 10 companies today with its Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement award for 2009.