PressZoom.com - News http://presszoom.com 2008-08-07T21:13:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com http://presszoom.com/small_logo.gif text/html 2008-08-07T21:13:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145752.html (PressZoom) - SANTA CLARA, CA August 6, 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) today announced the release of a new social networking game for Facebook, allowing fans of the 2008 Beijing Summer Games to compete online, with their friends and for their country, by correctly predicting medal winners throughout this summer's events. Sun is not an official sponsor of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. text/html 2008-08-07T21:13:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145751.html (PressZoom) - Over 300 designs were submitted for the online contest, and the top six donation-earning designs have been submitted to the Ford judging table for final selection. The winning design will be unveiled on Tasca’s racecar in downtown Indianapolis on August 28. text/html 2008-08-07T21:13:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145750.html (PressZoom) - DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 6, 2008 - Early sales are strong for the new 2009 Lincoln MKS. In its first full month on the market, the vehicle outsold the Acura RL, Infiniti M35 and Cadillac STS. "Customers' responses have more than met our expectations," said Pei-Wen Hsu, Lincoln car marketing manager, adding that retail vehicles are lasting an average of only five days on dealer lots before they are sold. text/html 2008-08-07T21:13:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145749.html (PressZoom) - DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 6, 2008 - It shines, it glitters, it energizes and allures. In fact, the importance and psychology of color is unmistakable, even in the automotive realm. "It's critical," says Susan Sage, Color and Materials design manager, at Ford Motor Company. text/html 2008-08-07T21:13:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145748.html (PressZoom) - Rochester, NY, August 6 -- Stephen Green has been named Vice President, Marketing, Prepress Solutions for Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group (GCG). In assuming his new role, Green will be responsible for building and leading the marketing organization for Prepress Solutions worldwide. text/html 2008-08-07T21:13:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145747.html (PressZoom) - BEIJING, China–6th August 2008 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced today it has signed multiple contracts worth US $431m with China Mobile Communications Corporation (CMCC) for its GSM network upgrades and expansion. The contracts were signed in the first half of 2008 and reflect Motorola’s position as a global leader in GSM network solutions. Approximately 50% of the revenue from these contracts was recognized in the first half of 2008. text/html 2008-08-07T21:13:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145746.html (PressZoom) - Schaumburg, IL – August 6, 2008 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) through Motorola Ventures, its strategic venture capital arm, today announced that it has made an investment in Amobee Media Systems, a leader in advertising solutions for mobile operators. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed. text/html 2008-08-07T21:13:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145745.html (PressZoom) - Ryan "Broc" Neil of North Liberty, a doctoral candidate in the UI Department of Microbiology, will begin a two-year postdoctoral emerging infectious disease research fellowship, conducting research on antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus areus. text/html 2008-08-07T21:13:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145744.html (PressZoom) - More than 400 Iowa students in kindergarten through college expressed their creativity and talents through artwork, poems, creative essays and performance pieces in Celebrating Creative Expression, a competition celebrating the 20th anniversary of the University of Iowa College of Education's Connie Belin & Jacqueline N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development. text/html 2008-08-07T21:13:01+01:00 http://presszoom.com PressZoom.com http://presszoom.com/story_145743.html (PressZoom) - HKS, Inc. Architecture of Dallas, Texas, will provide overall design leadership for the facility and lead the master planning effort for the project. Stanley Beaman & Sears Architecture and Interiors of Atlanta, Ga., specialists in children's hospital environments, will focus on scripting and designing the pediatric experience.