Pewaukee, Wis., Residents to Benefit From Verizon Wireless Network Enhancement

PEWAUKEE, Wis., July 9 -- Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site in Pewaukee that expands network coverage, enabling more customers in Waukesha County to use their wireless phones concurrently to make calls; send and receive email and text, picture and video messages; access the Internet; view high-quality videos; and download music, games and ringtones, while enjoying clearer reception and fewer dropped calls.

Thousands of Parrish, Fla. Residents Now Have Access to FiOS TV

BRADENTON, Fla., July 9 -- Consumers in burgeoning Parrish have the opportunity to add FiOS TV to their FiOS Internet connection now that Verizon has completed work to bring its industry-leading TV service to 4,300 households in this northeastern Manatee County community.

State Education Officials, Verizon New England President to Announce Partnership and $50,000 in Grants to Improve Student Achievement

WARWICK, R.I., July 9 -- State education officials and Verizon New England President Donna Cupelo will announce on Monday (July 13) a unique educational partnership between the state and the company with a $25,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation, and will also announce the five Rhode Island public schools that will receive grants totaling an additional $25,000. The grants are being awarded to educators who are using Verizon's innovative Thinkfinity.org online education tool in the classroom.

Salisbury and Pleasant Plains, Ill., Area Residents to Benefit From Verizon Wireless Network Enhancement

PLEASANT PLAINS, Ill., July 9 -- Verizon Wireless, the wireless company with the highest customer loyalty, has activated a new cell site in Pleasant Plains, which will enable more customers in the area to use their wireless phones concurrently to make calls; send and receive email and text, picture and video messages; access the Internet; view high-quality videos; and download music, games and ringtones, while enjoying clearer reception and fewer dropped calls.

Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Wireless Network in Hartford, Connecticut

HARTFORD, Conn., July 9 -- Verizon Wireless has expanded its network with a new cell site in Hartford, Connecticut. The new cell site provides increased 3G high-speed wireless broadband coverage along I-84, as well as the surrounding areas.

General Dynamics Awarded $22 Million by U.S. Navy for Repair Work on USS Hartford

GROTON, Conn., July 9 -- General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $21.6 million contract modification by the U.S. Navy to perform material procurement and repair work on USS Hartford (SSN-768), a Los Angeles-class attack submarine damaged in a collision March 20. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics .

Raytheon Names Kugler Vice President of Strategy

ARLINGTON, Va., July 9, 2009 -- Raytheon Company has appointed Mitch Kugler vice president of Strategy, reporting to Thomas M. Culligan, executive vice president of Corporate Business Development and CEO, Raytheon International, Inc.

Simon's Chelsea Division Opens Ami Premium Outlets(R) in Japan

INDIANAPOLIS, July 9 -- Simon Property Group, Inc. announced today that its 40%-owned joint venture, Chelsea Japan Co., Ltd., opened Ami Premium Outlets, the joint venture's eighth Premium Outlet Center(R) in Japan. Phase I, comprising 225,000 square feet of gross leasable area (GLA), opens with 100 tenants, including global brands, domestic brands and restaurants. The center is expandable to approximately 360,000 square feet of GLA.

EMC Lauded for Top-Quality Customer Service and Support

HOPKINTON, Mass., July 9 -- EMC Corporation , the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today announced that its Global Services organization has been honored with recent awards from prestigious industry organizations including the Service & Support Professionals Association (SSPA), the Association of Support Professionals (ASP), and the Technology Professional Services Association (TPSA).

Raytheon Completes Critical Milestone for Mobile X-band Radar System

Hamilton, Ohio, Residents To Benefit From Verizon Wireless Network Enhancements

HAMILTON, Ohio, July 9 -- Verizon Wireless, the wireless company with the highest customer loyalty, has activated a new cell site in Hamilton, which will enable more customers to use their wireless phones concurrently to make calls; send and receive email and text, picture and video messages; access the Internet; and download games and ringtones, while enjoying clearer reception and fewer dropped calls.

Verizon Business Launches New Security Program to Help Enterprises Protect Key Software Applications

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., July 9 -- Hacker attacks on business applications, such as databases and software, are a rapidly growing threat to enterprises. To help them meet this challenge, Verizon Business on Thursday (July 9) introduced a comprehensive, new Application Security Program that takes a risk-based approach to protecting the critical data contained within each application.

Georgetown, Kentucky, Residents to Benefit From Verizon Wireless Network Enhancements

GEORGETOWN, Ky., July 8 -- Verizon Wireless has activated a new cell site in Georgetown, which enables more customers to use their wireless phones concurrently to make calls; send and receive email and text, picture and video messages; access the Internet; view high-quality videos; and download music, games and ringtones, while enjoying clearer reception and fewer dropped calls.

Government of Canada Names General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada as Prime Contractor for LAV III Upgrade Program

LONDON, Ontario, July 8 -- The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, with Lieutenant-General Andrew Leslie, Chief of the Land Staff, announced today that the Government of Canada has approved an upgrade program for the LAV III family of vehicles. General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada will be the prime contractor and systems integrator for this program.

Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, Residents to Benefit From Verizon Wireless Network Enhancements

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa., July 8 -- Verizon Wireless, the wireless company with the highest customer loyalty, has activated a new cell site in Cranberry Township, which will enable more customers to use their wireless phones concurrently to make calls; send and receive email and text, picture and video messages; access the Internet; and download games and ringtones, while enjoying clearer reception and fewer dropped calls.

Mission Language & Vocational School Receives $20,000 From Verizon to Support its Vocational and Literacy Programs

SAN FRANCISCO, July 8 -- The Mission Language & Vocational School has received a $20,000 grant from Verizon for continued support of the school's language and computer literacy classes for San Francisco Latinos and other minorities who have limited proficiency in English. The grant brings to $60,000 the funding that the school has received from Verizon since 2007 to support literacy programs.

After-School Enrichment Program Receives $20,000 from Verizon to Improve Literacy Skills of East Oakland Youth

OAKLAND, Calif., July 8 -- The Allen Temple Foundation Learning Center has received a $20,000 grant from Verizon to expand the center's after-school enrichment program. The grant brings to $50,000 the funding that the center has received from Verizon since 2007 to reach out to disadvantaged youth.

Verizon Petitions FCC to Rule on Cablevision's Refusal to Make MSG Channels Available in HD

NEW YORK, July 8 -- The Federal Communications Commission should compel Cablevision and its Madison Square Garden network to provide Verizon with local sports programming in high definition (HD), a unique asset that they have intentionally and unlawfully refused to make available, Verizon requested in a complaint filed Tuesday (July 7).

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Names A.J. Murphy as Head of Americas Leveraged Loan Capital Markets

NEW YORK, July 8 -- Bank of America Merrill Lynch today announced that A.J. Murphy will join the company as a managing director and head of Americas Leveraged Loan Capital Markets. Murphy, who is currently at J.P. Morgan will be based in New York and report to David Flannery, head of Global Leveraged Finance. She is expected to join the company in October.

General Dynamics Awarded Department of Homeland Security National Communications System Contract

FAIRFAX, Va., July 8 -- General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems has been awarded one of the National Communications System's (NCS) National Security and Emergency Preparedness Scientific, Engineering and Technical Assistance contracts by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This five-year, multiple-award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract has a combined ceiling value of $388.9 million to be competed among all four awardees through the term of the contract. General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems is a business unit of General Dynamics .

TV Choice and Competition Near for Residents of Kingston, Mass.

KINGSTON, Mass., July 8 -- Residents of Kingston are a major step closer to having a real choice for their cable television services, thanks to a newly approved agreement authorizing Verizon to offer its FiOS TV service via the most advanced all-digital, fiber-optic network straight to customers' homes.

Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Wireless Network in Salisbury, Connecticut

SALISBURY, Conn., July 8 -- Verizon Wireless has expanded its network with a new cell site in Salisbury, Connecticut. The new cell site provides increased wireless voice and 3G coverage along Route 44 in Salisbury, as well as the surrounding areas.

Raytheon Develops First-Ever Modeling and Simulation Tool to Help Advance U.S. Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education

The Stanley Works to Broadcast Second Quarter 2009 Results on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

NEW BRITAIN, Conn., July 8 -- The Stanley Works will broadcast its 2Q 2009 earnings conference call on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009. The call will begin at 10:00am EDT and will last for approximately one hour.

Raytheon and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Improve Flow of Commercial Imagery to Analysts and Warfighters

RESTON, Va., July 8, 2009 -- Raytheon Company and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) marked the transition of an improved capability that will rapidly ingest and disseminate imagery from U.S. commercial satellite companies to warfighters and intelligence analysts worldwide.

New EMC Ionix Family Ushers in Next Generation of IT Management

HOPKINTON, Mass., July 8 -- EMC Corporation today extended its leadership in the virtualized data center with the announcement of its EMC Ionix(TM) IT management software for helping customers accelerate their migration from physical IT to virtual IT to cloud infrastructures. Ionix software combines automated server compliance and configuration solutions gained from EMC's recent Configuresoft acquisition with EMC's market-leading and newly unified management software portfolio to provide unparalleled insight and control across physical and virtual IT infrastructures.

Banc of America Securities-Merrill Lynch Research Hikes 2010 Global GDP Forecast to 3.7 Percent on Brighter Growth Prospects in the U.S. and China

NEW YORK and LONDON, July 8 -- Banc of America Securities-Merrill Lynch Research has raised its global economic growth forecasts for 2010 to 3.7 percent from 3.2 percent, driven by signs of recovery in the United States and China.

Perot Systems Selected to Implement Health Information Systems in China

CHANGSHA, China, July 8 -- Perot Systems Corporation (www.perotsystems.com) today announced an agreement with the Hunan Provincial Government of the People's Republic of China that will authorize the company to provide IT consulting services for healthcare organizations and public health initiatives throughout the Province. In collaboration with the Provincial Government and in alignment with the Chinese national healthcare reform, the company was designated to begin the process of establishing the Regional Health Information Platform of Hunan Province, starting in its capital city of Changsha. The company will also begin the transformation of healthcare information technology in multiple hospitals and other healthcare organizations throughout the region immediately.

Synterra and Verizon Business Sign Agreement to Provide Customers Direct Network Connectivity to Russia and the World

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. and MOSCOW, July 8 -- Synterra, a national telecommunications service provider of the Russian Federation, and U.S.-based Verizon Business, a leader in delivering communications services around the world, have signed a master services agreement that will provide significant benefits to customers of both companies. The signing occurred in Moscow on Wednesday (July 8) during the week of the U.S.-Russian Presidential Summit.

Shawnee and Moores Junction, Ohio, Residents to Benefit From Verizon Wireless Network Enhancements

Denosumab Demonstrates Superiority Over Zometa(R) in Pivotal Phase 3 Head-to-Head Trial in Breast Cancer Patients With Bone Metastases

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., July 7 -- Amgen today announced that a pivotal, Phase 3, head-to-head trial evaluating denosumab versus Zometa(R) (zoledronic acid) in the treatment of bone metastases in 2,049 patients with advanced breast cancer met its primary and secondary endpoints and demonstrated superior efficacy compared to Zometa. Superiority was demonstrated for both delaying the time to the first on-study Skeletal Related Events (SREs)(fracture, radiation to bone, surgery to bone, or spinal cord compression) (hazard ratio 0.82, 95 percent CI: 0.71, 0.95), and delaying the time to the first-and-subsequent SREs (hazard ratio 0.77, 95 percent CI: 0.66, 0.89). Both results were statistically significant.