A Powerful New Storm Available Now on Verizon Wireless' Network

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Nov. 6 -- Verizon Wireless and Research In Motion (RIM) recently announced that the BlackBerry(R) Storm2(TM) smartphone is available NOW in Verizon Wireless Communications stores, online at www.verizonwireless.com, and through business sales channels. The BlackBerry Storm2 with BlackBerry(R) OS 5.0 evolves the BlackBerry(R) touchscreen platform with hundreds of hardware and software enhancements - including new SurePress(TM) "clickable" display technology and built-in Wi-Fi(R) - delivering the exceptional multimedia experience and communications capabilities customers have come to expect from their BlackBerry smartphones.

Hello Humans: DROID by Motorola - in Stores Today!

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Nov. 6 -- High-speed Web browsing, voice-activated search, customizable large screen, access to thousands of Android applications and hundreds of widgets and the best 3G mobile network in the country: DROID by Motorola is in stores NOW!

Verizon Health Care Expert to Present on Nov. 9 at World Health Congress Leadership Summit on Health IT

ALEXANDRA, Va., Nov. 6 -- An executive from the Verizon Connected Healthcare Solutions practice group will participate in a panel discussion at the World Health Congress Leadership Summit on Health Information Technology on Nov. 9 in Alexandria. The panel will discuss key challenges facing the health care industry in addressing emerging security and privacy compliance measures related to the 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 and how health care organizations can help improve quality of care through electronic medical records.

Bring an Android Device Home for the Holidays with DROID ERIS by HTC, Exclusively from Verizon Wireless

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning Nov. 6, DROID ERIS(TM) by HTC will invade Verizon Wireless Communications Stores across the United States, bringing the power of the Android(TM) platform and the Verizon Wireless network together. DROID ERIS by HTC combines the popular Android platform with HTC Sense(TM), a user experience from HTC that makes it easy for customers to stay close to one another and create an individualized mobile experience tailored specifically to their needs.

Middlesex County Educational Technology Training Center Receives $100,000 Grant From Verizon to Expand Professional Development Opportunities for Teachers Statewide Using Thinkfinity.org

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., Nov. 6 -- The Middlesex County Educational Technology Training Center has received a $100,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation to continue to raise teachers' awareness of the free educational resources available on Thinkfinity.org and to train teachers from around the state how to use those resources.

Gloria Duchin, Inc. Celebrates 30 Years of Design

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I., Nov. 6 -- What began with a single line of goldtone ornaments in 1979, has grown into a collection of Christmas ornaments and gifts featuring more than 10,000 designs. Gloria Duchin, Inc. has over 100 million copyrighted ornaments in circulation and manufactures new ornaments domestically each year. The Gloria Duchin(R) designs are sold in national and regional retailers across North America as well as several of their retail partners' websites.

The Home Depot Pays Tribute To Military Personnel by Offering a 10 Percent Veteran's Day Weekend Discount

ATLANTA, Nov. 6 -- The Home Depot(R), the world's largest home improvement retailer, today announced that the Company is continuing the tradition of honoring our military by offering all active duty personnel, reservists, retired military, veterans and their families a 10 percent discount off their purchases in honor of Veteran's Day. The offer is valid on purchases of up to $2,000 for a maximum discount of $200 between now and November 11, 2009, at all U.S. and Puerto Rico The Home Depot stores.

Raytheon Engineer Receives National Award for Innovation

TEWKSBURY, Mass., Nov. 6, 2009 -- Raytheon Company's Dr. Piali De received a national award for Technology Innovation at the 2009 Women of Color's 14(th) Annual Conference held recently in Dallas, Texas.

CSC Signs IT Services Contract With Raytheon

FALLS CHURCH, Va., Nov. 6 -- CSC today announced it has signed a contract for a range of IT services for Raytheon Company . The contract has a five-year base period with two one-year options, and runs through February 2015. Additional terms of the contract were not disclosed.

Dominion Reaches Comprehensive Proposed Settlement Agreement in Pending Virginia Rate Proceedings

RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 5 -- Dominion announced today that it and the Office of the Attorney General of Virginia, Division of Consumer Counsel, Wal-Mart Stores East and Sam's East, Kroger, Chaparral (Virginia) Inc., MeadWestvaco Corp., International Paper Company, and the Apartment & Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington, have filed a comprehensive Stipulation and proposed Recommendation for approval by the Virginia State Corporation Commission. These parties represent a broad coalition of customers and consumer interests. The agreement, if approved, would resolve the pending proceeding to set base rates for Virginia jurisdictional customers of Dominion Virginia Power, as well as the Virginia fuel case proceeding, and the authorized return on equity for the rate adjustment clauses for the Bear Garden Power Station and the Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center.

Webster To Make Presentation at Investor Conference

WATERBURY, Conn., Nov. 5 -- Webster Financial Corporation , the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A., announced today that its Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Jerry Plush, will make a presentation at the Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P. 2009 East Coast Financial Services Conference on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009 from 8:55 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Special Two-Hour Event: New Android Devices on Sale Extra Early at Verizon Wireless' 34th Street Store, Doors Open at Midnight

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More Cable TV Choice for Consumers in 5 More Massachusetts Communities

FITCHBURG, Mass., Nov. 5 -- Consumers and small businesses in five more Massachusetts communities now have more choice in cable TV providers as Verizon continues to make FiOS TV - the ultimate home-entertainment experience with a broad range of programming choices and superior picture quality -- available to additional locations throughout the state.

Verizon Expands Fast, Affordable DSL-Enabled High Speed Internet Service to 850 More West Virginia Customers in Cabell, Fayette and Jackson Counties

CHARLESTON, W.Va., Nov. 5 -- An additional 850 consumers and businesses in Cabell, Fayette and Jackson counties now have access to Verizon High Speed Internet (HSI), allowing them to quickly download movies, share photos or video with friends and family, and create their own Internet content.

Raytheon Advances Zumwalt Program With Innovative Technology From Small Business Partner

TEWKSBURY, Mass., Nov. 5, 2009 -- Raytheon Company and small business partner KaZaK Composites Inc., Woburn, Mass., have completed the design phase of the composite ballistic screen for integration onboard the Zumwalt-class destroyer (DDG 1000).

Shoppers Can Test-Drive Verizon's All-Fiber FiOS TV and Internet Services at New Hunt Valley, Md., Store

HUNT VALLEY, Md., Nov. 5 -- Attention Baltimore County residents looking to beat the holiday rush and supercharge their Internet and TV services: You now can experience first-hand the superior quality and innovative features of Verizon's all-fiber-optic FiOS services at the company's new Hunt Valley store.

EMC's Data Domain Ranks 7th in North America on Deloitte's 2009 Technology Fast 500(TM)

HOPKINTON, Mass., Nov. 5 -- EMC(R) Corporation , the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today announced that Data Domain(R), a high-growth, industry-leading company that it recently acquired, ranked number seven on the Technology Fast 500(TM), Deloitte LLP's ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth during the five year period from 2004-2008. Data Domain revenue grew more than 35,000 percent during this period.

Raytheon Hires Industry Veteran to Head Information Security Solutions Business Development

Bring an Android Device Home for the Holidays with DROID ERIS by HTC, Exclusively from Verizon Wireless

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and BELLEVUE, Wash., Nov. 5 -- Beginning Nov. 6, DROID ERIS(TM) by HTC will invade Verizon Wireless Communications Stores across the United States, bringing the power of the Android(TM) platform and the Verizon Wireless network together. DROID ERIS by HTC combines the popular Android platform with HTC Sense(TM), a user experience from HTC that makes it easy for customers to stay close to one another and create an individualized mobile experience tailored specifically to their needs.

Southwest Airlines Reports October Traffic

DALLAS, Nov. 5 -- Southwest Airlines Co. announced today that the Company flew 6.3 billion revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in October 2009, a 1.9 percent increase from the 6.2 billion RPMs flown in October 2008. Available seat miles (ASMs) decreased 9.4 percent to 8.0 billion from the October 2008 level of 8.8 billion. The load factor for the month was 79.2 percent, compared to 70.4 percent for the same period last year. For October 2009, passenger revenue per ASM is estimated to have increased in the one percent range as compared to October 2008.

Amgen Announces Overall Survival Results for Vectibix(R) in First-Line Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Nov. 5 -- Amgen today announced that the Phase 3 PRIME "203" trial evaluating Vectibix(R) (panitumumab) administered in combination with FOLFOX (an oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy) as a first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) failed to meet a secondary endpoint of overall survival. Earlier this year, it was announced that the trial met its primary endpoint by significantly prolonging progression-free survival (PFS) in the first-line treatment of patients with KRAS wild-type mCRC.

Swashbuckling Suspense in Thrilling New Mirrorstone Novel by Bestselling Author R.A. Salvatore and Geno Salvatore

RENTON, Wash., Nov. 5 -- R.A. Salvatore's thrilling novels have sold millions of copies in more than a dozen languages and have appeared on the New York Times best-sellers list 18 times. Now, Salvatore teams up once again with his son, Geno, to offer The Shadowmask, Book 2 in the Stone of Tymora series. This swashbuckling adventure features action, suspense, and an appearance by the Dark Elf Drizzt Do'Urden, R.A. Salvatore's most popular character from the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms setting.

Wake Up, Humans: DROID by Motorola Goes on Sale Early in Florida Stores on Friday, November 6

TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 4 -- With the tech blogosphere buzzing about the new DROID phone from Motorola, Verizon Wireless will open most of its Florida stores at 7 a.m. Friday (Nov. 6) to give technophiles and (literally) "early adopters" the first opportunity to purchase the newest smartphone with Google's Android breakthrough operating system.

Sony Pictures Entertainment Takes on 'RISK'

CULVER CITY, Calif., Nov. 4 -- Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired from Hasbro, Inc. the motion picture rights to produce RISK, the classic board game brand of world conquest, it was announced today by Doug Belgrad and Matt Tolmach, presidents of Columbia Pictures. The film will be produced and developed by Hasbro's Brian Goldner and Bennett Schneir and Overbrook Entertainment's James Lassiter.

Call for Applications: The Amgen Award for Science Teaching Excellence

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Nov. 4 -- Amgen today announced that it now invites applications for its 19th annual Amgen Award for Science Teaching Excellence (AASTE). This award is designed to recognize and honor extraordinary science teachers at the K-12 level who significantly impact their students through exemplary science teaching and who achieve demonstrated results in student learning in communities where Amgen operates.

Four California Nonprofit Organizations Receive $76,000 in Literacy Grants From Verizon

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Nov. 4 -- Four nonprofit organizations serving the disabled community in California have received $76,000 in grants to support their literacy programs, thanks to Verizon telephone customers in the state who participate in Verizon's Check Into Literacy program.

GTV Completes Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Critical Design Review

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich., Nov. 4 -- General Tactical Vehicles (GTV), a joint venture between AM General, LLC, and General Dynamics Land Systems, formed to compete to develop and produce the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps' Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) this week.

NI Technology Previews Earnings for Cisco Systems, Echelon, Qualcomm, Microchip Technology and Towerstream

PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 4 -- Next Inning Technology Research (http://www.nextinning.com), an online investment newsletter focused on semiconductor and technology stocks, announced it has updated outlooks for Cisco Systems , Echelon , Qualcomm , Microchip Technology and Towerstream .

Verizon Legal Volunteers Launch New Program to Provide Free Legal Services

NEW YORK, Nov. 4 -- Verizon attorneys and legal staff have started a program that will provide free legal services to needy individuals and nonprofit organizations.

Verizon Ushers in a New Era of Television Entertainment With the Debut of FiOS TV in Allentown, Pa.

ALLENTOWN, Pa., Nov. 4 -- Residents of Pennsylvania's Queen City now have a superior choice for television entertainment delivered over a superior all-fiber optic network - FiOS TV from Verizon.

Company Appoints New SVP, Marketing for PBM Business

WOONSOCKET, R.I., Nov. 4 -- CVS Caremark today announced the appointment of Len Greer to the position of SVP, Marketing for its pharmacy benefit management business. Greer assumes responsibility for the company's PBM marketing from Jack Bruner, who is transitioning to the new role of EVP, Strategic Development.