FALLBROOK, Calif. -- Apex Sight LLC has terminated discussions with VoIP Inc. (VOII.OB) regarding a possible merger. After extensive time delays and due diligence, Apex Sight LLC is withdrawing from the proposed merger.
A US Department of Energy DoE consortium of national laboratories and universities signed an agreement in October with Second Sight Medical Products Inc to develop jointly technology that could restore sight to those who have lost vision later in life. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory...
NATICK, Mass. -- Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX), the world's leading supplier of machine vision sensors and systems, announced today that it has surpassed $250,000,000 in cumulative bookings for its In-SightR vision sensor. In-Sight is the world's only vision sensor that combines ease-of-use, a rugged and compact design with the highest...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) today announced it plans to donate $5.5 million over the next five years to ORBIS International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention of blindness worldwide. This pledge represents the largest contribution commitment FedEx has made to ORBIS since joining forces more than...
CHICAGO -- A Department of Energy consortium of national laboratories including Livermore and universities today signed an agreement with Second Sight Medical Products Inc. to jointly develop technology that could restore sight to those who have lost vision later in life. The Cooperative Research and Development Agreement CRADA allows...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- John Allen Muhammad's DNA was conclusively linked to a rifle sight found in the car believed to have been used in last year's sniper attacks, an FBI expert testified Wednesday. The sight was detached from the rifle when it was found, said the...
KAZIRANGA, India AFP — An Indian state has ordered the wardens of a national wildlife park to shoot poachers of endangered one-horned rhinos on sight, officials said Monday. "A massive anti-poaching operation has been launched with orders issued to shoot-on-sight any unauthorised person inside Kaziranga's premises," Rockybul Hussain, northeastern...
DENVER - The sight was breathtaking, Montreal's Guy Lafleur speeding along the ice, his brown hair flapping behind. Shortly thereafter, another goal was in the net. But the sight probably would have been much less memorable if Lafleur had played in recent seasons, and not just...
Blockbuster Entertainment was delivered a setback last week as a judge denied the chain's request for a preliminary injunction against St. Louis-based Sight & Sound. Blockbuster recently sued Sight & Sound, alleging that the distribut Blockbuster Entertainment was...
WHAT: Press Conference: Lift Up America continues its mission by kicking off the 2006 collaboration with sports teams. Lift Up America partners companies including Tyson Foods, Give the Gift of Sight a Luxottica Group foundation, Starkey Hearing Foundation and Interstate Batteries with professional (NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLS) and...
The most startling image of the funeral was the sight of the Queen Mother, walking smartly down the aisle of Westminster Abbey supported only by a stick. What an astonishing tribute this was to the recuperative powers of gin. This stately hobble was even more impressive than Elton John's performance....
April 22, 2002 Well, thank you for that warm welcome on a snowy day. [Laughter] We had a great time in the park, and I want to thank you all very much for giving me the opportunity to hammer and stack, place gravel--[laughter]--in a beautiful part of the world....
BEAVERTON, Ore.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 24, 1998--Sight & Sound Software, Inc., a Beaverton, Oregon-based software and multimedia development company, today announced the availability of DatagripTM 2.0.
BEAVERTON, Ore.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 24, 1998--Sight & Sound Software, Inc., a Beaverton, Oregon-based software and multimedia development company, today announced the availability of DatagripTM 2.0.
Bill Steigerwald, the associate editor of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, began his column on Monday with this sentence: "Excuse me for enjoying the sight of The New York Times being kicked when it's down." Lest the subtlety of that sentiment is lost on you, Steigerwald went on: "[I]t's fun to...
Cognex has introduced two ID readers for omnidirectional reading of one- and two-dimensional codes. The In-Sight 5410 is reportedly capable of reading at line speeds in excess of 7200 parts/min and the In-Sight 5411 ... Cognex has introduced two ID readers for omnidirectional reading...
If you see all kinds of folks with suitcases headed for Downtown Airpark, don't think it's lemmings heading for the sea. Well, maybe you could think that because each suitcase carrier thinks he or she might be heading to the Pacific Ocean. Once again, Prevent Blindness Oklahoma...
LEONARDO DiCaprio is 31 now, and soon to be seen as an undercover cop infiltrating the Boston mob in "The Departed," but he still thinks like a lovesick teenager. "When you're my age and your hormones are kicking in there's not much besides sex that's on your mind," he sighed...