Daily technology news - 24-Feb-2007

Aviza Technology Prices Public Offering (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Aviza technology Inc., which makes semiconductor production equipment, said Friday it priced its public offering of 4 million shares at a below-market price of $6.50 apiece.

Survey Shows Privacy Concerns a Major Roadblock for the Adoption of Location-based Services and Presence Technology (SYS-CON Media)A December 2006 survey by Harris Interactive(R) shows that most U.S. mobile phone users worry about privacy when it comes to next-generation telecommunications technologies. Known collectively as location-based services (LBS) and presence technology, these services, some of which are already on the market, can tell other contacts where a person is physically located, what communication devices ...

High School Robotics Team Spurs Idea For NJ's Inaugural 'Technology Innovation Week' (SYS-CON Media)A high school robotics team from Hillsborough, New Jersey, was a driving force behind a joint resolution, signed today, that designates Monday, February 26 through Saturday, March 3, 2007, as 'Technology Innovation Week' in the state. The resolution, cosponsored by State Assemblyman Craig A. Stanley (Dist. 28), chairman of the Assembly Education Committee, and State Senators Bob Smith (Dist. 17) ...

U.S. Stock Futures Fall as Technology Companies Trail Forecasts (Bloomberg.com)Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures fell after BEA Systems Inc. and Intuit Inc. joined a string of technology companies whose profits trailed analysts' estimates.

Teradyne acquires test technology from MOSAID (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) Teradyne Inc., which makes testing equipment for the semiconductor industry, has acquired some "enabling test technology" from MOSAID Technologies Inc. for $17 million, Teradyne announced on Thursday afternoon.

Salesforce.com CFO to Speak at the Goldman Sachs 2007 Technology Investment Symposium (SYS-CON Media)Salesforce.com , the market and technology leader in on-demand business services, today announced that Steve Cakebread, CFO of salesforce.com, will participate in a keynote presentation at the Goldman Sachs Technology Investment Symposium on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 at 9:00am (PST) / 12:00pm (EST), at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Informatica to Present at Goldman Sachs Technology Symposium (SYS-CON Media)Informatica Corporation , a leading provider of data integration software, today announced that Brian Gentile, chief marketing officer and Stephanie Wakefield, director investor relations will present a corporate overview at the Goldman Sachs technology Symposium on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. PST.

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