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Cookson Electronics has announced that its parent companies, Fry's Metals and Cookson America, have received their official ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) registration.

SAN JOSE, CA (MARKET WIRE) In an unprecedented undertaking, IBM Research (NYSE: IBM) and five leading universities are partnering to create computing systems that are expected to simulate and emulate the brain's abilities for sensation, perception, action, interaction and cognition while rivaling its low power consumption and compact size.

JACKSONVILLE, NY (MARKET WIRE) Ulysses Diversified Holdings Corporation (PINKSHEETS: UDHC) announced today that it has started the process of patenting certain significant proprietary technology developed by the company's research and development team.

SALT LAKE CITY, UT (MARKET WIRE) Parvus Corporation, a US subsidiary of the Eurotech Group, today announced that Kawasaki Rail Car, Inc. has ordered 150 DuraMAR(R) 1000 routers for installation on new M-8 passenger rail cars for the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Metro-North Railroad (MNR). These ruggedized Cisco 3200-based mobile routers are specified into the rail cars' next-generation Internet Protocol (IP)-based computer network infrastructure. The order is valued at approximately $1.6 Million. Deliveries are scheduled to start in 2009. MNR is the second busiest commuter railroad in the United States,

VANCOUVER, BC (MARKET WIRE) Northstar Electronics, Inc. (OTCBB: NEIK), specializing in advanced sonar technology for Homeland Security and Defense, and Aeronautics Contract Manufacturing, announces its 2008 3rd Quarter results.

MCLEAN, VA (MARKET WIRE) Thorium Power Ltd. (OTCBB: THPW), the leading developer of non-proliferative nuclear fuel technology and provider of comprehensive advisory services for emerging nuclear programs, today announced the appointment of James D. Guerra as Chief Operating Officer (COO). He succeeds Erik Hallstrom, who is leaving the Company to pursue other interests. In addition to his new role, Mr. Guerra will also serve as the interim Chief Financial Officer (CFO) pending the appointment of a successor.

FREMONT, CA (MARKET WIRE) SMART Modular Technologies (WWH), Inc. ("SMART" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SMOD), a leading independent manufacturer of memory modules, solid-state drives, embedded computing subsystems, and TFT-LCD display products, announced its new Xceed iSATA embedded solid-state drive (SSD) to attendees yesterday at its analyst day event at the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City. Featuring a four-channel 3Gb/s SATA-II module level interface which offers improved data transfer speed compared to other embedded storage solutions, the Xceed iSATA is the latest addition to its Xceed embedded Flash product

FREMONT, CA (MARKET WIRE) SMART Modular Technologies (WWH), Inc. ("SMART" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SMOD), a leading independent manufacturer of memory modules, solid-state drives, embedded computing subsystems, and TFT-LCD display products, unveiled its new Z-U130 embedded USB (eUSB) solid-state drive (SSD) to attendees yesterday at its analyst day event at the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City. SMART's new Z-U130 eUSB SSD is the latest edition to its family of eUSB products. SMART has been selected by Intel to offer a drop-in replacement for OEM customers currently using the Intel Z-U130 Value SSD. Manufactured

BEAVERTON, OR (MARKET WIRE) Tektronix, Inc., a leading worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, announced that its UWB WiMedia compliance test solution has been selected by Testronic Laboratories, a leading test and certification center, to provide Wireless USB interoperability testing.

SHANGHAI, CHINA (MARKET WIRE) eSilicon Corporation, a leading Value Chain Producer (VCP) for the semiconductor industry, announced today that in support of the company's growing business, it has opened a new operations center in Shanghai, China. The company will now have even closer geographic relations with its vast supplier base consisting of organizations that specialize in IP, manufacturing and packaging services.