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BlackBerry critic Vic Alboini wraps up regulatory fight with reduced penalties

2014-09-13 11:03:51| Telecom - Topix.net

In 2011, Mr. Alboini led a campaign to shake up the boardroom and executive suites at struggling BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. The smartphone maker subsequently changed its name to BlackBerry Ltd. Vic Alboini, the former chief executive of investment dealer Northern Securities Inc., who is perhaps better known for his outspoken criticism of former tech darling BlackBerry Ltd., was ordered to pay reduced financial penalties and serve a less onerous suspension from the investment industry Friday after appealing earlier regulatory findings against him to the Ontario Securities Commission.

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Continuant's 8-year fight with Avaya ends with $62.6M judgment

2014-09-12 17:10:32| Telecom - Topix.net

Fife-based Continuant has won a $62.6 million judgment against Avaya Inc., ending an eight-year legal fight waged by the Fife company. In March, Avaya was found by a New Jersey federal court jury to have violated antitrust laws and the jury awarded Continuant $20 million, tripled to $60 million by law.

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Alabama town on front lines in partisan fight over global warming

2014-09-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Greenwire: Early explorers named this area Perdido, the Spanish word for "lost," because it was apparently so hard to find -- tucked away on a bay that stretches for miles. The eponym may be more appropriate today than ever, with the beachfront here disappearing at the rate of 2 feet per year in a number of spots. "I was gone in the Army for 10 years, and when I came back home, I couldn't believe how much had eroded," said Chris Engelman, who was enjoying what was left of one beach area with his family last...

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University Researchers Awarded $1.6 Million to Fight Flu in Pigs

2014-09-12 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - Researchers from the University of Maryland’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR) will soon test a cutting-edge approach for eradicating the most ancient disease known to mankind – influenza – thanks to a $1.6 million grant awarded by the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).

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New genetic targets discovered in fight against muscle-wasting disease

2014-09-11 21:53:13| Biotech - Topix.net

Findings of a new study offer the possibility of developing new ways of tackling an incurable condition known as muscle-wasting disease. To date, only six genes have been linked to the illness.

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