Micrel Rolls Out New Family of Pre-Bias Safe, High Power Density Integrated Synchronous Buck Regulators

Micrel Rolls Out New Family of Pre-Bias Safe, High Power Density Integrated Synchronous Buck Regulators

SAN JOSE, CA — (Marketwire) — 08/29/11 — Micrel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCRL), an industry leader in analog, high bandwidth communications and Ethernet IC solutions, today launched a new family of pre-bias safe, fully integrated buck regulators targeting the 5V and 3.3V rails. The MIC22705 can supply a maximum output load current of 7A, while the MIC22405 and MIC22205 can handle up to 4A and 2A respectively. These buck regulators achieve more than 95 percent efficiency while switching at high freque

ProTek Capital Announces New CEO

ProTek Capital Announces New CEO

DELRAY BEACH, FL — (Marketwire) — 08/25/11 — ProTek Capital, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: PRPM) today announced Jose Alvarado as the Company-s new Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Alvarado will be replacing John Verges who has acted as interim CEO since ProTek completed the acquisition of a Texas corporation in conjunction with the Company-s updated business plan earlier this month. (). Mr. Verges will assist Mr. Alvarado in transitioning into his role as CEO, but will not be involved with the Company on

Plantronics Announces $50 Million Accelerated Share Repurchase and Completion of Earlier $100 Million Program

Plantronics Announces $50 Million Accelerated Share Repurchase and Completion of Earlier $100 Million Program

SANTA CRUZ, CA — (Marketwire) — 08/19/11 — Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE: PLT) today announced that it entered into an Accelerated Share Repurchase agreement ("ASR agreement") with Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman") to repurchase an aggregate of $50 million of Plantronics- common stock under an accelerated share repurchase program ("ASR program")."In connection with the 7 million share repurchase authorization announced on May 3, 2011, we continue to pursue an

Oceanside Software: Fighting the Risk of Credit Card Fraud With PA-DSS 2.0 Certification

Oceanside Software: Fighting the Risk of Credit Card Fraud With PA-DSS 2.0 Certification

DALLAS, TX — (Marketwire) — 08/05/11 — Oceanside Software Corporation formally announces PA-DSS 2.0 certification for their flagship product, Oceanside Point-of-Sale.In an era of electronic payment globalization, preventing credit card fraud is on the minds of banks, merchants, credit card processors and independent software vendors such as Oceanside Software. The overall goal is to accept electronic payments while also protecting the cardholder-s personal data.In July of 2010 the PCI-DSS s