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Awards Program Recognizing Innovative Use of Visual Learning in the Classroom Launched by Inspiration Software
Fifteen Educators Will Receive Software, Intel®-powered Classmate PCs, Funds to Support Professional Development and Classroom Technology Purchases

Pillar Technology Announces Automated Characterization Solution for Java Code
Pillar Technology has released Verdé, a solution which records tests for Java code. Verdé is unique in that it non-intrusively captures characterization tests dynamically at run time, with live user-driven business data.

CDNetworks Announces Beta Program for Adobe Flash Media Server 3.5 Software Delivery Platform
CDNetworks announces the launch of its early beta program for the CDNetworks' implementation of Adobe® Flash® Media Server 3.5 software. The beta program includes key customers from its installed-base of Flash Media Server 3 customers, including Lycos Cinema Social Viewing Experience and Jaman Online Cinema.

Ruby Code Jam Highlights Central Virginia's Growing Tech-Savvy Creators
BoldMouth Inc., a social marketing services and technology agency, today announced their sponsorship of the Ruby Code Jam, a Ruby on Rails user group, to support technological innovation in Central Virginia.

SQL Farms, Inc Releases Software Packaging & Remote SQL Server Code Deployment Solution for ISVs
SQL Farms, Inc. announced earlier today a new technology to help ISVs package database code and automatically deploy updates on all databases and SQL Server instances in remote customer sites. The new technology does not require any installations on customer networks and fully integrates with active directory and existing security policies in remote data centers.

Java, .NET, and Python PDF Text Extraction Library on Sale thru February
Snowtide Informatics Systems has announced that PDFTextStream, its enterprise-class PDF content extraction library is now on sale through February 2007 to celebrate the New Year. Licenses for the software component, available for Java, .NET, and Python environments, may be purchased online at a more than 75% discount for the term of this special offer.