FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2012-20

Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2012 — The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that Noelle Maloney will serve as interim Inspector General for the agency following the departure of Inspector General H. David Kotz to join a private investigative services firm. Mr. Kotz’s last day at the...

Northern, WI 1/27/12 (StreetBeat) -- AuthenTec (NASDAQ: AUTH), a leading provider of mobile and network security, announced the availability of the new fingerprint security solution - including an Eikon fingerprint sensor and TrueSuite identity management software - for Apple Mac laptops and desktop computers running on Lion and...

Northern, WI 1/27/12 (StreetBeat) -- Specialty chemical company Eastman Chemical Co. (NYSE: EMN) is buying Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOA) in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $3.38 billion to broaden its presence in the Asia Pacific region and other emerging markets while expanding its product offerings.

Tallahassee, FL 1/27/12 (StreetBeat) -- AltiGen Communications, Inc. (Pinksheets: ATGN), the leading provider of integrated Microsoft-based Unified Communications solutions, today announced that Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. has deployed AltiGen's MaxACD contact center solution for Microsoft Lync.

Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. is an industry-leading manufacturer and marketer of more than...

Palm Beach, FL 1/27/12 (StreetBeat) -- Juniper Networks Inc.'s (NYSE: JNPR) stock fell more than 9 percent Friday morning, following its fourth quarter earnings.

The Sunnyvale-based company's shares were the biggest decliner on the S&P 500 during the preopen session, according to MarketWatch.

It reported net...

Palm Beach, FL 1/27/12 (StreetBeat) -- Columbus McKinnon Corp. (Nasdaq: CMCO) returned to profitability in the third quarter, helped along by the sale of a closed facility and action pertaining to a recent South African acquisition.

Net income was $8.5 million, or 44 cents per share, in...

Orlando, FL 1/27/12 (StreetBeat) -- Shares of Riverbed Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: RVBD) tumbled 14 percent before Friday's opening bell, after the company warned of a first-quarter dip in the growth of an important line of its technology as it introduces a new product platform.

The Steelhead products...

Orlando, FL 1/27/12 (StreetBeat) -- Dhanoa Minerals, Ltd. (Pinksheets: DHNA) signed a Letter Of Intent (L.O.I.) with Vision Energy Corp. to acquire 75% majority interest, of Vision Energy's share of a major desalination project in the Republic of Guinea in West Africa. Dhanoa's interest will include the rights,...

Orlando, FL 1/27/12 (StreetBeat) -- Longhai Steel Inc. (OTCBB: LGHS), a producer of high quality steel wire products in the People's Republic of China, today announced record Fourth Quarter 2011 output and sales volume of steel wire.

With additional capacity beginning to come on line from its...