June 26th

AspenBio Pharma Commences FDA Clinical Trial for AppyScore(TM) Appendicitis Blood Test

FDA 510(k) Clinical Trial Launched With Patient Enrollments Conducted According to AppyScore Protocols at Participating Hospitals

AspenBio Pharma, Inc. (NasdaqCM:APPY - News) an emerging bio-pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of novel drugs and diagnostics for humans and animals, has officially initiated a clinical trial to support the FDA 510(k) application for the AppyScore(TM) Human Appendicitis blood-based diagnostic test.

Enrollment of the first patients in the independent, blind, multicenter study began this week, which will include patients from a large children\'s hospital. Read more: AspenBio Pharma Inc ( APPY )

June 26th

Orbotech Reaches Agreement to Acquire Photon Dynamics

Orbotech Ltd. (Nasdaq: ORBK) and Photon Dynamics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PHTN) today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for Orbotech to acquire Photon Dynamics, a leading provider of test and repair systems for the liquid crystal (LCD) flat panel display industry.

Under the terms of the agreement, Orbotech will pay $15.60 per share in cash for all of the issued and outstanding shares of Photon Dynamics\' common stock, making an aggregate merger consideration value for the transaction of approximately $290 million. The acquisition will be financed through a combination of internally-generated funds and external-source financing.

This acquisition, which is the largest by Orbotech to date, is a major part of Orbotech\'s strategy for growth and diversification in its flat panel display business. Read more: Photon Dynamics Inc ( PHTN )

Comapping and MeadWestvaco (MWV) create strategic alliance to launch new product category

Roskilde, Denmark - June 26, 2008: Comapping, maker of the innovative Web-based mind mapping tool Comapping.com, has entered into a strategic product development and marketing alliance with U.S. group MWV Consumer & Office Products (www.mead.com).

The collaboration of the two companies has resulted in the development of Mead Map (www.meadmap.com), the first Web-based mind mapping application designed for the education community. Mead Map is a variant of Comapping.com developed in cooperation with MWV. Read more: Comapping and MeadWestvaco (MWV) create strategic alliance to launch new product

However, Security Expert Warns That Land Grab for New Domains Will Make It Impossible For Conventional Web Filters to Keep Up With Predicted Growth of the Web

Bloxx, the enterprise web filtering specialist, today welcomed the recommendations announced by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to extend the currently available top level domains (IDN ccTLDs)[1]. The move would, along with the longer IP addresses available under IPv6, protect the Internet for all perceived domain name and world population growth rates.

ICANN has set up the IDNC WG to introduce, in a timely manner and in a manner that ensures the continued security and stability of the Internet, a limited number of non-contentious IDN ccTLDs, associated with the ISO 3166-1 two-letter codes (both the official code list of ISO 3166-1 and the list of reserved ISO 3166-1 code elements). Read more: Bloxx Backs “Future Proofing” of Internet