Named the Council for Entrepreneurial Developments 2007 Growth Company of the Year, SciQuest announces that it has also been recognized by the Triangle Business Journal as one of the Best Places to Work in the region.

StrikeIron Inc., today announced it continues to experience record growth in the second and third quarters of 2007. As the first company to deliver Data as a Service (DaaS).........

FM:Systems, a leading provider of integrated workplace management systems (IWMS) and computer-aided facility management systems (CAFM), today announced that Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals is using FM:Systems flagship product, FM:Interact, to share workplace information enterprise-wide.

According to General Manager Michael Delev, Charlotte Plaza will reopen Monday morning, September 24th after being closed five business days for critical system repairs. On Sunday, September 16th......

Patients battling disease will receive additional targeted early diagnosis and treatment thanks to a landmark study announced today at the North Carolina Research Campus.

Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that the City of Recife's Computer Technology Organization (Emprel) in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil is experiencing long-term success with Red Hat solutions. Emprel first selected Red Hat Linux in 1998, has since migrated to Red Hat Enterprise Linux for its critical applications and currently utilizes the full suite of Red Hat solutions.

6th Sense Analytics, Inc., a pioneer in automating software development metrics, will host a webcast discussing The New Rules for Strategic Software Outsourcing.

StrikeIron Inc., the leading provider of Data as a Service (DaaS), today announced the addition of two new Financial data services to its expanding Web Services Marketplace: Midnight Trader Financial News Service and Historical Stock Options Data.

SHPS, a leading health advocacy and health benefits firm, today announced a contract with the North Carolina State Health Plan (State Health Plan) to offer intensive case management services to support plan members with complex medical needs.

FNB United Corp. (NASDAQ:FNBN), parent of CommunityONE Bank, N.A., announced continued progress in its integration of recent acquisitions United Financial, Inc., and Integrity Financial, Inc.

Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE:HBI) today announced that it has acquired the textile manufacturing operations of Industrias Duraflex, S.A. de C.V., in San Juan Opico, El Salvador. The acquisition concluded a successful first year as an independent company.

PowerSecure International, Inc., (Nasdaq:POWR), formerly known as Metretek Technologies, Inc., announced that it has entered into a credit agreement with Citibank, N.A. that provides a $25 million senior, first-priority secured revolving and term credit facility.

Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced JBoss World Orlando, the third-annual conference and exhibition that will take place at the Marriott Orlando World Center Resort in Orlando, Fl., February 12-15, 2008. JBoss World is an event presented by and for the JBoss community, its customers and its partners. JBoss World presents the capabilities, architecture and value of a wide range of JBoss solutions and open source technologies through a ......

Geomagic Studio, Geomagics digital reconstruction software, played a key role in analyzing damage to the underside of the Endeavour shuttle, helping NASA determine that it was safe to forego repairs. Endeavour landed safely Tuesday at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

PowerSecure International, Inc., formerly Metretek Technologies, Inc., begins trading today on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "POWR." Tomorrow, August 23, 2007.......

Xerium Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: XRM), a leading global manufacturer of clothing and roll covers used primarily in the paper production process, today announced that it had completed the previously-announced restatement of certain of its previously-issued financial statements, following a review of the accounting treatment of interest rate swaps that it entered into in June 2005.

DataFlux, a leading provider of data quality integration services, will host the DataFlux Users Event 2007, its fifth annual users conference, on September 10-13 at Disneys Contemporary Resort in Orlando, Fla.

Charlotte Center City Partners, an award-winning organization dedicated to the promotion and enhancement of business, cultural, retail, and residential initiatives in Charlottes central business district........

-The irresistible sea of small, beaming faces that sang alongside Josh Groban as part of the Idol Gives Back TV special to benefit needy children this season prepare a message for the world on Friday.....

Funcom is proud to announce the introduction of a additional business model for Anarchy Online, exactly six years after the launch of the world's first sci-fi MMO. Set to launch this summer.......

Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE: HBI) announced today continued progress in executing its consolidation and globalization cost-reduction strategy.

More and more companies today are realizing that if you cant measure it, then you cant improve it. But what is the best way to gauge supply chain performance?

Internet security firm Calyptix Security has produced research exposing vulnerabilities within security devices of multiple vendors including Redwood City, CA-based Check Point Software Technologies.

FNB United Corp. (NASDAQ:FNBN), the holding company for CommunityONE Bank, N.A., today announced that its Board of Directors declared its quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share, to be paid July 26, to shareholders of record July 5, 2007.

The majority of executives, 82 percent, who retain consultants as part of their job rated the client-consultant experience as positive. This is according to a new survey co-sponsored by American Management Association (AMA) and The Institute of Management Consultants (IMC USA) and conducted by Consulting Intelligence (CI).