--(www.USEquityNews.com)-- 03/27/2008 - Business Software and Services industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. VIASPACE Inc. (http://www.viaspace.com) (OTCBB: VSPC), announced on Wednesday March 26, 2008 that its Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation (DMFCC) (http://www.viaspace.com/dmfcc.php) division has successfully delivered sample methanol fuel cell cartridges and interface valves to Samsung SDI. The DMFCC cartridges and valves have been integrated with Samsung SDI fuel cells in a portable electronics application. Samsung SDI Co. Ltd., a world leading Samsung subsidiary company, produces plasma and liquid crystal displays, rechargeable lithium-based batteries, and has publicly demonstrated a notebook computer powered by a direct methanol fuel cell instead of a battery. "We are looking forward to taking the necessary additional steps with Samsung in order to bring a methanol fuel cell cartridge to market," added Kukkonen.
The chairman and chief executive of electronic payment processor CyberSource Corp. (NASDAQ: CYBS) sold 12,500 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In a Form 4 filed with the SEC Wednesday, William S. McKiernan reported selling the shares on Monday for $14 apiece. The stock sale was conducted under a prearranged 10b5-1 trading plan which allows a company insider to set up a program in advance for such transactions and proceed with them even if he or she comes into possession of material non-public information.
Information technology consulting company Perficient Inc. (NASDAQ: PRFT) said Thursday that its board authorized the repurchase of up to $10 million of its common stock. Perficient said buybacks will be made through open market transactions. The repurchase program runs through 2009. "We believe our stock is undervalued at these levels, and that a buyback is a smart investment for the company," Perficient Chief Executive and Chairman Jack McDonald said in a statement.
To help companies convert online shoppers into online buyers, InstantService, Inc., a provider of chat and email management solutions, announced today it has joined Omniture, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: OMTR) Genesis Network. The seamless integration between InstantService's proactive chat product, InstantInvite(TM), and Omniture's online business optimization platform will deliver powerful sales, marketing and analytical efficiencies for Fortune 500 ecom retailers, financial services, high tech, transportation, and call centers.
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