Expansion of Leadership Team Illustrates Company Momentum and Opportunity for Predictive Analytics

BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Jun 16, 2014) - Pioneering predictive analytics leader RapidMiner today announced it has appointed Mark Baltier as chief financial officer. Baltier brings nearly three decades of experience and will be responsible for overseeing the financial and contract administration functions at RapidMiner. In this role, he will be responsible for guiding strategies to secure financial capital, optimizing financial processes, and analyzing and negotiating new business opportunities.

"Mark's appointment is further evidence of the critical mass that RapidMiner is achieving as a company. His experience in capital markets, specifically within the software industry, brings a wealth of knowledge that will allow RapidMiner to continue to accelerate our market momentum," said Ingo Mierswa, co-founder and CEO of RapidMiner. "Mark is an industry veteran and offers domain expertise that will ensure our financial systems and approach to capital markets and opportunities will match our analytics expertise."

With more than 25 years of experience, Baltier is a veteran of computer software and technology industries. Most recently he was chief financial officer of Gizmox, a leader in the HTML5 mobile application space. Previously, he was the chief financial officer for StreamBase Systems, a leader in complex event processing (CEP) that was acquired by TIBCO. Baltier has also served as the CFO of XyEnterprise, Reef Point Systems and Phonetic Systems. During his tenure as CFO of venture backed technology companies, Baltier has secured more than $100 million in debt and equity financing across all stages of funding, enabling runways for value creation. His earlier experiences also include key leadership positions at Voicetek, Concord Data Systems and Advanced Video Products.

RapidMiner is one of the most widely known and used advanced analytics platforms, providing powerful software that helps organizations in a range of industries turn data into actionable output. Specifically, the company helps organizations in industries such as manufacturing, financial services, telecommunications and life sciences decrease churn, reduce fraud, and identify top customer prospects and much more.

"I've been at companies that have had great potential for market expansion -- but none that offer the tremendous opportunity that RapidMiner presents," said Baltier. "The growth rate in the analytics market is well beyond the industry norm for software and services, and RapidMiner has been consistently outperforming it. I'm extremely excited to be joining a company that I believe has a broad and bold opportunity before it."

RapidMiner is a recognized leader in advanced and predictive analytics. The company was positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders quadrant of the first "Gartner Magic Quadrant for Advanced Analytics Platforms," published February 19, 2014.1 The report is available at http://rapidminer.com/leader-gartners-magic-quadrant-advanced-analytics/.

About RapidMinerPioneering predictive analytics leader RapidMiner is redefining how business analysts use all kinds of data, including big data, to predict the future. With an open source heritage, RapidMiner is one of today's most widely known and used analytics platforms, providing powerful solutions for a wide variety of industries. For more information, visit www.rapidminer.com.

About the Magic QuadrantGartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

1 Gartner "Magic Quadrant for Advanced Analytics Platforms," by Gareth Herschel, Alexander Linden, and Lisa Kart, February 19, 2014

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Shares in the company fell as much as 8.7 percent in morningtrade on the London Stock Exchange on Tuesday.

Nanoco, a University of Manchester spin-out company, said itwas in various stages of development process with a number ofdisplay makers from South Korea, Japan, United States, China andTaiwan for televisions, monitors and tablets.

Loss for the year ended July 31 increased to 9.06 millionpounds ($14.6 million) from 5.04 million pounds. Revenue morethan halved to 1.4 million pounds from 3.9 million pounds.

The AIM-listed company said last month it expectedcommercial production of its quantum dots, used to make vibrantscreen displays, to begin in the first half of next year at aplant in South Korea being built by its partner, Dow ChemicalCo.

Nanoco said it expected initial commercial orders forquantum dots to be manufactured and delivered from its Runcorn,Cheshire facility until Dow's commercial production plant comeson line in the first half of 2015.

Nanoco's cadmium-free quantum dots are sought by makers ofscreen displays, LED lighting and solar panels.

Nanoco shares were down 5.3 percent at 116 pence at 0811GMT. ($1 = 0.6226 British pound) (Reporting by Aashika Jain in Bangalore; Editing by GopakumarWarrier)

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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 24, 2014

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), one of the largest educational meetings of surgeons in the world, will convene October 26-30 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

The Clinical Congress provides a prime opportunity for writers, editors, and producers who cover the health care and/or health policy beats to provide the latest information for their readers or viewers in topic areas such as:

In addition to hundreds of general and specialty sessions, a series of lectures by prominent guest speakers and hundreds of research-in-progress reports will be presented during the Surgical Forum sessions. Technical exhibits from over 200 companies will be on display in the Moscone Center, along with scientific exhibits from surgical researchers around the world.

The entire Clinical Congress Program can be searched online through the American College of Surgeons website:

http://www2.facs.org/clincon2014/index.html

For a listing of Northern California surgeons and scientists who are scheduled to present at the meeting visit:

http://web2.facs.org/cc_program_planner/Prog_Participants_2014_CA_Cities.cfm

Upon presenting the appropriate identification, members of the media who meet the criteria set forth by ACS for securing press credentials can register on site in the Clinical Congress Press Room (ACS Office section, Moscone Center North). For further details, see the ACS Policy for Securing Press Credentials online at: http://www2.facs.org/clincon2014/press/credentials.html

The ACS Press Room phone number is: 415-978-3723 (effective October 26).

Press Room Hours are: Sunday, October 26, 10 am – 4 pm; Monday, October 27 to Wednesday, October 29, 8 am – 5 pm; Thursday, October 30, 8 am – 10 am. (Pacific Daylight Savings Time).

If you have any questions before the Clinical Congress begins, please e-mail: pressinquiry@facs.org

The American College of Surgeons is a scientific and educational organization of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to raise the standards of surgical practice and to improve the care of the surgical patient. The College is dedicated to the ethical and competent practice of surgery; it has more than 79,000 members and is the largest organization of surgeons in the world. For more information, visit www.facs.org(.)

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The Institute for Supply Management said on Wednesday itsindex of national factory activity dropped to 56.6 last month,its lowest level since June, from 59.0 in August. Economists hadforecast it would slide to just 58.5.

A gauge of new orders fell to 60.0 from 66.7.

Analysts have warned that U.S. factories could feel a chillfrom soft demand in the global economy and from recent strengthin the dollar, and the ISM data could be a harbinger.

Still, gauges of U.S. manufacturing activity remainhistorically strong, with the ISM index still comfortably abovethe 50 mark that separates expansion from contraction - a signthe economy is still moving forward with strength.

Analysts believe U.S. gross domestic product is growing muchmore quickly than its 2.2 percent average over the last twoyears, and the data did little to knock that view.

"It still looks as though overall GDP growth in the thirdquarter was around 3.5 percent," said Paul Dales, an economistat Capital Economics in London.

U.S. Treasury yields fell as data from the United States,Europe and Asia all showed factory activity faltering, whilestocks extended losses and the dollar slipped.

The slowdown in U.S. factory growth followed an Augustreading that was the strongest since March 2011, leading someanalysts to downplay the significance. "Whether this month is aturning point is still to be seen," said Pierre Ellis, aneconomist at Decision Economics in New York.

There were some signs of cooling in the auto sector lastmonth. U.S. auto sales in the third quarter were the best ineight years, but mixed September results from leading automakersindicated the industry's torrid summer pace is slowing.

A report from major payrolls processor ADP showed U.S.private employers added 213,000 jobs in September, just aboveeconomists' expectations.

"Job gains remain strong and steady," said Mark Zandi, chiefeconomist at Moody's Analytics, which co-developed the report.

The ADP figures come ahead of the government's morecomprehensive payrolls report due on Friday, which includes bothpublic and private-sector employment. That report is expected toshow the economy added 215,000 jobs last month.

A third report on Wednesday showed U.S. constructionspending unexpectedly fell in August, hit by weaker privatespending outside the housing sector and a pullback in publicinvestments.

The decline led forecasting firm Macroeconomic Advisers totrim its estimate of third-quarter GDP growth by three-tenths ofa percentage point to a 3.0 percent annual pace.

"Homebuilding activity has shown decent growth in recentmonths, but business and government construction have turnedlower," Morgan Stanley economist Ted Wieseman said in a researchnote. (Reporting by Jason Lange in Washington; Additional reportingby Michael Connor, Rodrigo Campos and Richard Leong in New York;Editing by Andrea Ricci)

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LONDON, October 10, 2014

LONDON, October 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Investor-Edge has initiated coverage on the following equities: China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Ltd (NYSE: MY), ZBB Energy Corporation (NYSE MKT: ZBB), Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (NYSE: ST), Enphase Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH), and SolarCity Corporation (NASDAQ: SCTY). Free research on these five companies can be accessed at: http://investor-edge.com/register. On Thursday, October 9, 2014, the NASDAQ Composite ended at 4,378.34, down 2.02%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 1.97%, to finish the day at 16,659.25, and the S&P 500 closed at 1,928.21, down 2.07%. The losses were broad based as all the sectors ended the session in negative. The S&P 500 Industrials Sector Index ended the day at 440.24, down 2.31%, with the index also declining 2.94% in the previous three trading sessions. Register for your complimentary reports on these five stocks at:

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On Thursday, shares in ZBB Energy Corp. recorded a trading volume of 0.23 million shares, lower than its three months average volume of 0.56 million shares. The stock ended the day at $0.63, which was 6.91% below its previous day's closing of $0.68, and registered an intraday range of $0.62 and $0.70. ZBB Energy Corp.'s shares have lost 5.38% in the previous three trading sessions, 40.84% in the last one month and 28.88% on YTD basis. The company's stock is trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages of $1.08 and $1.38, respectively. Furthermore, shares of ZBB Energy Corp. have an RSI of 38.09. The complimentary notes on ZBB can be downloaded as in PDF format at:

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Sensata Technologies Holding N.V.'s stock declined 2.48%, to close Thursday's session at $43.72, after oscillating between $43.50 and $45.02. The stock recorded a trading volume of 1.60 million shares, above its three months average volume of 1.25 million shares. Over the previous three trading sessions and over the last one month, Sensata Technologies Holding N.V.'s shares have declined 3.04% and 7.98%, respectively. However, from the beginning of 2014, the stock has gained 12.77%. The company's stock is trading above its 200-day moving average. The stock's 50-day moving average of $46.94 is above its 200-day moving average of $43.59. Further, Sensata Technologies Holding N.V.'s stock traded at a PE ratio of 29.91 and has an RSI of 38.82. Register for free on Investor-Edge and access the latest research on ST at:

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Enphase Energy Inc.'s stock finished Thursday's session 5.87% lower at $11.23. A total of 0.49 million shares were traded, which was below its three months average volume of 0.82 million shares. The stock moved between $11.11 and $12.17 during the session. Although Enphase Energy Inc.'s shares have lost 1.06% in the previous three trading sessions, it has surged 21.27% in the last three months and 77.13% on YTD basis. The company's stock is trading above its 200-day moving average of $9.52, while the 200-day moving average is below the stock's 50-day moving average of $13.72. The stock has an RSI of 35.52. The complete research on ENPH is available for free at:

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On Thursday, shares in SolarCity Corp. fluctuated between $53.52 and $57.57 before ending the session 3.90% lower at $54.28. The stock reported a trading volume of 4.59 million shares, above its three months average volume of 4.04 million shares. SolarCity Corp.'s shares have declined 6.01% in the previous three trading sessions, 18.29% in the last three months and 4.47% on YTD basis. The company's stock is trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages of $67.49 and $65.13, respectively. Moreover, shares of SolarCity Corp. have an RSI of 35.15. Free in depth research on SCTY is available at:

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