EMC Corporation (EMC:NYSE)

EMC Corporation, the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, announced that Eastern Michigan University has turned to EMC storage solutions to improve the management and protection of the important information in the University's data center operations.

Iomega, an EMC company and a global leader in data protection, and Sonic Solutions® today announced a relationship that will allow consumers to buy or rent premium entertainment to watch on their televisions without leaving the comfort of their livingroom.

Data recovery solutions developer Axxana Inc. has raised $9 million in its second financing round. Axxana will use the proceeds to market its Phoenix System black box enterprise data recorder. In May, Axxana said that it was working with EMC to test the Phoenix System with EMC products. Axxana is headquartered in Tel Aviv and has an office in the Boston suburb of Newton.

EMC Corporation, the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today announced enhanced enterprise backup capabilities for desktop and laptop computers, as part of the latest version of EMC® Avamar® software.

StoneGate Management Center and StoneGate Firewall/VPN Solutions Maintain Prestigious Certification. Stonesoft today announced that it has joined the RSA Secured® Partner Program to certify interoperability between three critical components of the StoneGate 5.0 security platform and RSA SecurID® two-factor authentication solution.

EMC Corporation, the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. as a "Leader" in its newest "Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Content Management"* report. Gartner describes market leaders as having: "The highest combined scores for ability to execute and completeness of vision.

· Announced Major Payment Security Alliance with RSA. · Renewed Agreements with 131 Financial Institutions Including GE. · Signed Agreement with Barclays for Global Card Issuing. First Data Corp. today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2009. Adjusted Revenue2, which excludes reimbursables, declined 9% for the quarter.

Hewlett-Packard's $2.7 billion deal to buy Massachusetts-based 3Com, announced Wednesday, is the latest in the company's drive for the $40 billion networking business dominated by its neighbor to the south, Cisco Systems. With the acquisition, the Palo Alto computing giant is strengthening its hand in the fast-growing competition with Cisco, which has pushed into HP's server business.

DURHAM -- The Durham metropolitan statistical area has made it to the upper rankings of another rankings list. The area, which encompasses Durham, Orange, Chatham and Person counties, moved into sixth place on the Milken Institute's "Best Performing Large Cities" list from 21st place last year.

The Triangle's largest biotechnology company has chosen its massive Clayton plant to expand production and add hundreds of jobs in coming years. Executives at Talecris Biotherapeutics are expected to announce the decision Friday morning at a news conference in Clayton with Gov. Bev Perdue and other officials.