"With the launch of our new product offering and severalsignificant sales successes to build upon, we decided to get closer to ourtarget customer base," said Kieron Dowling, President and CEO of JatheonTechnologies. The new facility, a 15,000 square foot two-storybuilding located in Novi, a growing Metro Detroit suburb, will allowJatheon to make its products more available to customers in the UnitedStates. "A rapidly growing partner channel and a scalable newproduct offering enable us to move into the next growth phase for Jatheon,providing local service to our U.S. From this base in the IBM Business Solutions Centre at La Gaude, the Centre ofExcellence will draw upon the knowledge and expertise of up to 4,000 IBMhealthcare IT and healthcare process experts worldwide. NOVI, MI, May 13 (MARKET WIRE) -- Jatheon Technologies, a leading provider of Plug n Comply(TM) emailarchiving appliances, has established a new U.S.-based operation inMichigan to provide local sales, marketing and support for its growingU.S customer base. (Logo: http:// )Expanding its global healthcare capability, the Centre of Excellence will helpIBM healthcare clients design and create healthcare and life sciencessolutions that improve care delivery, predict and prevent disease and enablesmarter individual health and wellness.Specialists at the Centre will provide deep levels of industry knowledge andexpertise in areas such as research, design and solutions across electronicmedical and health records, healthcare analytics, business intelligence andpatient-centric solutions. Net sales in for the fourth quarter were down 4 percent at$138.6 million.

Shares of the El Paso, Texas-based company were trading up11 percent at $18.95 Wednesday morning on Nasdaq (Reporting by Sumedha Mukherjee in Bangalore) Stocks. BRUSSELS and LA GAUDE, France, May 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced that it will open a new Global Healthcare Centre ofExcellence located in La Gaude, France. Excluding these charges the company posted a profit of $11million or 36 cents a share. Analysts on average were looking for a profit of 14 cents ashare, before special items, according to Reuters Estimates. Sales in the Housewares segment increased slightly to $44.5million against $43.9 million in the prior-year quarter due tostrong sales from the OXO International brands.

For the fourth-quarter ended February 28, 2009, theconsumer products maker posted a net loss of $88 million, or$2.93 a share compared with a profit of $10.3 million or 33cents a share in the year-ago quarter. * Q4 adj EPS $0.36/shr vs est $0.14/shr Stocks * Q4 $2.93/shr loss, including items * Q4 sales down 4 pct at $138.6 mln * Shares rise 10.5 percent May 13 (Reuters) - Personal-care products maker Helen ofTroy Ltd (HELE.O) posted a fourth-quarter adjusted profit thatbeat market expectations, on increasing sales from itsHouseware segment and lesser selling costs, sending shares up11 percent. The net loss includes $99.5 million in pre-tax impairmentcharges to goodwill and intangibles, the company said. Visit for more information. Contact: Endavo Media and Communications, Inc.555 North Point Center East, 4th Floor Alpharetta, GA 30022 877-843-7242For Endavo MediaWill Wellons, Copyright Business Wire 2009.

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