Sharklet is a completely revolutionary microscopic surface technology that inhibits biofilm formation through a surface pattern alone. The surface doesn't kill bacteria - it keeps it from growing and creating a biofilm formation through topography. This means that it does not contribute to the problem of antibiotic resistance because there are no chemicals or kill-strategies involved. Sharklet may be manufactured onto medical devices or be placed onto surfaces to help prevent the formation of biofilms, and as a result help prevent hospital-acquired infections. Sharklet was discovered by Dr. Anthony Brennan at the University of Florida. He discovered that sharks have skin that inhibits microorganism growth. The Sharklet pattern is inspired by the pattern of sharks.

The truth is that VistaPrint has achieved all of these things using a very simple but radical manufacturing concept: print and manufacture customized products in short runs in mass quantities. Prior to the company’s inception, this had not been seen in the printing industry. But while the theory is simple, the patented technology behind it is not. And the same concepts used to make the printed products mentioned above like business cards and postcards are also being used to manufacture products like pens, T-Shirts, letterhead, sticky notes, car door magnets, and dozens of other products small businesses need to succeed each and every day. Using the Internet as a vehicle, VistaPrint has automated and personalized a creative industry that was once thought incapable of either.

Smoking bans are popping up all over the US; consumers are more "green" and focused on preserving the environment; and the rising cost of cigarettes is putting real a pinch on Americans' wallet.

Reaching users of MySpace and other social networking sites has taken a leap forward with the ability to unobtrusively insert ads into new or existing video content.

First nationally branded storefront investment advisory organization enters new major markets, including Boston. Boston locations represent 69th and 70th locations for this fast-growing firm.

According to a 2008 Sharp Electronics tax time-related survey, 60 percent of people were not aware of the risk they faced when using copiers and printers that store a document image on the hard drive that could be later retrieved by an individual using the machine or by a hacker accessing it on the network. As the first of its kind solution, MXI Security’s Stealth MXP USB portable security device and Sharp multifunction printers provide a secure combination organizations know will keep their confidential data protected. Using the combination averts local area networks and ensures that no latent image remains on a multifunction printer, avoiding the risk of security breaches.

This may be the first instance of a portable USB security device being used to hold a virtual desktop, OS, applications and data housed in an encrypted partition on the flash memory, with biometric and password authentication protection.

UC Berkeley's Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic conducted the first study on California's "Shine the Light Law" (SB 27). SB 27 allows Californians to request from almost any business a disclosure of its information sharing practices. Of the 86 requests, 22% of the companies either ignored the requests or questioned the validity of the requests and didn't respond. Study results: 2% disclosed a list of information sharing partners (e.g., Walt Disney, Restoration Hardware), 12% never responded (e.g., AT&T/Cingular, Barnes and Noble, Costco, Dell), 50% provided a letter indicating they did not sell personal information to third parties without opt-in consent, 26% responded by providing a privacy policy and an opportunity for the individual to opt out, and 10% claimed the requester did not establish that a business relationship existed and therefore didn't respond (although a followup letter was sent arguing that a relationship existed).