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Team Michigan wins MAGIC 2010

November 19, 2010

Team Michigan, consisting of the University of Michigan and SoarTech, took first place in the Multi Autonomous Ground-robotic International Challenge (MAGIC) 2010. 

SoarTech supported the team by developing SHADE (Spatial Highlights for Analysis of Data and Events), a 3D situational awareness display that notified operators of interesting and critical events while also giving an overview of the space the robots were exploring. SoarTech also provided lab space and sent two representatives to

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Con-way Inc. Reports Fourth-Quarter And Full-Year Results For 2008

Con-way Inc. (NYSE:CNW) today reported a net loss from continuing operations (after preferred stock dividends) for the fourth quarter of 2008 of $49.7 million, or $1.09 per diluted share. The results compared with fourth-quarter 2007 net income from continuing operations (after preferred stock dividends) of $36.9 million, or 78 cents per diluted share.

Both the 2008 and 2007 fourth-quarter results from continuing operations included special charges. Without the charges, on a non-GAAP basis (See Footnote a)

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Johnson & Johnson Acquires HealthMedia, Inc.

New Brunswick, NJ, (October 27, 2008) – As an initial step in the creation of a wellness and prevention business platform, Johnson & Johnson announced today it has acquired HealthMedia, Inc., a privately held company located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, that creates web-based behavior change interventions. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

HealthMedia combines advanced technology and behavioral science to effectively emulate a health coach via the web. HealthMedia’s suite of interventions provides automated web-based

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