1and1 support is rather unhelpful. When you complain the best you get is a meaningless canned response from some call center in Philippines:

We apologize for this inconvenience that is causing you right now however, our admins are already informed about it and they are currently working on it to fix this issue and complete the maintenance as soon as possible. Your patience on this matter is highly appreciated.

These canned responses right out of script book were received hours after the problem has been resolved:

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience it has caused you. Rest assured that our Administrators are already working on it. You may send an email to our Complaints Department

12 hours after the problem has been resolved:

We do apologize for this inconvenience. Rest assured that you would still be able to access your email account. Our administrators are working on this case to be resolved.

Instead of improving customer service the evil minds in charge of 1and1 perfectionize the art of venting out customer’s rage - after every complaint to support service you’ll be asked to provide your feedback in “Satisfied with our Service?” survey.

The financing will allow the company to accelerate the global launch of the company’s lead product, ViaMetrics-E™, a rapid, non-invasive procedure that is designed to enhance in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes; implement manufacturing and product enhancements; and complete its ongoing FDA clinical study. ViaMetrics-E aids in the identification of viable embryos having the greatest reproductive potential, thus improving pregnancy rates in IVF, and ultimately reducing the number of embryos transferred along with the complications and healthcare costs that accompany multiple births.

“We believe ViaMetrics-E meets a clear unmet medical need and is well-positioned to tap into the $4 billion global IVF market,” said James A. Datin, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Safeguard Scientifics’ Life Sciences Group.

Metabolomics at Molecular Biometrics
Metabolomics is a complex scientific process that identifies and measures individual signals from many small molecular compounds produced during cellular metabolism. The company’s novel technology platform creates a ‘metabolomic profile’ or ‘fingerprint’ of an embryo’s potential viability, prior to possible embryo transfer in an IVF cycle. Metabolomic profiling provides a simultaneous evaluation of large numbers of biomarkers that reflect embryo development in culture media.

Molecular Biometrics developed a proprietary near infrared (NIR) biospectroscopy platform for its metabolomic applications. This technology rapidly measures the vibrational energy ‘signatures’ produced by small molecule functional groups, creating a unique profile of molecules that are descriptive of cellular function and viability. The signatures are further analyzed by proprietary bioinformatics, which evaluates the biological and chemical data produced by NIR biospectroscopy, using sophisticated computer and statistical techniques to distinguish between the often subtle differences that separate normal physiology from the onset or progression of disease, or an individual’s response to therapeutic intervention.

Working in collaboration with ALT Software, a leading supplier of 2D and 3D graphics, AMD is able to offer customers an alternative to custom programming by developing a standards-based parallel processing API, helping them to improve performance in embedded computing systems by leveraging the power of the graphics processor (GPU). For example, the GPU has become a standard hardware component in defense market, making it an ideal parallel processing solution.

Features:

• The ATI Radeon E4690 MXM features 512MB of on-board GDDR3 memory, 320 shader processors, a comprehensive set of display output options and adjustable system clocks for exacting power and performance requirements.
• As the industry’s only embedded graphics chip to offer support for both Microsoft DirectX® 10.1 and AMD’s Unified Video Decoder 2 (UVD 2), the ATI Radeon E4690 MXM enables competitive advantages for AMD’s embedded customers by providing outstanding graphics support coupled with high quality video playback performance.
• Incorporating ATI PowerPlayTM intelligent power management technology, the ATI Radeon E4690 MXM is designed to optimize power consumption and enable exceptional performance per Watt for power sensitive embedded applications.
• System designers have ultimate flexibility with a comprehensive selection of outputs including dual independent display controllers, integrated DisplayPortTM, integrated single & dual-link LVDS, integrated single & dual-link DVI/TMDS/HDMI and analogue outputs.
• Supported by ATI Stream technology, the ATI Radeon E4690 MXM can replace numerous system hardware components (e.g. FPGAs, DSPs etc.), helping to reduce overall system power, size, and cost.

“As the graphics requirements for embedded systems continue to increase, AMD has armed the ATI Radeon E4690 MXM with features that are important to our customers and done so within an industry-standard specification that helps simplify design, development and market delivery. Based on the successful ATI Radeon™ E4690 GPU, the ready-made ATI Radeon E4690 MXM solution provides the graphics performance, energy efficiency and reliability customers need. This, coupled with the module’s five year product life cycle, makes the ATI Radeon E4690 the easy answer for system designers looking to gain competitive advantage in the marketplace,” said Richard Jaenicke, director of Embedded Discrete Graphics for AMD.

“The ATI Radeon E4690 MXM module is an ideal solution for aerospace and defense industry. Its parallel processing capabilities open up a whole new range of applications including video surveillance, radar processing, target acquisition and synthetic vision. This module is ideal for manufacturers of embedded systems that require high-performance computing and advanced graphics,” says Dan Joncas, VP Sales ALT Software.

QD Vision’s first product, announced in 2009, is a Quantum Light™ optic for a new high- efficiency, high-color-quality LED lamp developed by Nexxus Lighting, Inc. (NASDAQ:NEXS), that combines the warmth and color of incandescent bulbs with the efficiency of LED technology. The power-saving lamp, expected to ship in the first quarter of 2010, can be directly installed in standard Edison sockets used by today’s incandescent bulbs. Meanwhile, QD Vision is actively working with several worldwide major manufacturers to design its Quantum Light™ optic into a number of SSL lamps and fixtures.

Founded in 2004 by a research team from MIT, QD Vision has raised a total of $33 million in venture capital financing.

“Ubuntu 9.10 Server Edition puts Ubuntu users at a unique advantage of being able to quickly and simply deploy and manage cloud environments. We strongly believe that businesses which are already embracing virtualized environments will take the next logical step to these self-service, super-efficient architectures and that Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud will be at the heart of that effort,” says Matt Zimmerman, CTO of Canonical.

Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) is powered by software from Eucalyptus Systems, and provides an open source software infrastructure for implementing on-premise cloud computing. UEC makes it extremely easy and fast for system administrators to set up, deploy and manage a cloud environment. Users familiar with elastic compute environments will be able to build similar infrastructure behind their firewall, avoiding any regulatory and security concerns that prevent many enterprises from taking advantage of cloud environments.

Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud is preparing a store capability that will provide users with easy access to ready-to-deploy appliances in the UEC environment. A first preview of this store is available in Ubuntu 9.10, together with a sample appliance. It will demonstrate the solution to software vendors and additional appliances will be added after the release.

The core server product and kernel have also received significant attention in this release. MySQL 5.1 has been added. The directory stack and Single Sign On tools have been upgraded for improved directory integration. Django now ships as a fully supported framework enhancing web server options.

There have been numerous kernel improvements to better support both Xen (guest) and KVM (host and guest) virtualization, and to improve caching performance. Support for the USB 3.0 protocol has been included to support super speed transfer rates when devices become available. System management support has been extended through support for the WBEM (web-based enterprise management) protocols which open up support of Ubuntu environment to the most popular system management tools currently deployed in enterprises. Ubuntu’s own systems management tool, Landscape, has added a dedicated server to its hosted version allowing deployments to be managed entirely within the firewall and will fully support Ubuntu 9.10 Server Edition and Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud.

“The experience and knowledge we have gained during our tobacco field trial is laying the groundwork for planning and permitting activities for field trials in bioengineered, non-food oilseed and biomass crops producing PHA. We believe that our crop programs offer a number of commercialization options and hold significant potential. We are excited to continue to push this technology forward and believe it will ultimately support a diverse array of bioengineered, environmentally conscious and economically viable alternatives to petroleum-based products,” says Dr. Oliver Peoples, Chief Scientific Officer of Metabolix.

Among participating companies are:

• MirriAd, a London-based start-up that seamlessly embeds advertising into video content, as if it were always there. Its solutions allow content owners to monetize their assets and deliver a means by which brands can capitalize on the worldwide shift from analogue broadcasts to multi-platform, on-demand digital video delivery.
• OnLive®, based in Palo Alto, Calif., develops solutions for the video-game industry, including the first video game on-demand platform, set to launch later this year. With groundbreaking video compression technology, it harnesses cloud computing to provide the power and intelligence to instantly deliver high-end games directly to TVs via a sleek, inexpensive MicroConsoleTM or via a browser plug-in on PCs and Macs.
• RTT, based in Munich, Germany, provides 3D real-time visualization technology and services for innovative workflows in the auto, aeronautical and consumer-goods industries, as well as in the fields of interior design and architecture. It supports customers in coming up with new ways to design and market their products.

1. ConstantContact.com
Best functionality, best performance, very strict antispam policy. Strict antispam policy makes managing large email lists (more than 20,000 contacts) virtually impossible - expect putting on hold and verification call after every email campaign.

2. Icontact.com
Good functionality, good performance, lax antispam policy. As your contact list grows, the price per 1,000 contacts becomes prohibitively expensive. Actually you are punished for expanding your contact base.

3. Fusemail.com
Basic and very affordable email marketing service. A few times they experienced problems with ISPs, email campaigns had very poor delivery rates at that time. Support staff gave some elusive talk when we asked what is the problem.

4. ContactPro.com
The same as Fusemail - basic and affordable, but with regular delivery problems. Email campaigns aer frequently delayed, if you complain the support staff places you campaign on high priority list.