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Zygo Corporation (NASDAQ: ZIGO), a worldwide supplier of optical metrology instruments and high precision optical systems, today announced the appointment of John P. Jordan to the position of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective immediately.

Below are the top small-cap computer peripheral stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of earnings estimate for the next year. The earnings estimate for Synaptics Incorporated (NASDAQ: SYNA) for the next year ending June, 2012 is $2.46 per share. SYNA's PEG ratio is 0.66. Stratasys Inc (NASDAQ...

Unconfirmed Rumors circulate that Celestica Inc. (CLS) will be acquired at $18.00 a share by Flextronics International Ltd. (FLEX).

Zygo Corporation (NASDAQ: ZIGO) today announced that its Optical Systems Division has been awarded a $3.0 million continuation order for meter class Laser Fusion Amplifiers from Commissariat à l''énergie atomique. The order is part of an ongoing contract in support of the Laser Mégajoule (LMJ)...

Piper Jaffray is reiterating its Overweight rating on Trimble Navigation Limited (NASDAQ: TRMB) shares “after hosting investor meetings with CEO Steve Berglund and touring Trimble's acquired RFID business in Cambridge, Mass.” “We believe the company's new vertical market sales approach will be a...

Here is a quick peek at stocks that have abnormally high daily put/call ratios today relative to their average…. 1. Banco Santander (NYSE: BSBR) 5,028 puts, 36 calls 2. Flextronics International Ltd (NASDAQ: FLEX) 8,043 puts, 94 calls 3. Cemex SaB (NYSE: CX) 6,118 puts, 243 calls 4. YRC Worldwide...

Jefferies increased its Echelon (NASDAQ: ELON) price target to $10 from $9 in a research report published today. In the report, Jefferies states, "We expect Echelon's smart grid solutions to be the primary driver of growth in 2011 while ELON's Commercial segment focuses on theemerging building...

Piper Jaffray raised its IPG Photonics (NASDAQ: IPGP) price target to $66 from $42 in a research report published today. In the report, Piper Jaffray states, "We believe IPG continues to enjoy a significant technology advantage relative to competition and is positioned to achieve exceptional...

Jefferies & Company has raised the price target on Echelon (NASDAQ: ELON) from $9 to $10 and maintains its Hold rating.

Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY) announced today the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 4,850,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $17.75 per share, before underwriting discounts and commissions. The Company also granted the underwriters a 30-day option...

Tyco Electronics Ltd. (NYSE: TEL) today announced that the $0.16 per share quarterly dividend for the second fiscal quarter of 2011 will be payable on March 16, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 8,

Piper Jaffray maintained its Echelon (NASDAQ: ELON) Neutral rating and $10 price target in a research report published today. In the report, Piper Jaffray states, "Echelon's management reiterated their expectation to achieve positive non-GAAP net income for 2012, but on a GAAP basis our model shows...

Piper Jaffray has raised the price target on IPG Photonics (NASDAQ: IPGP) from $42 to $66 and maintains its Overweight rating.

RF Industries, Ltd., (NASDAQ: RFIL) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a 2-for-1 common stock split and a 33% increase in the quarterly cash dividend. The stock split will be effective February 24, 2011, and will increase RFI's outstanding common shares to approximately 5,953,...

By 10:40 am, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 25.47 points, or 0.21%, to 12,214.42, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had lost 1.54 points, or 0.12%. The NASDAQ composite index fell 6.87 points, or 0.25%. Some of the narrow based indexes that are still afloat in the...