TASER International (NASDAQ:TASR) Receives Order for 2748 TASER X26 ECDs/ Fourth Largest Law Enforcement Order in Company History
– September 1, 2010
Early this morning Taser International (NASDAQ:TASR) issued a press release announcing an order from the Texas Department of Public Safety for 2,748 TASER(R) X26(TM) ECDs and related accessories, making this the fourth largest deployment of TASER ECDs nationwide. The press release went on to say that the Texas DPS will issue the TASER X26 to all of its troopers.
Tom Smith, Chairman and founder of Taser International added that they were confident that deploying their TASER technology would provide a safe and effective use of force option which would enable the Texas DPS to uphold its motto of ’Courtesy, Service, Protection.’
About the stock: TASR opened the day at $3.75, up 3.31% from yesterdays close of $3.63.
XOMA Ltd., (NASDAQ:XOMA) announced today they have received a $1 million milestone payment from Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, for achievement of a pre-established preclinical milestone under the companies 2006 collaboration agreement. XOMA, in a Press Release early this morning went on to state that this same agreement calls for additional future milestone payments and royalties on product sales. Steven Engle, XOMA’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated “Our successful collaboration with Takeda is producing promising development candidates. This and our other antibody discovery, development and licensing collaborations are important revenue sources for XOMA.”
