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We're trying to find out what job positions are currently the safest in the financial markets. This poll is sponsored by DirectConnect, our online recruiting technology.

We're off on the first stage of our 'Best Place To Work 2009' poll. This competition is open to any firm which operates in the financial markets. Previous winners include Merrill Lynch, Jefferies & Co and Dresdner Kleinwort.

It's now time for the nominations for the Thomson Keene-sponsored 'Best Trading Technology Team' 2008.

SAN RAMON, Calif.----Endoscopic Technologies, Inc. , a leading provider of cardiac surgery devices, announced today that it has appointed John Pavlidis as president and chief executive officer and Terry Kinninger as chief financial officer and chief operating officer.

Reuters - Yahoo Inc on Tuesday
released a recount of the vote for its board that revealed a
strong protest vote against five of nine directors, including
Chief Executive Jerry Yang.

SAN DIEGO----Astute Networks, Inc., a leading provider of bladed storage solutions optimized for the most demanding applications on the edge of the network, today announced that Fazil Osman, the company's chief technology officer and founding member, will participate in a panel discussion at the Advanced/MicroTCA® Summit in Santa Clara, Calif., October 22, 2008.

PALO ALTO, Calif.----Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. , the leading specialty finance company providing venture debt and equity to venture capital and private equity backed technology and life science companies at all stages of development, today announced that Manuel Henriquez, chief executive officer, and David Lund, chief financial officer are scheduled to present at FBR’s 2008 Fall Investor Conference at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York on December 2, 2008.

Here's the results of our 2008 'Bonus Satisfaction' poll. (We didn't bother to ask our readers, as we knew what your responses would be).

AP - Fannie Mae said Tuesday it named David Johnson to serve as the mortgage giant's chief financial officer and executive vice president, beginning immediately.