Blum Capital Partners

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REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Informatica Corporation (Nasdaq: INFA), the leading independent provider of data integration software, today announced the finalists in its 2008 Informatica Innovation Awards competition, honoring enterprises whose innovative implementations of Informatica solutions exemplify the state-of-the-art and expanding business value of data integration. Individual category winners, and the overall "best-of-the-best" winner, will be announced on June 4 at the Las Vegas Hilton as part of Informatica's 10th annual user conference, Informatica World 2008. The 2008 finalists were selected from more than 3,000 Informatica customers for their leadership in using data integration to drive competitive advantage and operational excellence. Judges including Mark Smith, CEO and founder of Ventana Research, and Michael Friedenberg, CEO and president of CXO Media, will select the top winners across nine different Business Enablement and Technology Enablement categories. "What stands out about the 2008 Innovation Awards competition is the sheer breadth of value realized in integration ...

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In a 13D filing on Symmetry Medical, Inc. (NYSE: SMA), Blum Capital disclosed an 8.6% stake (3,059,404 shares) in the company. The firm held 1,659,404 shares at the quarter ended 12/31/07.

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