They haven't had the best start to the season

The company disclaims any intent or obligation toupdate these forward-looking statements.To receive ongoing BioTime corporate communications, please click on thefollowing link to join our email alert list: http://, Inc.Judith Segall, 510-521-3390, Ext. ) In their 64-year history, the Vancouver Canucks have never won the Stanley Cup.It is hard to believe that a city so passionate about hockey has only acquired the Stanley Cup once. This was way back in 1915 when the Vancouver Millionaires defeated the Ottawa Senators.The Canucks have only reached the Stanley Cup finals twice. They arguably have the best goaltender on the planet in Roberto Luongo, and this season's roster is, on paper, better than last year's. In last season's playoffs, the Canucks were dumped out by the Blackhawks after they worked out how to put the puck past Luongo But it's not just in goal where the Canucks are strong. They have the Sedin twins, a lot of good young players, and new acquisitions like Mikael Samuelsson.They haven't had the best start to the season. While they have started to get some consistency in their results, the injury to Daniel Sedin has affected them, as has the poor early-season form of Luongo.However, they will certainly be in the playoffs and have to be considered one of the frontrunners in the West They score a lot of goals, and attractive ones.

They are strong defensively and have several players to come back from injuries. They may not set the league alight during theregular season, but as long as they are in the mix, they are good enough to go to the Finals.In the West, their competition is likely to come from the Blackhawks, the Red Wings, and their divisional rivals the Flames. So what gives Vancouver the edge over these teamsThe Vancouver roster has been strengthened piece by piece over the last few years. The roster is built around Luongo and the Sedins, but management has added to their strengths.Having a reliable and outstanding goaltender between the pipes not only helps reduce the number of goals conceded, but also gives the defence more confidence.

Many key players like Chris Chelios and Marian Hossa have left. This has given young players a chance, but as we have seen in Montreal, they have been thrown in the deep end far too soon.The Blackhawks will have issues regarding maturity. Their roster is made up of a lot of strong and young players, but this isn't enough to win the Stanley Cup.Take the Penguins team that lost at the last hurdle in 2008. They had good youthful players like Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Marc-Andre Fleury, but it wasn't until players like Bill Guerin were brought in that they managed to win the Cup.Chicago will go close, but their inexperience will prevent them going all the way this year at least.It is still very early on in the season, and to be picking a Stanley Cup winner in October is branching on madness. But Vancouver's roster has such a mix of youth andexperience, with strength in depth in all positions, that it is hard not to take them seriously.. Will Lead Companys Expansion of Eureka to the Next Generation of SpeechAnalytics ProductsFORT MYERS, Fla.(Business Wire)CallMiner, the leader in enterprise speech analytics, today announced it hadpromoted Scott Kendrick to Vice President Product The promotion is effectiveimmediately. Kendrick will be responsible for product management, developmentand user experience design.

"Scott has been a major factor in CallMiners rapid expansion of its speechanalytics platform and speech analytics solutions, including Eureka!,Enterprise, Eureka Essentials and Managed Services," said Jeff Gallino, chieftechnology officer and co-founder. "As CallMiner enters into a period ofincreasing product complexity and customer demands, it is imperative we have aleader like Scott who will not lose focus on building the best speech analyticsapplication in the industry." "CallMiners product suite is resonating very well in the market setting thebackdrop for further product initiatives," said Scott Kendrick, vice presidentproduct for CallMiner, Inc. "I am looking forward to working with our customersto gain a keen understanding of their needs helping us to deliver compellingofferings that produce unquestionable ROI for both enterprise customers and SMBorganizations." A more detailed view of CallMiners products and solutions canbe found at http:// Kendrick has more than 10 years of experience leading teams and managing theproduct lifecycle for consumer, small business and enterprise softwareapplications and platforms for both the web and desktop. Kendrick has asuccessful track record in managing both new and mature product lines throughthe entire product life cycle from idea to launch with a keen focus on buildingmarket driven products. He has held director level positions for the majority ofhis career including; Sr. Director of Global Product Management at MIVA (aninternet search marketing company), and Director of Product Management andMarketing for the New Ventures division at Corel Corporation (makers of personaland business software CorelDraw and WordPerfect).