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TECHNOLOGY News, Aug 23, 2011


EU's Schaake Seeks Rules on Spying Technology Exports
Washington Post
23 (Bloomberg) -- Marietje Schaake, a European Parliament member who represents the Netherlands, talks about efforts to prevent the export of information and communications technologyto authoritarian governments that use the surveillance systems to ...
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Video technology 'never on agenda' as GAA keep Hawk-Eye ball rolling
Irish Independent
The association's research and science committee were only asked to look at score detection and that brought them into contact with Hawk-Eye, whose technology will be piloted in Croke Park only for the next two years. The cost of rolling out the ...
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NASA pursues tests of solar sail, laser communications
Spaceflight Now
BY STEPHEN CLARK Kicking off a new line of technology demonstration missions, NASA announced plans Monday to demonstrate a laser communications system, a precise atomic clock and a futuristic solar sail in space by 2016, but officials cautioned...
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Spaceflight Now
R3 Fusion Receives Order from Li3 Energy to Demonstrate Proprietary ...
MarketWatch (press release)
R3 has developed a patent-approved SPaCeR(TM) (short path condensate recovery) technologycapable of high volume, energy efficient separation of pure water from a wide range of fluids including briny solutions, industrial waste streams, frac water, ...
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Ford, Toyota Pooling Research for Hybrid RWD Technology
American Machinist
The new hybrid RWD will have significant common technology and components, but Toyota and Ford will integrate it into their own vehicles later this decade. Also, each one will determine the calibration and performance characteristics of their new ...
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MetLife Names Martin Lippert Head of Global Technology
MarketWatch (press release)
"Marty has long been acknowledged as one of the most innovative technology thinkers in the financial services industry," Kandarian said. "His 30 years of experience in leading technologychange will help MetLife successfully complete its transformation ...
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I-CAR Technology Showcase returns to NACE
Search-Autoparts.com
I-CAR will offer 12 training opportunities, including several I-CAR ProLevel 1 training options, and an all-new Technology Showcase. John Van Alstyne, I-CAR CEO and President said, “Returning to NACE in 2011 is an excellent opportunity for I-CAR to ...
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HP Compaq 8200 Elite all-in-one with Intel vPro technology, $999
ZDNet (blog)
By Gloria Sin | August 22, 2011, 12:47pm PDT Summary: HP's Compaq Elite 8200 ordinary looking all-in-one belies the fact its built-in vPro technology gives system admins immense remote control over the machine. Despite last week's stunner that HP may ...
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ZDNet (blog)
Changing technology puts tablet computers in hands of students
abc13.com
Technology Bytes host Jay Lee explained, "In my experience, using a tablet computer does not replace the need for a laptop, unless your needs are just reading and browsing the web. But a lot of students are having to compose documents and so forth, ...
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abc13.com
Bolt Technology Corporation Stock Upgraded (BOLT)
TheStreet.com
By TheStreet Wire 08/22/11 - 08:33 AM EDT NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Bolt TechnologyCorporation (Nasdaq:BOLT) has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from hold to buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, ...
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Next battle for consumer market will be fought on technology turf
Daily News & Analysis
As consumer product companies compete among themselves to get a larger share of the consumer pie, technology and innovation will play a key role in their future growth. Conventional strategies of physical distribution and communication though will no ...
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Applied Discovery Partners with Equivio to Offer Predictive Tagging Technology
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Applied Discovery will offer the new technology alongside the newest update to Leverage™ Review. Predictive tagging, powered by Equivio, expedites the review process beyond the capabilities of keyword or concept search. It instead applies statistical ...
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RBA Consulting to Acquire Digital Marketing Technology Firm, Ratchet
PR Newswire (press release)
22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- RBA Consulting, a nationally-recognized technology firm with headquarters in Minneapolis, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ratchet, Inc., a Minneapolis-based technology firm specializing in ...
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Rebels Advancing, Tripoli's Internet Lights Up
PC Magazine
By Chloe Albanesius As rebels advanced on Tripoli this weekend, there were glimmers of hope on the technology front, as the Libyan city's Internet service lit up after several months of sporadic access. According to Internet monitoring firm Renesys, ...
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Wall Street Journal portrays KC as booming IT hub
Kansas City Star
By SCOTT CANON In an article touting new small-business hubs across the country, The Wall Street Journal on Monday dubbed Kansas City the place to be for information technologycompanies. It suggested that Kansas City was an IT leader, if not in size ...
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Top Health Information Technology Firms Prefer 'Revolving Door' Lobbyists
Huffington Post
But even by Washington standards, health information technology companies seem exceptional; fully 70 percent of registered lobbyists who worked for such firms on health IT issues in the past two quarters have passed through Washington's infamous ...
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Global technology firm expands its Melbourne base
Invest in Australia
Juniper has further cemented Melbourne's reputation as a dynamic technology hub by commiting to doubling staff numbers within the next three years. Juniper Networks has over 50 offices and 8700 staff worldwide. Juniper's Melbourne expansion will enable ...
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3M to pay $3m in age bias settlement
Boston Globe
AP / August 23, 2011 MINNEAPOLIS - Technology giant 3M will pay $3 million to several hundred former employees who accused the company of age discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said yesterday. It sued 3M in US District Court on ...
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Firsthand Technology says SoloPower loan guarantee is 'critical milestone'
Bizjournals.com
SoloPower is a portfolio company of Firsthand Technology Value Fund Inc. (NASDAQ:SVVC), a public venture capital fund. "We view this as an important milestone for SoloPower," said Kevin Landis, portfolio manager for Firsthand Technology Value Fund, ...
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Transportation Dept. Creates Online Technology Exchange
InformationWeek
By Elizabeth Montalbano InformationWeek The Department of Transportation (DOT) has launched an online exchange to connect the federal government with private stakeholders--particularly venture capitalists and other investors--to create technology ...
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Analysis: Google/Motorola could be peak of patent price spike
Reuters
By Poornima Gupta and Bill Rigby SAN FRANCISCO/SEATTLE (Reuters) - The bubble in mobile phone technology patent values may just have popped. Now that Google Inc has agreed to a $12.5 billion deal to buy Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc -- scooping up a ...
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I cover the business of technology
Forbes
Eric Jackson is Founder and Managing Member of Ironfire Capital LLC. He completed his Ph.D. in the Management Department at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business in New York, with a specialization in Strategic Management. ...
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National Geographic Features Carbon Sciences
MarketWatch (press release)
Carbon Sciences' breakthrough technology produces a "drop-in" substitute for gasoline and other transportation fuels, meaning that, unlike biofuels or compressed natural gas (CNG), it requires no costly engine modifications or changes to the fuel ...
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Survey Shows Oregon Farmers are Embracing Technology
KEZI TV
This technology gives Oregon farmers information they need to effectively and efficiently maximize production. And they even use computers back at home to monitor what their fairly-new windmill is doing. Coon says he believes this is just beginning of ...
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KEZI TV
United Properties bows out of Colorado NASA project
Bizjournals.com (blog)
United Properties has decided it isn't interested in developing a new technology park in Loveland, Colo., after all. The Bloomington-based developer pulled out of its role as developer of a new NASA manufacturing innovation center due to financial ...
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Electric Avenue showcases electric vehicle technology at PSU
BrighterEnergy.org
Portland State University now hosts the nation's first Electric Avenue — a street dedicated to showcasing electric transportation technology. The project comes thanks to a unique partnership between the university, Portland General Electric (NYSE:POR ...
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Ruckus Wireless offers Wi-Fi in Africa
IT News Africa
Ruckus Wireless, Inc. an innovator in Wi-Fi technology and a leading provider of advanced mobile Internet working products and solutions, announces the official opening of its regional office in Johannesburg, South Africa. Ruckus Wireless was initially ...
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Technology Credit Union Offers New, Low-Cost Solar $mart Loans for Solar Panel ...
Marketwire (press release)
SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - Aug 22, 2011) - Technology Credit Union announced today two new solar loan programs that provide low-cost financing to those interested in putting solar energy panels on their home or other residential property. ...
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Cover Story: The Mobile Technology Revolution
CRN
iPads outpaced all categories with a whopping 32 percent sales growth for solution providers, followed closely by smartphones with 28 percent sales growth, according to a new mobiletechnology study by CRN parent Everything Channel. ...
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Gamescom 2011: Kinectimals on your phone – with QR code magic
The Guardian (blog)
It's a similar technology to the Kinectimals plush toys that can be held up to the Xbox title's Scan Stone so that they transfer into the game. But here, the exchange includes all your stats, achievements and details, and if you unlock items in the ...
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Verizon Selects Total Technology Solutions' Small Business Story for National ...
PR Newswire (press release)
22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Total Technology Solutions is a Towson-based IT company specializing in Managed Services and Network Solutions whose small business story was recently selected by Verizon as a spotlight in their Small Business campaign. ...
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Avnet Technology Intros Special Promotional Offer this Summer
TMC Net
By Jyothi Shanbhag Avnet Technology Solutions (News - Alert), a well known value added distributor in the Middle East and Africa region, has introduced a special promotional offer this summer which will benefit the channel partners on every sale of ...
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Westminster Christian Academy Starts Year With New Technology
FOX2now.com
It's also loaded with three million dollars in high technology. Each classroom has its own web address-that really allows the teachers the flexibility to give kids the best education possible. Teachers can remotely access instruction programs on the ...
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XConnect Unveils Transcoding Technology to Deliver HD Voice Between Fixed and ...
TMC Net
By Rajani Baburajan XConnect (News - Alert), a provider of interconnection and ENUM-directory services, announced the launch of a new transcoding technology designed to deliver high-definition (HD) voice services between fixed and mobile networks. ...
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Phase 2 has same style, own character
The Decatur Daily
By Bayne Hughes The architect's job in designing Alabama Robotics Technology Park's Phase 2 was to capture the flavor of Phase 1 on a smaller scale. The 30000-square-foot Robotics Research and Development Center is 22000 square feet smaller than the ...
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Facial Recognition Technology: Marketing to the 21st Century
NASDAQ
Several companies are now using facial recognition technology to target their audience, according to the LA Times, although privacy concerns abound. Intel Corp. (INTC) makes facial recognition software and says it is widely adaptable. ...
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Technology Helps Fight Bullying
NTV
By Connie Weight cweight@nebraska.tv A local middle school is taking a new interactive approach to bullying with just eight questions. Kids and parents can send the report to the principal, spurring an investigation, and proving that the school is ...
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Zarlink to Discuss Latest Timing Solutions for Wireless Backhaul at Freescale ...
MarketWatch (press release)
"The Freescale Technology Forum is a premiere technical event that provides Zarlink with a unique opportunity to interact with partners and customers targeting growth opportunities in India," said Louise Gaulin, Vice President of Zarlink's Timing and ...
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Technology News Gallery: August 22 - Page 1 - Departmental and End ...
SLIDESHOW: The week's news in pictures: Linux celebrates a birthday, IBM gets brainy with its new microchips and New York City hypes its Photo Hack Day. Technology News Gallery: August 22. Close X. Your Name: Your E-mail: Friend's Name: ...
Daily IT Newswire
Soundmatters FoxLv2 Audiophile Loudspeaker Streams High-Fidelity ...
By Justin Saglio
The Soundmatters FoxLv2 Audiophile Loudspeaker pumps wireless, high-fidelity sound from a pocket-sized package, letting you truly enjoy your tunes on-the-go.
Mark's Technology News
Technology news in brief
By DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS
Technology news in brief. By DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS. IBM chip reacts, mimics human brain IBM Corp. has developed a computer chip inspired by the human brain that has the potential to predict tsunamis and highlight ...
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HP TouchPad becomes a low-cost Ubuntu tablet — Mobile Technology News
By Kevin C. Tofel
Tech savvy users may be snapping up the $99 HP TouchPad for a reason nobody thought of: You can turn the slate into an Ubuntu Linux tablet with these instructions. The TouchPad will still run webOS, so this solution offers two operating ...
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Virtual Bridges Named a 2011 CRN Emerging Technology Vendor ...
By David
Virtual Bridges today announced it has been selected by Everything Channel as a 2011 CRN Emerging Technology Vendor. The annual list features the most innovative vendors who not only deliver technology that is easy to use, ...
VMblog.com - Virtualization Technolog...
Carnegie Mellon Opens Year-Long ... - Campus Technology
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Computer Chip Modeled After Human Brain « Krzysztof Rodak ...
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App Store in Windows 8 confirmed by Microsoft | Technology news
By admin
Rumors had it that Microsoft may release an App Store integrated with Windows 8 and it was just confirmed by Microsoft in a blog post by Steven Sinofsky. The.
Technology news
SKYPE ACQUIRES GROUPME - eBrandz Search Marketing & Technology News
By eBrandz Staff
p a:link Internet call and chat service Skype announced on Sunday that it was acquiring GroupMe, a year-old group messaging service for cellphones. The acquisition is expected to enhance Skype's abili.
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'Survivor: South Pacific' Cast Revealed | Science Art Technology ...
By ideviate
Filed under: TV Previews, TV News. Survivor: South Pacific Cast Starting Wed. , Sept. 14 at 8PM, 18 contestants will do their best to outwit, outplay and outlast the competition in 'Survivor: South Pacific. ' CBS has revealed 16 of the ...
Science Art Technology News Tips...
Novelties: Their Mission: To Build a Better Toilet | Daily ...
Now some groups are rethinking the venerable technology of the flush toilet, particularly for regions that lack such systems or for places where waste water ...
dailytechnologynews.org/novelties-their-mission-to-build-a-be...
E-books threaten livelihoods of aspiring writers - Telegraph
The growing popularity of e-readers could threaten the future of English literature because up-and-coming writers will not be paid enough to make ends meet, ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../E-books-threaten-livelihoods-of-aspir...

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