News
Intel's bright expectations for 2010 point to real PC recovery
January 19, 2010 8:40 am | CommentsIntel's fourth-quarter earnings breezed past Wall Street's expectations, and its rosy profit outlook for 2010 was another sign that a lasting recovery for the recession-battered personal computer market is under way.
China's population of Internet users hits 384 million
January 19, 2010 8:24 am | CommentsChina's population of Internet users, already the world's largest, soared nearly 30 percent last year to 384 million as the number of people surfing the Web by mobile phone more than doubled, a research group reported Friday.
Microsoft's Browser Flaw Exposed Google to Hackers
January 19, 2010 8:19 am | CommentsMicrosoft says a security flaw in its Internet Explorer browser played a role in the recent computer attacks against Google and at least 20 other companies.
Molina buying Unisys support division for $135M
January 19, 2010 8:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsHealth insurer Molina Healthcare Inc. said Tuesday it will buy Unisys Corp.'s health information management business for $135 million in cash.The business helps states design and run programs that are used to support Medicaid and other health care entitlements, Molina said. It has $110 million...
TitanWEB 4.2 Allows Anyone to Create Advanced Web 2.0 Content Online
January 19, 2010 8:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsKryos Systems Ltd. -Description: TitanWEB is powerful, enterprise-strength content management software (http://www.kryos.com/titanweb/kryos/webcms.nsf/6af32eeac7da423a 725 6b1000789182/1805d6ed40807d6e872576240058a859!OpenDocument) that allows people with no technical training to create and easily...
Why Hasn't Earth Warmed as Much as Expected?
January 19, 2010 7:54 am | by Brookhaven National Laboratory | CommentsPlanet Earth has warmed much less than expected during the industrial era based on current best estimates of Earth’s “climate sensitivity” — the amount of global temperature increase expected in response to a given rise in atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide.
Ambiguous PCB Markings
January 19, 2010 7:54 am | by Screaming Circuits | CommentsHere's a little issue we run into now and then. Which reference designator goes with which part? Quick. I need to know. Now. Now. Now! It's less of an issue with SMT parts because we machine place them and use...
Digi-Key and Amphenol Sine Systems Announce Global Distribution Agreement
January 19, 2010 7:53 am | by Digi-Key | CommentsThief River Falls, Minnesota and Clinton Township, Michigan (USA) — January 19, 2010 — Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's broadest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, and Amphenol...
Microsoft cuts IP address storage to 6 months
January 19, 2010 6:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsMicrosoft Corp. said Tuesday it would shorten the time it stores Internet users' addresses from Web search queries from 18 months to six months following a request from a European Union data privacy panel.It said the change would make its Bing search a better choice for privacy-conscious users...
FAA Conference to Focus on Igniting the Space Economy
January 19, 2010 5:32 am | CommentsThe conference, co-sponsored by AIAA, is organized around the theme of “Igniting the Space Economy,” and will feature high-level speakers and panels examining all areas of the commercial space transportation sector, and how NASA and America’s commercial space firms can thrive within it.
Internationally Recognized Technology Executive to Lead Growing Cloud-Based Business Phone Service and System Provider
January 19, 2010 5:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsFonality, Inc. (www.fonality.com (http://www.fonality.com) ), a leading provider of cloud-based business phone systems (http://pbxtra.fonality.com/) , today announced that it has appointed Dean Mansfield to serve as the company's chief executive officer. Mansfield succeeds Chris Lyman, the...
Significant Accomplishments Include Venture Funding, Expanding a Gold Star Management Team, and Major New Partner Relationships
January 19, 2010 5:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsVirtual Bridges, developers of the VERDE(TM) Suite, have announced major accomplishments that help them solidify their position as a top VDI vendor for 2010.The worldwide personal computing market is expected to undergo a massive refresh over the next 12-18 months as users prepare to deploy...
Partner-Driven Strategy Helps Managed Security Service Providers to Deliver Strong Authentication and Credential Management
January 19, 2010 5:01 am | by The Associated Press | Commentshttp://www.actividentity.com () —ActivIdentity Corporation (http://www.actividentity.com/) (NASDAQ: ACTI), a global leader in strong authentication and credential management, today announced a comprehensive strategy and technology roadmap to enable Managed Security Service Providers to deliver...
Leads360 to Provide Lead Management for Mortgage Lenders
January 19, 2010 5:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsToday, Leads360 (http://www.leads360.com/) announced that it is working with Google to help power the new AdWords Comparison Ads (http://adwords.blogspot.com/2009/10/introducing-adwords-compari on- ads.html) feature. Since its first offering as a beta in October, Google Comparison Ads has...
Dresden Event Showcases Trends in Printed Electronics
January 19, 2010 3:33 am | by Peter Harrop | CommentsEurope's largest event on Printed Electronics, the IDTechEx Printed Electronics Europe 2010 in Dresden, Germany in April, will reflect new trends in the subject such as carbon nanotubes in conductive paper and transistors, printing silicon for enhancing solar cells, for transistors and other uses and printing copper at a fraction of the cost of silver.
