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Winner of MATLAB Central Online Programming Contest Announced
January 21, 2010 4:33 am | CommentsDr. Alfonso Nieto-Castañón, a PhD in cognitive and neural systems, was the winner of the programming challenge posed by The MathWorks on MATLAB Central, an online open exchange for the MATLAB and Simulink user community.
Xerox posts jump in 4Q profit
January 21, 2010 3:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsXerox Corp. said Thursday its cost-cutting efforts last year helped boost its fourth-quarter profit. It also forecast a bigger-than-expected profit for this year.Shares of the printer and copier maker rose 28 cents, or 3.2 percent, to $9.17 in premarket trading.Xerox chief Ursula Burns, who...
EU clears Oracle takeover of Sun
January 21, 2010 2:01 am | by RAF CASERT - Associated Press Writer - Associated Press | CommentsThe European Union on Thursday cleared Oracle Corp.'s proposed $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc., saying it would not significantly affect competition in the EU.EU antitrust chief Neelie Kroes said one of the year's biggest technology deals of the last year could now go ahead as...
Nokia to offer free mobile navigation services
January 21, 2010 1:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsNokia Corp. said Thursday it will offer free navigation services globally for users of its smart phones, in a drive to counter a similar move by Google Inc.The service, with detailed maps for more than 180 countries, will also have voice guidance in 46 languages in 74 countries.The service will...
YouTube getting into movie rental business
January 20, 2010 5:01 pm | by MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | CommentsYouTube's coming attractions now include movie rentals.The Internet's most popular video channel will make its debut as a rental outlet Friday to help promote some of the movies that will be shown at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.It's part of a test that YouTube hopes...
Hynix records 4Q net profit as sales surge
January 20, 2010 4:01 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsHynix Semiconductor Inc. said Thursday it recorded a net profit in the fourth quarter of 2009 after a record loss the year before as sales surged and prices for its mainstay computer memory chips increased.Hynix, the world's second-largest manufacturer of computer memory chips, earned 657...
Holiday shopping, PayPal help eBay 4Q profit rise
January 20, 2010 3:01 pm | by RACHEL METZ - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | CommentsEBay Inc. said Wednesday its fourth-quarter earnings climbed, bolstered by growth in its PayPal payments business and a holiday shopping season that was healthier than the year before. The company also logged a large gain from the November sale of its Skype telecommunications business.The...
mbed Development - USB Programming Forever
January 20, 2010 2:51 pm | by Screaming Circuits | CommentsI'm still fiddling with my mbed. Although, I haven't put it to real use yet. I've got some ideas, but I just don't have the time these days. One of the nice things about its programming system is that if...
TechBits package
January 20, 2010 2:01 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsWhen Bill Gates was at Microsoft's helm, his internal memos set the company's course for such radical shifts as the rise of the Internet.Now, Gates is making his musings public on a new Web site called The Gates Notes.There, the head of The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has started posting...
Microsoft, HCA donating $1.25M to Tenn nonprofits
January 20, 2010 11:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsMicrosoft and HCA are donating $1.25 million, primarily in software, to Middle Tennessee nonprofits to improve their technological capabilities.Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer and Hospital Corporation of America Chairman and CEO Richard Bracken were at Nashville's Downtown YMCA on Wednesday...
Microscan Dedicates Nashua Satellite Facility
January 20, 2010 9:04 am | CommentsMicroscan, a global technology leader for precision data acquisition and control solutions, headquartered in Renton, WA, announces the dedication of its satellite facility, the Northeast Technology Center, in Nashua, NH. The company invited a select group of key customers and media to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the dedication of the Technology Center.
IBM to buy National Interest Security
January 20, 2010 9:01 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsInternational Business Machines Corp. said Wednesday it will acquire National Interest Security Co. LLC, a privately held information technology company, for undisclosed terms.IBM says the deal will bolster its IT services offerings in sectors such as defense, health care, energy, logistics and...
Artisan and Aonix Join Forces
January 20, 2010 8:50 am | CommentsArtisan Software Tools and Aonix have merged to create a new, stronger independent force in the mission- and safety-critical systems and software development tools market. The merged company is named Atego and headquartered in San Diego CA, USA. Artisan Software Tools is the world’s largest independent supplier of industrial-grade, collaborative modeling tools for complex, mission and safety-critical systems and software and Aonix is a leading supplier of critical systems development tools, virtual machines and services for real-time/embedded Java and Ada solutions.
Optical Cable Gets Modular Connection Patent
January 20, 2010 8:30 am | CommentsOptical Cable Corporation (OCC), a leading designer and manufacturer of fiber optic and copper data communications network solutions and services, announces the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued patent No. 7,594,829 for a keyed modular connection system and associated adapter cable. This is the second patent issued for the Limited Axcess system and joins OCC’s collection of notable telecommunications achievements.
Hendrix Completes Stanton Spacer Cable Project
January 20, 2010 8:13 am | CommentsHendrix Wire & Cable, a premier provider of high quality overhead and underground power distribution products, announces the completion of a project for Clark Energy Cooperative, a non-profit electric utility headquartered in Winchester, Kentucky.
