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Versatile Announces Results of Annual General Meeting
December 15, 2009 12:00 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsVersatile Systems Inc. (TSX VENTURE: VV)(AIM: VVS), today announces the results of its annual general meeting, which was held earlier today.The shareholders elected John Hardy, Alessandro Benedetti, Malcolm Clay, Fraser Atkinson, Kais Laouiti and Bertrand des Pallieres as directors of the Company....
VITA Members Form VPX Marketing Alliance
December 15, 2009 11:00 am | CommentsThe purpose of the VPX Marketing Alliance is to continue the work done by the OpenVPX Marketing Working Group in promoting OpenVPX (www.openvpx.com) and establishing an ecosystem of interested parties who will promote the VPX architecture and drive widespread adoption of the VPX specifications and technology.
Our devices will spin denser webs of data in 2010s
December 15, 2009 11:00 am | by JESSICA MINTZ - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | CommentsTen years ago, we would have been blown away by a cell phone with far more computing power and memory than the average PC had in 1999, along with a built-in camera and programs to manage every aspect of our lives. Ten years from now, the iPhone and its ilk will be antiques.Over the next decade,...
Team to study how globalization affects air quality
December 15, 2009 10:55 am | by Cornell University | CommentsAn interdisciplinary Cornell team will develop computer models, funded by the EPA, that consider such factors as trade patterns, transportation and economic geography associated with globalization.
SHARC DSPs Maximize Windmill Energy Extraction
December 15, 2009 10:48 am | CommentsLeveraging ADI SHARC digital signal processors, data converters and other advanced components to ensure high-performance system operation, Northern Power Systems' Northwind 100 delivers 100 kilowatts of rated power for community wind applications such as schools/universities, businesses, farms, and municipalities.
Collaboration Promotes Wireless M2M Designs Using Gobi Tech
December 15, 2009 10:37 am | CommentsDigi International announced that Spectrum Design Solutions, Digi’s wireless consulting group and embedded cellular integrator, is developing machine-to-machine (M2M) designs using Qualcomm’s Gobi modules ...
Digi-Key Corporation and Spectra Symbol Announce Worldwide Distribution Agreement
December 15, 2009 8:52 am | by Digi-Key | CommentsThief River Falls, Minnesota and Salt Lake City, Utah (USA) — December 15, 2009 — 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 Spectra...
Advancing on hydrogen
December 15, 2009 7:54 am | by European Commission | CommentsIs Europe ready for hydrogen vehicles? A deployment of hydrogen powered wheelchairs, trucks and buses by a European project is set to find out whether the technology is ripe enough and whether the new generation vehicles will be readily accepted.
Flu vaccine: A race against time
December 15, 2009 7:54 am | by European Commission | CommentsMillions of people become infected by influenza every year, causing thousands of deaths, which in turn costs billions for the economy. The production of vaccines is inefficient and they cannot be well supplied on a mass scale. Scientists in Vienna involved in the European Research Project...
What's Wrong With This Picture?
December 15, 2009 7:52 am | by Screaming Circuits | CommentsWhat's wrong with this picture? I forgot to warn you that there'd be a pop-quiz. It's only worth 10% of your final grade though, so not to worry. We're fully into the rainy season here in Oregon now. It's dumping...
CGI reports $1.1B in Q4 contracts with North American financial institutions
December 15, 2009 6:43 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsCGI Group Inc. (TSX:GIB.A) has signed contracts with North American financial institutions in the fourth quarter worth $1.1 billion, the information technology provider said Tuesday.CGI said the deals signed in the October-December quarter included both new contracts and renewals.Services...
Economic reports point to slow, steady recovery
December 15, 2009 6:35 am | by DANIEL WAGNER - AP Economics Writers - Associated Press | CommentsFurther evidence that manufacturers are helping the economy slowly recover emerged Tuesday in a report that industrial production rose a better-than-expected 0.8 percent in November.The gain showed that consumers are spending more, causing manufacturers to produce more goods.Eventually, the...
MDA nets US$254M contract to build satellite system for Ukraine space agency
December 15, 2009 6:00 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsMacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX:MDA) announced Tuesday it has signed a US$254-million contract to provide a communication satellite system to the National Space Agency of Ukraine.Under the contract, MDA will build and launch a geostationary communications satellite and provide two...
Seoul Semiconductor LED chosen for worlds largest Cruise Ship
December 15, 2009 5:34 am | CommentsSeoul Semiconductor (CEO Chung Hoon Lee, www.acriche.com) a world leading LED manufacturing, has announced that its LED products were selected for the external balcony lights of ‘Oasis of the Seas', the world’s largest and most innovative cruise liner, which made its inaugural voyage on 5 December 2009.
IXYS to Acquire Zilog
December 15, 2009 5:19 am | CommentsIXYS Corporation, a leader in power semiconductors and specialized mixed signal IC products, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Zilog, Inc., a supplier of application specific, embedded microcontroller units (MCUs) that are system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for industrial and consumer markets.
