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Aricent Group's Managed Testing Services Achieves Level 4 TMMi Certification in Record Six-Month Period
May 23, 2012 3:00 am | by PR Newswire | CommentsEAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. and DUBLIN, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Aricent Group, a global innovation and technology services company, announced today at Management World Dublin 2012 that its Managed Testing Services (MTS) offering is the first to achieve a Test Maturity......
National food policy programs improve access to healthy foods
May 23, 2012 12:03 am | by Yale UniversityYale University | CommentsAccess to healthy food in underserved communities has improved significantly after changes in federal nutrition and food assistance programs, according to a study by the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity....
Civil engineers find savings where the rubber meets the road
May 23, 2012 12:00 am | by Massachusetts Institute of Technology | CommentsA new study by civil engineers at MIT shows that using stiffer pavements on the nation’s roads could reduce vehicle fuel consumption by as much as 3 percent — a savings that could add up to 273 million barrels of crude oil per year, or $15.6 billion at today’s oil prices. This would result in an accompanying annual decrease in CO2 emissions of 46.5 million metric tons. The study, released in a recent peer-reviewed report, i...
Collisions dramatically reduced at Kansas City's intersections with fed-light cameras
May 22, 2012 10:09 pm | by PR Newswire | CommentsSCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Traffic fatalities ...
2012 Automotive engineering exposition (Wednesday, May 23 - Friday, May 25)
May 22, 2012 9:56 pm | by Murata Manufacturing | CommentsMurata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. will exhibit its products and technologies at the 2012 AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING EXPOSITION to be held at PACIFICO Yokohama....
Take-Two 4Q loss triples but sales beat forecast
May 22, 2012 7:32 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsTake-Two Interactive Software Inc. said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter net loss more than tripled as revenue fell and the video game maker failed to repeat the success of "Red Dead Redemption" from a year ago. Sales were slightly better-than-expected and its shares rose 69 cents, or 6.2 percent,...
Not a one-way street: Evolution shapes environment of Connecticut lakes
May 22, 2012 7:05 pm | by Yale UniversityYale University | CommentsEnvironmental change is the selective force that preserves adaptive traits in organisms and is a primary driver of evolution. However, it is less well known that evolutionary change in organisms also trigger fundamental changes in the environment....
Complications from Plastic Surgery Insurance Program
May 22, 2012 6:20 pm | by PR Newswire | CommentsRICHMOND, Va., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Venture Specialty Insurance, LLC in partnership with Markel ...
North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts April 2012 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 1.10
May 22, 2012 5:59 pm | by SEMI | CommentsSAN JOSE, Calif. — May 22, 2012 — North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.60 billion in orders in April 2012 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.10, according to the April Book-to-Bill Report published today by SEMI. A book-to-bill of 1.10 means that $110 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month....
Dell 1Q profit, 2Q outlook miss estimates
May 22, 2012 5:37 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsShares of Dell Inc. fell sharply in aftermarket trading Tuesday after the computer maker posted disappointing first-quarter results and forecast weak sales in its fiscal second quarter. The Round Rock, Texas, company said its profit fell 33 percent in the fiscal first quarter, as it reported...
SAP to buy Ariba for $4.5B, extending cloud push
May 22, 2012 4:36 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsBusiness software maker SAP AG on Tuesday said it will buy Ariba Inc., which makes Web-based software that connects suppliers and buyers online, for about $4.51 billion. The deal continues Germany-based SAP's rivalry with database maker Oracle Corp. Both companies are buying up smaller ones that,...
Communications Systems, Inc. Holds 2012 Annual Shareholders Meeting and Announces Payment of Quarterly Dividend
May 22, 2012 4:30 pm | by PR Newswire | CommentsMINNETONKA, Minn., May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Communications Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:JCS) held its 2012 Annual Shareholders meeting today. During the meeting management discussed the results for 2011 and outlined future plans. A copy of the Company's presentation can be......
Google completes Motorola deal, heralding new era
May 22, 2012 4:25 pm | by MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | CommentsGoogle has completed its $12.5 billion purchase of device maker Motorola Mobility in a deal that poses new challenges for the Internet's most powerful company as it tries to shape the future of mobile computing. The deal closed Tuesday, nine months after Google Inc. made a surprise announcement...
A look at Motorola Mobility's new regime
May 22, 2012 4:14 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsGoogle promptly reshuffled Motorola Mobility's management Tuesday after completing its $12.5 billion acquisition of the device maker. Longtime Google Inc. executive Dennis Woodside is replacing Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha as the company's leader. Google also is bringing in several new faces...
Mathematician Ingrid Daubechies to Speak on 'Surfing with Wavelets' at Brookhaven Lab, June 7
May 22, 2012 4:00 pm | by Brookhaven National Laboratory | CommentsIngrid Daubechies, a physicist and mathematician will give a talk entitled, “Surfing With Wavelets” at Brookhaven Lab on Thursday, June 7, at 4 p.m. in Berkner Hall....
