Science Education & Policy

Crossbeam Systems Helps BT Strengthen Its Virtualised Security Offering

BOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts, June 4 /PRNewswire/--- X-Series Platform Enables Delivery of 'In-the-Cloud' Virtualised Firewall Services to Enterprise Customers Crossbeam Systems, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation security platforms for hi ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 4 2008 - 1:32pm

Mike Lazaridis Donates Additional $50 Million To Perimeter Institute

WATERLOO, Ontario, June 5 /PRNewswire/-- In a new and generous act of personal philanthropy, Mike Lazaridis has provided an additional $50 million (Canadian) to Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (PI). This private donation increases his personal ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 4 2008 - 10:51pm

Mexican-American Men More Likely To Embrace 'Macho Man' Culture

Traditional attitudes of masculinity, such as physical toughness and personal sacrifice, are valued in Mexican culture. A University of Missouri researcher found that Mexican-American men, as a group, are more likely to endorse traditional 'macho man& ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 4 2008 - 11:37pm

A New Golden Age Of High Seas Piracy?

Acts of piracy at sea are on the rise but there is little evidence to support concerns from some governments and international organizations that pirates and terrorists are beginning to collude with one another, according to a RAND Corporation study issued ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 5 2008 - 12:03am

"One World Award"- Design Globalization Positive- The Finalists

LEGAU, Germany, June 5 /PRNewswire/--- Germany/ Ethiopia /India /Sri Lanka/ Taiwan/ Turkey. The Finalists of the First, International "One World Award" Have Been Announced. The Visit of the Five Selected Projects has Confirmed That the Activitie ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 5 2008 - 3:32am

Weight Management Solution Helps You Lose Or Gain As Much Weight As You Choose

TUCSON, Arizona, June 5 /PRNewswire/-- You can lose 6.8 kg (15 lbs), 68 kg (150 lbs) and more, or even gain weight if you are below your ideal weight according to a new weight management system designed by Michael Dow, a new author. (Photo: http://www.new ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 5 2008 - 4:30am

Bridgewater Systems Announces Three-Year Contract With Verizon Wireless

OTTAWA, Canada, June 5 /PRNewswire/--- Bridgewater to Deploy Integrated Solution to Help Verizon Wireless Manage Data Services Delivery Bridgewater Systems (TSX: BWC) today announced that it has been awarded a three-year contract to supply Verizon Wireles ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 5 2008 - 6:30am

Crossbeam Systems Helps BT Strengthen Its Virtualised Security Offering

BOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts, June 5 /PRNewswire/--- X-Series Platform Enables Delivery of 'In-the-Cloud' Virtualised Firewall Services to Enterprise Customers Crossbeam Systems, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation security platforms for hi ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 5 2008 - 7:33am

Bentley College Receives Prestigious International EQUIS Accreditation, One Of Only Two U.S. Schools

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, June 6 /PRNewswire/--- EQUIS is the Leading International System of Quality Assessment, Improvement and Accreditation of Higher Education Institutions in Management and Business Administration Bentley College today became one of on ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 6 2008 - 8:32am

60 Percent Of European Scientists Say It's Tougher For Women

Segregation or choice? That's always the concern when one gender is over-represented in one occupation, like psychology and education, and under-represented in others, like physics. But one other aspect must be considered. At the cutting edge of scien ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 8 2008 - 8:32am