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Are There Facts In Experimental Sciences?

Are There Facts In Experimental Sciences?

Oct 27 2008 | comment(s)

I recently attended an NSF workshop on eChemistry: New Models for Scholarly Communication in Chemistry in Washington (Oct 23-24, 2008). The group consisted of about a dozen members, including publishers, social scientists, librarians and chemists. For background, this was the mandate:
Quocirca Publishes Best Practices Study On Reducing Outsourced Applications Risks

Quocirca Publishes Best Practices Study On Reducing Outsourced Applications Risks

Oct 27 2008 | comment(s)

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, October 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Survey Finds Global Financial and Transportation Organizations Lagging in Implementing Application Security Requirements

What: Ounce Labs, the industry leader in static application security testing (SAST), today released the findings of an independent survey report by Quocirca Ltd. that examines application development outsourcing practices from 200 of the largest organizations in the UK and the U.S. One of the more surprising report findings reveals that financial and transportation organizations are lagging in implementing application security requirements in their outsourced development projects.

Nakheel Selects BIW To Help Deliver 1 Kilometre High Tower

Nakheel Selects BIW To Help Deliver 1 Kilometre High Tower

Oct 27 2008 | comment(s)

WOKING, England, October 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- SaaS Specialist Selected by Iconic Developer for Nakheel Tower

Nakheel, Dubai's leading property developer, has selected BIW Technologies (BIW) to deliver Software-as-a-Service applications to support design and construction of Nakheel Tower, part of the Nakheel Harbour Tower development. The Nakheel Tower, which will be over a kilometre high, is at the heart of a 10-year development in the Jebel Ali area of Dubai. BIW, who announced a corporate deal with Nakheel in March 2008, has been working with the project team since early 2007.

Atmel's PicoPower 8/16-bit XMEGA MCU Cuts Power And Processing Requirement By 98%

Atmel's PicoPower 8/16-bit XMEGA MCU Cuts Power And Processing Requirement By 98%

Oct 27 2008 | comment(s)

BOSTON, October 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Virtually eliminates context switching and interrupt usage

ESC Boston, MA, Booth Number 801 -- Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today its latest family of 32 MIPS, picoPower(TM) 8/16-bit microcontroller that radically improves MCU performance by off-loading interrupts and data transfers to an on-chip event manager and DMA.

Atmel's AVR(R) XMEGA(TM) MCUs have several key benefits for the users:

-- Highest performance with the AVR 8/16-bit single cycle core and FLASH program memory

Opus Energy Celebrates First Year Success Of Its UK Market-First Energy Purchasing Solution

Opus Energy Celebrates First Year Success Of Its UK Market-First Energy Purchasing Solution

Oct 27 2008 | comment(s)

OXFORD, England, October 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Opus Evolution Boosts Opus Energy's Turnover by 25% and 3,000 New Sites in Just 12 Months

Opus Energy, a leading independent supplier of electricity to UK businesses, is celebrating the success of its market-leading online energy purchasing system, which was launched just over 12 months ago but is already responsible for 25% of its turnover and has added over 3,000 sites through new customers.

Notice Of Results For Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA)

Notice Of Results For Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA)

Oct 27 2008 | comment(s)

ABU DHABI, UAE, October 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- TAQA to Announce Third Quarter Results on October 30

- Conference Call Details Below

The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC, a publicly listed company on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX: TAQA), announced today that it will release its third quarter financial results for the period ending September 30, 2008 before markets open on Thursday October 30, 2008. In conjunction with the financial results release there is a scheduled conference call at 16:00 hrs (UAE time) on Thursday, October 30, 2008.

The conference call will be hosted by the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Peter Barker Homek, and Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Doug Fraser.

Atmel And Adeneo Announce Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Training On AT91SAM ARM9 Embedded MPUs

Atmel And Adeneo Announce Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Training On AT91SAM ARM9 Embedded MPUs

Oct 27 2008 | comment(s)

ROUSSET, France and BELLEVUE, Washington, October 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- From November 17 to November 21, 2008, in Dallas, TX, including free AT91SAM9261 evaluation kit.

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) and Adeneo announced today a Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Embedded CE(R) 6.0 Training Course in Dallas, TX from November 17 to November 21, 2008. This event is an excellent opportunity for electronic system manufacturers intending to develop an application based on Windows Embedded CE and one of Atmel's powerful AT91SAM9 Embedded MPUs based on the ARM926EJ-S(TM) processor.

European Leader In Aluminum Rolling Chooses Quintiq To Schedule Cold Mill Production Area

European Leader In Aluminum Rolling Chooses Quintiq To Schedule Cold Mill Production Area

Oct 27 2008 | comment(s)

'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, The Netherlands, October 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Quintiq Selected Following Successful Scheduling Implementation of the Hot Mill

Quintiq, a leading provider of advanced planning and scheduling (APS) solutions, today announced that it has won a contract from the Novelis Rogerstone aluminum rolling mill in the United Kingdom to provide a supply chain scheduling solution for the plant's cold bay. This agreement follows the successful implementation in 2001 of a Quintiq Scheduling (APS) solution for the hot mill at Rogerstone.

Axtel Uses Comptel Dynamic OSS To Support Number Portability In Mexico

Axtel Uses Comptel Dynamic OSS To Support Number Portability In Mexico

Oct 27 2008 | comment(s)

HELSINKI, October 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Number Portability is Growing in Importance in Latin America

Comptel Corporation (OMX Helsinki: CTL1V), the leading vendor of dynamic Operations Support System (OSS) software, announced today that Mexico's Axtel is using its Comptel Convergent Mediation Solution and Comptel Provisioning and Activation Solution to support the newly launched number portability.

Mexico launched Number Portability (NP) in July 2008. Brazil is planning to bring NP soon, and many other countries in the region are considering it to increase the level of competition.

Conister Trust Selects Misys To Provide Enhanced Banking Services To High Net Worth Customers

Conister Trust Selects Misys To Provide Enhanced Banking Services To High Net Worth Customers

Oct 27 2008 | comment(s)

LONDON, October 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Misys plc (LSE: MSY), the global application software and services company, today announces that Conister Trust, the banking division of the Conister Financial Group, has selected Misys Bankmaster to run its banking operations on the Isle of Man.

Conister Trust has provided banking services to companies and individuals from its operations on the Isle of Man for more than 70 years and is broadening the range of financial services it offers to its clients.

Optenet Content Security Solution Deployed In NHS Healthcare Trust Networks To Protect More Than 11,000 Users

Optenet Content Security Solution Deployed In NHS Healthcare Trust Networks To Protect More Than 11,000 Users

Oct 27 2008 | comment(s)

LONDON, October 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Scalability and Centralised Management Cited as Major Drivers in Purchasing Decision

Optenet, a leading global IT security company and a provider of intelligent, integrated content security solutions, today announced that its Optenet Secure Web Gateway solution has been deployed by healthcare IMT provider, The Health Informatics Service (THIS), on behalf of their client organisations in the South West Yorkshire and surrounding areas of England. The Optenet solution protects against data leaks, ensures email security and monitors Web usage. The deal was signed through the Optenet Partner Programme in conjunction with authorised partner Network Technology Solutions (NTS), an approved vendor of the NHS.

Shoosmiths Selects Mazu Networks To Ensure The Performance And Availability Of Applications Across Its Complex IT Infrastructure

Shoosmiths Selects Mazu Networks To Ensure The Performance And Availability Of Applications Across Its Complex IT Infrastructure

Oct 27 2008 | comment(s)

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, October 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- One of the Top 30 UK Law Firms Depends on Mazu Profiler to Ensure Quality Customer Service while Optimizing Billable Hours for Clients -

Oil Refineries Notified On Legal Claim Filed Against Subsidiary Carmel Olefins

Oil Refineries Notified On Legal Claim Filed Against Subsidiary Carmel Olefins

Oct 27 2008 | comment(s)

HAIFA, Israel, October 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Oil Refineries Ltd. (TASE: ORL.TA) (the Company), Israel's largest oil refiner, announced that it has received a notification from its subsidiary, Carmel Olefins Ltd. (a private company in which the Company holds 50%, and in respect to which the Company has signed an agreement to purchase the balance of its shares as outlined in the press release dated June 25, 2008) (hereinafter: CAOL).

Under the notification-

Microsoft Demonstrates Broad Portfolio Of Solutions For Digital Publishing At IFRA Expo 2008

Microsoft Demonstrates Broad Portfolio Of Solutions For Digital Publishing At IFRA Expo 2008

Oct 27 2008 | comment(s)

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, October 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Solutions enable publishers to meet challenges of creating and monetising print and digital content.

This week at IFRA Expo 2008, Microsoft Corp will demonstrate how publishers can use technology to stay competitive in the world of online and digital media and evolve their publications into content service offerings by creating compelling user experiences and adapting their business models. In the RAI Exhibition and Congress Centre, Stand 9003, Hall 9, Microsoft will show a range of solutions dedicated to media search and monetisation of archive materials, advertising and the digital content experience.

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New Technology Used By Birmingham Children's Hospital Shows That MRSA Is More Prevalent In Paediatric Healthcare Than Previously Thought

New Technology Used By Birmingham Children's Hospital Shows That MRSA Is More Prevalent In Paediatric Healthcare Than Previously Thought

Oct 27 2008 | comment(s)

BIRMINGHAM, England, October 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Birmingham Children's Hospital Uses Cepheid's Xpert(TM) MRSA Test to Rapidly Identify the MRSA Infection amongst its patients

Birmingham Children's Hospital has introduced a new way of detecting the MRSA superbug amongst its most critically ill young patients.

Central Sets The Standard For Convergence Solutions With 5th Consecutive CNA Award

Central Sets The Standard For Convergence Solutions With 5th Consecutive CNA Award

Oct 27 2008 | comment(s)

LONDON, October 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading UK business communications specialists Central Telecom has retained one of the industry's most coveted awards for the fifth successive year.

Central, which employs more than 250 staff at its headquarters in Burton-on-Trent and regional offices in Guildford and the City of London, retained the title of Enterprise Converged Solution of the Year at the 7th annual Channel Network Awards held at The Hilton on Park Lane in London.

Central, a market leader in the field of convergence and IP Telephony won the title of Enterprise Convergence Solution of the Year for the fifth year in succession by designing and implementing a converged Nortel solution for Cheshire Building Society.

Energy Efficiency Is The Only Way To Reduce Fuel Bills This Winter

Energy Efficiency Is The Only Way To Reduce Fuel Bills This Winter

Oct 27 2008 | comment(s)

NORWICH, England, October 27 /PRNewswire/ -- In the wake of news that more people than ever before will face fuel poverty this winter, experts are stressing energy efficiency action as the only way homeowners will reduce their heating costs.

With an average energy bill set to climb to GBP1406 in 2009 (from GBP676 in 2005), the Energy Savings Trust is encouraging homeowners to actively think about the energy efficiency of their homes and make energy saving changes.

In support of this year's Energy Savings Week, which runs from Monday 20th to Sunday 26th October, property expert Anna Ryder Richardson has teamed up with the Energy Savings Trust and Anglian Home Improvements, to create an easy-to-follow energy efficiency guide for homeowners.

New Study Shows ENBREL(R) (etanercept) Is More Effective Than A DMARD In The Treatment Of Symptoms Of Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients

New Study Shows ENBREL(R) (etanercept) Is More Effective Than A DMARD In The Treatment Of Symptoms Of Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients

Oct 27 2008 | comment(s)

MAIDENHEAD, England, October 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- Data From Another Study Supported the use of ENBREL for up to Five Years in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients

New safety and efficacy data for active ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients treated with ENBREL(R) (etanercept) were presented at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Scientific Meeting, 24-29 October, in San Francisco, CA: (1),(2)

AboveNet Completes IP Backbone Upgrade Across Europe

AboveNet Completes IP Backbone Upgrade Across Europe

Oct 27 2008 | comment(s)

LONDON, October 27 /PRNewswire/ -- AboveNet Communications UK Ltd., a leading provider of fibre optic and IP transit connectivity solutions, today announced its customers will now be able to enjoy a faster, higher performance IP network connection in key European cities, with AboveNet's recently upgraded network routers. To meet demands for high bandwidth IP transit and VPN services, AboveNet has recently deployed Juniper MX960s in its European network in Paris, Frankfurt and Amsterdam.

Were King Solomon's Mines Copper?

Were King Solomon's Mines Copper?

Oct 27 2008 | comment(s)

Did the Bible's King David and his son Solomon control the copper industry in present-day southern Jordan? The possibility is raised once again by research reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.