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Satellite Broadband VSAT Internet For US Troops Stationed In Iraq And Afghanistan

Satellite Broadband VSAT Internet For US Troops Stationed In Iraq And Afghanistan

Jan 30 2009 | comment(s)

WARSAW, January 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- TS2 Satellite Technologies' network in Iraq and Afghanistan has over 15 thousand military users of local broadband satellite connections.

TS2 Satellite Technologies http://www.ts2.pl offer two-way high-speed internet access with no phone lines, no cable, no dial-up modem. It's always on, available virtually anywhere, and affordable. The laptop, or WLAN network, can receive internet signal through a special satellite VSAT modem which is usually set up in a building or tent when deployed.

InformexUSA 2009 Opens To Strong Attendance

InformexUSA 2009 Opens To Strong Attendance

Jan 29 2009 | comment(s)

SAN FRANCISCO, January 29 /PRNewswire/ -- - Most Comprehensive Program Offering In Show's History Draws Participants From A Broad Range of Industries Despite Uncertain Economic Climate

Vitamins And Nutrients - 12 Things You Should Know Before You Pop Any Pills

Vitamins And Nutrients - 12 Things You Should Know Before You Pop Any Pills

Jan 29 2009 | comment(s)

As children, we grow up with the notion that vitamins provide the key to thriving bodies. Without the proper vitamins, we wouldn’t grow up to be “big and strong,” and would instead be weak and useless versions of ourselves. Carrying this need for vitamins into adulthood, we can now buy vitamins in bulk, and consume them in pill form whenever we need to.  It seems that every other week, we are told another miracle that is carried out by vitamins. Vitamin C will stave off colds; vitamin E will help prevent Alzheimer’s, and Vitamin D will treat cancer.
Level 3 Delivers Live Video Of Obama Inauguration For Sky News

Level 3 Delivers Live Video Of Obama Inauguration For Sky News

Jan 29 2009 | comment(s)

BROOMFIELD, Colorado, January 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- Historic Event Yields Level 3 Internet Network Traffic Record

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: LVLT) today announced that the company delivered live television broadcast video and online streaming of Barack Obama's presidential inauguration ceremony for Sky News on January 20. The historic event marked a number of milestones, including the first live simulcast for Level 3 in Europe and the largest one-day spike in global Internet network traffic for Level 3.

Strong Inference And The Distinction Between Soft And Hard Science (Part II)

Strong Inference And The Distinction Between Soft And Hard Science (Part II)

Jan 29 2009 | comment(s)

Continuing our discussion of biophysicist John R. Platt's classical paper on “strong inference” and, more broadly, the difference between soft and hard science, another reason for the difference between these two types of science mentioned but left unexamined by Platt is the relative complexity of the subject matters of different scientific disciplines.
Brainshark Named A 2008 Learning Leader By Research Firm Bersin Associates

Brainshark Named A 2008 Learning Leader By Research Firm Bersin Associates

Jan 29 2009 | comment(s)

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, January 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- Award Recognizes Brainshark Content Network for Being an Innovative Marketplace of User-Generated Business Learning

Brainshark, Inc., a leader in on-demand presentations, today announced it has been named a 2008 Learning Leader by Bersin Associates, the only research and advisory firm focused on enterprise learning and talent management. The Learning Leaders Program recognizes organizations that have developed and implemented effective and efficient approaches to employee learning and development, resulting in significant business improvement.

Ticks Hike To Hitherto Unknown Heights

Ticks Hike To Hitherto Unknown Heights

Jan 29 2009 | comment(s)

VIENNA, Austria, January 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- Experts of the International Scientific Working Group on Tick-Borne Encephalitis (ISW-TBE) Have Been Warning of the Dangers of Tick-Borne Encephalitis (TBE) - Now Hikers are Among Those in Danger. Because Ticks, too, Have Been Climbing Higher.

The year 2008 marked the first time that ticks infected with the TBE virus were detected at more than 1,500 meters above sea level - one of the consequences of global warming. The ISW-TBE has been calling for vaccination against TBE to become a standard preventive measure for everybody traveling to endemic regions.

Increased mobility - increased risk

Level 3 To Deliver Broadcast Feeds For Super Bowl XLIII

Level 3 To Deliver Broadcast Feeds For Super Bowl XLIII

Jan 29 2009 | comment(s)

BROOMFIELD, Colorado, January 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- Level 3 Vyvx Services to Provide Video Backhaul for 20th Consecutive Year

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: LVLT) today announced that the company is providing live standard and high-definition (HD) television broadcast video services for Super Bowl XLIII(R) on Feb. 1, 2009. Level 3 is connecting Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Fla., to multiple major broadcasters and will enable the broadcast to be delivered to millions of viewers worldwide.

Philippine Telecom Market Forecast To Grow At A CAGR Of 4.8% Through 2013, Pyramid Research Finds

Philippine Telecom Market Forecast To Grow At A CAGR Of 4.8% Through 2013, Pyramid Research Finds

Jan 29 2009 | comment(s)

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, January 29 /PRNewswire/ --

The Philippine telecommunications services market generated US$5.6 billion in 2008 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.8 percent in (5.8% in local currency terms) during the 2008-2013 period, according to a the latest Country Intelligence Report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network ( www.lightreading.com).

GestureTek's Gesture-Control And Multi-Touch Table Innovations Featured At ISE Show

GestureTek's Gesture-Control And Multi-Touch Table Innovations Featured At ISE Show

Jan 29 2009 | comment(s)

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, January 29 /PRNewswire/ --

GestureTek, world-leader in gesture-control for interactive displays, unveils 3D video tracking systems at Integrated Systems Europe. 'The Cube'(TM), a turnkey, 'plug and play' interactive projection system for retail and entertainment displays and the Illuminate Multi-Touch Table(TM) will also be displayed at Booth 11E74, February 3rd to 5th.

3D Depth Sensing Tracks Hand Body Movement

Endeavour Announces Successful Flow Test From Rochelle Appraisal Well In The United Kingdom

Endeavour Announces Successful Flow Test From Rochelle Appraisal Well In The United Kingdom

Jan 29 2009 | comment(s)

LONDON, January 29 /PRNewswire/ --

Endeavour International Corporation (Amex: END) (LSE: ENDV) today announced that drill stem testing of the Rochelle appraisal well 15/27-11 has achieved flow rates of 41 million cubic feet of gas per day and 2,300 barrels of oil condensate per day from a 72/64-inch fixed choke. This highly successful test confirms the commerciality of the undeveloped Rochelle discovery in Block 15/27 located in the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea.

Redknee Named One Of Stratecast's 10 To Watch In 2009

Redknee Named One Of Stratecast's 10 To Watch In 2009

Jan 29 2009 | comment(s)

TORONTO, January 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- Redknee Solutions Inc. (Redknee or the Company)

- Annual OSS/BSS Rat Pack List Recognizes Solid Performers Best Positioned to Meet Service Provider Needs in Dynamic Market

Redknee (TSX: RKN ; AIM: RKN), a leading provider of mission-critical software and solutions for communications service providers, today announced that it has been named one of Stratecast's ten leading OSS/BSS companies to watch in 2009. The annual Rat Pack list is compiled by Stratecast, a division of Frost Sullivan, and recognizes solid industry performers that work well both individually and through partnerships to satisfy the needs of communications service providers in a rapidly changing business environment.

AGA Medical Corporation Begins Proceedings Against Occlutech To Recover Damages

AGA Medical Corporation Begins Proceedings Against Occlutech To Recover Damages

Jan 29 2009 | comment(s)

MINNEAPOLIS, January 29 /PRNewswire/ --

AGA Medical Corporation (AGA) today announced that, following its previously announced favorable patent infringement final ruling by the German court of appeals over Occlutech GmbH of Jena, Germany (Occlutech), it has calculated and notified Occlutech of the amount of damages that it will seek from Occlutech based on the court's ruling. After learning that Occlutech has terminated all manufacturing and sales and that its CEO has resigned, AGA has started proceedings in the insolvency court in Germany to protect AGA's claims for damages.

Landis+Gyr Launches New Solution Offering

Landis+Gyr Launches New Solution Offering

Jan 29 2009 | comment(s)

ZUG, Switzerland and NEW YORK, January 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- Gridstream offers utilities an open, two-way solution for Smart Grid deployments

Landis+Gyr, the global leader in energy measurement and management offerings for utilities, today announced it has created a solution brand, Gridstream, for global use in state of the art smart metering and communications system deployments.

Dyadem Achieves Record Growth In 2008

Dyadem Achieves Record Growth In 2008

Jan 29 2009 | comment(s)

TORONTO, January 29 /PRNewswire/ --

Dyadem, the market leader in Quality Lifecycle Management and Risk Lifecycle Management solutions, today announced that it achieved record growth in 2008. Fueled by key customer wins in the oil gas, medical device and pharmaceutical industries, Dyadem achieved year-over-year revenue growth of 44%.

MyThings Acquires ViewScore: MyThings Will Integrate ViewScore's Pre-Sale Product Review Aggregation Technology And Content With Their Post-Sale Product Content And Services Offering

MyThings Acquires ViewScore: MyThings Will Integrate ViewScore's Pre-Sale Product Review Aggregation Technology And Content With Their Post-Sale Product Content And Services Offering

Jan 29 2009 | comment(s)

LONDON, January 29 /PRNewswire/ -- MyThings (http://www.MyThings.com), the global provider of product-related content for retailers and OEMs, announced today the acquisition of product review aggregation solution ViewScore.

MyThings will integrate with ViewScore's proprietary text analysis technology, which enables analysis and aggregation of many product reviews into one product score. ViewScore.com, which launched in 2006, is one of the most comprehensive product review databases available today.

BuzzBack Market Research Announces Record Results In 2008

BuzzBack Market Research Announces Record Results In 2008

Jan 29 2009 | comment(s)

NEW YORK, January 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- Sales were up 35 percent and business expanded last year

BuzzBack Market Research, a leading Internet consumer research and marketing firm, today announced record results for 2008.

Sales were up 35% over one year ago, with increases in profits as the company saw a global expansion of its business. BuzzBack also added more than a dozen new clients to its portfolio of Fortune 100 consumer product companies and now works with six of the top 20 global pharmaceutical companies.

Due to the increase in business, BuzzBack added new employees in 2008 and moved to a new larger headquarters in New York City, as well as expanded its year-old London office to meet growing European business demand.

Mobile Social Networking Driving Growth Of The Mobile Internet In Europe, According To ComScore

Mobile Social Networking Driving Growth Of The Mobile Internet In Europe, According To ComScore

Jan 29 2009 | comment(s)

LONDON, January 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- One Third of European Mobile Social Networking Users Access Social Media Exclusively

comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, reports that social networking is drawing new users into the mobile Web. In November, 34 percent of mobile phone owners in Western Europe who visited social networking sites accessed social media exclusive of all other mobile Web content.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080115/COMSCORELOGO)

Sabine Palinckx New CEO Of Human Inference

Sabine Palinckx New CEO Of Human Inference

Jan 29 2009 | comment(s)

ARNHEM, The Netherlands, January 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- International Top Manager Will Lead Human Inference

Human Inference, the European leader in data quality solutions, has announced that Sabine Palinckx will be joining the company on March 1st as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Sabine Palinckx joins the company from SAP where she was Vice President responsible for the small and medium-size business (SMB) in South EMEA. She will report to the Human Inference board of directors, which is led by former Oracle executive Loek van den Boog.

Some Environmental Scientists Seem To Have A Grudge Against The Oceans

Some Environmental Scientists Seem To Have A Grudge Against The Oceans

Jan 29 2009 | comment(s)

Dumping tires in the water to create an artificial reef sounds either inspired or crazy.  It turned out to be crazy but there was a scientific hypothesis to it.  You just had to buy into their chain of logic.

There was also a lesson.   Not everything needs to be done in a large experimental setting but the justification to go ahead and do it is always cost and the protecting the environment right now.   'You care about the environment, right?'   I can't think of a single time a question has been phrased that way that someone hasn't tried to sell me something.  And the cost savings are always framed to be immediately practical, though in the case of the artificial reef made of tires, the cost to clean up was 5000 times as much as it was supposed to save.