Sunday, August 8th, 2010
ALL AFRICA – The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) is to sign a contract with the Information Network Security Agency (INSA) for the development of software, provision of technical support, and supervision of its fleet management system (FMS) which it is planning to launch in the 2010/11 fiscal year. Read More
Saturday, August 7th, 2010
BARENTS OBSERVER – Oil companies have spent 5 billion EUR on exploration drillings in the Barents Sea since the area was opened. However, the only gas or oil fields of economic interest which are found are the Snøhvit and Goliat fields. An oil or gas field must be of a certain size in order to
Saturday, August 7th, 2010
NOVINTE BULGARIA – The Russian South Stream gas pipeline will pass through the town of Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, announced Saturday. Borisov spoke in an interview for the largest private TV Channel bTV, after the conclusion of his talks with Serbian President, Boris Tadic, late Friday. Read More
Saturday, August 7th, 2010
NORWAY POST – The North Sea’s largest jack up accommodation unit with 447 single cabins, has arrived in Eydehavn for hook up and final commissioning before mobilising for Ekofisk Field and the client ConocoPhillips. The accomodation unit “Haven” has been built for Master Marine by Drydocks World, Graha Shipyard at Batam, Indonesia, and was towed to
Saturday, August 7th, 2010
INSIDE COSTA RICA – Argentina and Uruguay agreed on Wednesday to establish a commission of science and technology to monitor the Uruguay River on the border of both countries.The commission will include four scientists from the two countries, said Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman and his Uruguayan counterpart Luis Almagro.Scientists will study and monitor the
Friday, August 6th, 2010
FARO, the world’s leading provider of portable measurement and imaging solutions, has announced the availability of SCENE 4.7, the latest version of its scan processing software for the FARO Laser Scanner.Oliver Bürkler, Technical Product Manager Laser Scanner at FARO Europe, explains the most relevant benefits of the new release. Read More
Friday, August 6th, 2010
This workshop, which is being organized by the United Nations Office forOuter Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR), willprovide an opportunity to bring together decision-makers and experts fromboth the space technology and disaster management communities,international scientific organizations, knowledge transfer and educationalinstitutions, as well as internationally active private companies, withthe intention of sharing
Friday, August 6th, 2010
Horsham based Envitia welcomes local MP Francis Maude Press ReleaseFor immediate release: August 2010Ref: UPS1188-01 Envitia had the pleasure of a visit from the Cabinet Office Minister, the RtHon Francis Maude on Friday 30 th July. As the local MP, Francis expressed interest in Envitia as a growing business and the Envitia team took theopportunity
Friday, August 6th, 2010
RDC ScanEx – Over 300 “hot spots” have been detected on July 29 using satellite images in the European part of Russia and the Urals Federal District. Operational satellite-based monitoring of fire situation has been conducted by ScanEx RDC. Read More
Friday, August 6th, 2010
DER SPIEGEL – They may have been dubbed the “Internet generation,” but young people are more interested in their real-world friends than Facebook. New research shows that the majority of children and teenagers are not the Web-savvy digital natives of legend. In fact, many of them don’t even know how to google properly. Read More
