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Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

Hyperspec Point & Stare Sensor Named as Finalist for Prestigious 2010 Prism Award

Headwall Photonics’ Hyperspec Point & Stare sensor was named as a finalist for the 2010 Prism Award in the Defense & Security category. The prestigious Prism Award honors leading companies and products around the world that demonstrate the highest degree of innovation in the field of photonics.

Monday, January 10th, 2011

NAVTEQ Tool Calculates Savings and Business Benefits Delivered by Navigation Systems

NAVTEQ has launched a free online tool which calculates the potential savings delivered by using navigation systems.  The service has been designed to cover both private and professional drivers and can be used, for example, by fleet managers to estimate the impact in relation to a group of vehicles or by car dealerships and PND

Monday, January 10th, 2011

GeoEye Names Dean Edmundson Vice President of Business Development

GeoEye, Inc.has appointed Dean Edmundson to the position of vice president of Business Development. Edmundson joined GeoEye on Dec. 27, 2010 and is located at the Company’s headquarters in Dulles, Va. Edmundson will play a key role in developing new markets for GeoEye’s EyeQ™ and other information services in the international, commercial and federal sectors.

Monday, January 10th, 2011

Infigen Gets Nod for Solar Farm

The company, which traditionally builds wind farms in Australia and overseas, has partnered with the world’s biggest solar panel maker, Suntech, for the $300 million project which will have a 100-megawatt capacity, or enough to power 20,000 homes. The solar farm will cover 200 hectares at Nyngan, in the state’s west. The electricity generated by the plant

Saturday, January 8th, 2011

Photo-Realistic Renderings and Animation Firm Expands Services, Hires National Sales Reps

GIS Virtual, a firm that designs photo-realistic renderings and animation for clients, has expanded its services by completing a project for a geothermal heating system. It has also recently hired sales reps in six markets across the country. 

Saturday, January 8th, 2011

Landis+Gyr Chosen To Build World’s Largest Smart Grid in China

Landis+Gyr, the world’s largest smart meter solutions provider, today announced it has been selected by the State Grid Corporation of China, the country’s leading power grid operator, to supply over 10,000 commercial and industrial advanced electricity meters for upcoming deployment in six provinces.Landis+Gyr, which operates manufacturing and research and development facilities in China with more

Friday, January 7th, 2011

Bertrand Sicot Named CEO of Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp

Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp. named Executive Vice President of Sales, Bertrand Sicot, its new CEO. Former CEO, Jeff Ray, has been promoted into a leadership role at Dassault Systèmes (DS) of France.  Bertrand Sicot joined DS SolidWorks as Europe’s “second employee” in 1997 and has consistently improved worldwide distribution performance, revenue, profit, and global market

Friday, January 7th, 2011

HOK Called on to Design the Urban Living Laboratory

As part of a unique public-private partnership, HOK is designing a new type of sustainable research development intended to leave a lasting legacy. HOK is working with Arlington-based Realty Appreciation Ltd. and the Texas A&M University System to design the Urban Living Laboratory, a 73-acre, 1.2 million-sq.-ft. mixed-use development that sits on a 240-acre parcel

Friday, January 7th, 2011

GeoEye Wins Contract to Build Vessel Monitoring System for Republic of Maldives

GeoEye, Inc., a premier provider of superior satellite and aerial-based geospatial information and services, announced today it has won a contract from the Republic of the Maldives for a vessel monitoring system that is being developed for fisheries management and safety. This information services project expands GeoEye’s expertise and presence in location-based information products and

Friday, January 7th, 2011

Dassault Systèmes Promotes Innovation as Lead Sponsor of EyesOn Design Competition

Dassault Systèmes announced that it is the lead sponsor of the sixth annual EyesOn Design Awards competition to be held on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at the 2011 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). Additionally, Dassault Systèmes vice president of Design Experience and head of the company’s Design Studio, Anne Asensio, will be serving her