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Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

The Internet of Things 2010 Conference in Tokyo Explored the Interactions of Humans with their Built Environment

I magine you live in a house that communicates with you through an interface resembling the futuristic info-graphics in the science-fiction movie “Minority Report” — where actor Tom Cruise interacted with icons on an holographic touch screen. For example, a kitchen appliance, such as your fridge, displays a neat pie chart showing you’re running low

Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

NI Measurement Studio 2010 Introduces New Support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010

National Instruments today announced Measurement Studio 2010 with new support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 .NET. The new version of the software fully integrates into Visual Studio 2010/2008/2005 and provides tools designed specifically for data acquisition, signal processing, analysis and visualization. Microsoft Visual Studio developers using Measurement Studio 2010 can create Windows Forms and Web

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

PRO/DUO for VisualMILL for SolidWorks

MecSoft Europe, the exclusive distributor of MecSoft Corporation products in Europe and a leader in mid-range CAM software, today announced the release of a new VisualMILL for SolidWorks configuration called PRO/DUO. “With our PRO/DUO product, multiple operators have the freedom to choose their preferred programming environment,” stated Ulrich Oehler, CEO of MecSoft Europe.

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

Portugal Marks Ten Years in ESA

Celebrating the tenth anniversary of Portugal joining ESA as a Member State, José Mariano Gago, Portuguese Minister of Science and Higher Education, and Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA’s Director General, met today at Pavilhão do Conhecimento, Lisbon.

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

Bentley sisNET Helps Essent Local Energy Solutions Meet Government Requirements on Time and on Budget

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, today announced that Essent Local Energy Solutions (ELES) has successfully implemented a new utility geographical information system (GIS) for the design, management, and operation of its growing district heating network with the help of Bentley sisNET. ELES

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

Okaloosa Gas District Implements Autodesk Utility Solutions Software

Autodesk, Inc., a world leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, today announced that Okaloosa Gas, a private utility serving over 37,000 customers in four counties in northern Florida, has implemented Autodesk software to help them better plan, design, build and manage their natural gas transmission and distribution infrastructure. With more complete and accurate

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

NAVTEQ Network for Developers Launches Virtual Developer Lab

NAVTEQ today announced the launch of the NAVTEQ Virtual Developer Lab, a remote testing service designed to dramatically reduce the time and resources required to develop, test, monitor and deploy mobile phone applications. The Virtual Developer Lab, powered by DeviceAnywhere, is designed to support the development and pre-commercial testing of location-aware apps that use NAVTEQ®

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

GeoEye, The Government’s Eye In The Sky

If you’re looking to zoom in for an up-close view of the market from an eagle-eyed perspective, you may want to take a gander at GeoEye. The company is widely recognized as a leader of the geospatial intelligence industry, providing high-resolution, highly accurate satellite and aerial images of virtually anything on earth. GeoEye has significant growth

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

SunPower Constructs 1MW Solar System in Masdar City

SunPower has constructed a 1MW solar power system on the roof of the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology building in Masdar City, located on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi. The system has been installed on a canopy structure that provides shade for the roof terrace as well as clean, renewable solar power for the

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

Australian Online GPS Tracking Company EZY2C Expands into Africa

The company has opened offices in Zimbabwe and Botswana and has plans to open offices in the coming year in South East Asia and North America. A number of new sales, technical and support staff have been employed in all offices to meet the growing demand for GPS Tracking Services.