Thursday, October 6th, 2011
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized five organizations and one individual as the 2011 WaterSense Partners of the Year. More than 2,200 partners make WaterSense labeled products and new homes more affordable and easy to find, including the six Partners of the Year who have shown outstanding contributions to water-efficiency. WaterSense partners nationwide are
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
The first Soyuz flight from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana will carry the first two satellites of Europe’s Galileo navigation system into orbit is scheduled for 20 October. Follow the launch preparations on our new ‘launch special’. Read More
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
The deadline for submission of abstracts for the 5th International Conference “Earth from Space – the Most Effective Solutions” has been extended until October 15. Abstracts of 1 page of printed text maximum should also contain information about the author (full name, organization, contact info), preliminary name of the section and form of presentation (oral,
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
The first high resolution satellite imagery is today released from NigeriaSat-2, as engineers from the Nigerian space agency (NASRDA) and the satellite’s manufacturer Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) continue in the successful commissioning of the new satellite from NASRDA’s headquarters in Abuja. Testing of all the systems on-board the satellite has been successfully completed, and
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
A senior U.S. senator came out swinging Wednesday in favour of TransCanada’s Keystone XL oilsands pipeline, telling Americans that rejection of the project would be “the biggest energy policy blunder in our history.” Senator Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, warned that a decision by President Barack Obama to deny a permit for the pipeline would
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
SuperGeo Technologies established several GIS related websites for global users to better utilize SuperGIS technologies and resources. The latest one is the SuperGeo GIS Forum for users to discuss comprehensive GIS technologies and all SuperGIS products. In addition to the initial website for local Taiwanese clients, SuperGeoTek global website was established and has being enhanced in
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
3D Systems Corporation announced today that it acquired Kemo Modelmakerij B.V. (Kemo), a leading provider of on-demand custom parts services headquartered in Budel, The Netherlands. The company plans to continue all of its Kemo operations as 3D Systems Benelux and immediately offer its expanded range of 3D content-to-print solutions for the benefit of design-to-manufacturing professionals and
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Meridian Systems, the Plan-Build-Operate technology solutions leader for project-based organizations, announced today the release of Prolog Version 9 software, a new release featuring several product enhancements and performance improvements for the Prolog construction project management application suite. Designed specifically for Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) organizations, the Prolog software solution offers the most complete project management system
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. today announced its intention to acquire Shoden Data Systems (Shoden), a leading provider of data center technology solutions in South Africa and across the sub-Saharan African continent. The acquisition is subject to approval from the South African Competition Commission and other relevant competition
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Pitney Bowes Business Insight, a global leader in customer data, analytics and communication software and services, has announced that DUAL Corporate Risks – a specialist insurance underwriter focused on SME and mid-market businesses and professionals – has selected Pitney Bowes Business Insight’s Risk Data Suite to enable location-specific risks, such as flooding, to be assessed
