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Thursday, October 6th, 2011

Meridian Systems Releases New Prolog Construction Project Management Software

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 to Acquire Shoden Data Systems

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

DUAL Corporate Risks Selects Risk Data Suite from Pitney Bowes Business Insight

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

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

Learning From Norway’s REDD+ investment

The Swedish research network Focali has published a new report with lessons learned from the Norwegian REDD+ interventions.It is called “Learning from Norway – A review of lessons learned for REDD+ donors” and was written by Lisa Westholm, Madelene Ostwald, Sabine Henders and Eskil Mattsson. It is Focali Report 2011:03 and can be downloaded here:

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

Australia’s Geoimage Appoints 5 New Staff Members

Geoimage has great pleasure in announcing the appointment of five new staff members to our ever growing company. As Geoimage is expanding in terms of our products offered, the geographies that we now reach and the market sectors that we are active in, our new staff bring their skills to support and grow our Sales, Image

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

Unprecedented Arctic Ozone Hole May Lead to Health and Crop Damage in North America

Researchers documented an unprecedented level of ozone loss over the Arctic, for the first time warranting the description “Arctic ozone hole”, a term previously only applied to the hole over the Antarctic. In a study released in Nature this week the authors emphasized that never before in the observational record has ozone loss in the

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

Astrium Signs Exclusive Pléiades Satellite Data Contract for China with Eastdawn

Astrium Services and Chinese provider of satellite data and value-added services, Beijing Eastdawn Information Technology (Eastdawn), have signed a partnership agreement to give Eastdawn access to Pléiades solutions and technologies. This three year contract (with the possibility to extend for an extra two years) will enable Eastdawn to distribute 50-cm resolution products from the Pléiades

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

NAVTEQ Transport Expands in Argentina, Brazil and Chile

NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world, announced today that its flagship fleet, logistics and transportation product, NAVTEQ Transport, is now available to support the trucking industry in Argentina, Brazil and Chile. With coverage connecting Brazil and Chile through Buenos Aires

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

NAVTEQ Provides Map Coverage for Over 98% of Central and South America Population

NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world, announced today at the ESRI Latin America User Group Conference that development of navigation and location-based solutions in the region recognized a boost with the release of two new NAVTEQ® maps and four new

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

AVEVA Buys Laser Scanning Business

Cambridge engineering design and information management solutions company AVEVA has acquired the software division of laser scanning firm Z+F UK. The move follows a long and successful partnership between the two companies – and allows AVEVA to expand its offering in the 3D data capture market. “There is no let-up in the need to extend the life