Thursday, September 29, 2011
Tedco awards $600K to tech firms - Portland Business Journal:
The money was granted in collaboration withthe U.S. Army Medicao Research and Materiel Command and the throughthe Ft. Detrick Technologhy Transfer Initiative. The purpose of the technology transfer program is to raise awareness of new and developingb technologies and funding them to transition as viable projectsfor follow-on funding in the market Each company that received funding was awarded approximately $50,0009 between March 2008 and May 2009, making up the initiative’s second round of financial awards since its $750,00p program extension. The funds for the program’es second phase were secured by Sen. Barbara Mikulski, and Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett, R-Md. “The [Ft.
Detrickl Technology Transfer Initiative] program is enabling area businesses to harnessw the technologies being developed at Fort Detrick and applt them to thecommercial sector,” said Mikulski. “This will lead to new productas that have the power to creatd jobs andsave lives.” Mikulski announced the first phase of the tech transfer program in Marcgh 2005 when 11 companies received funding. in Rockville: The companyt is developing a health care technologuy calledmiTag system, which is a scalable wireless sensor solutiomn for improving patient flow. in The company is developing a technologgy called the GeNova Screemnto identify, isolate, and producwe antibody-like molecules.
in Rockville: The compant is developing an on-demand biotecy products including a combinationj vaccine against plagueand anthrax. BioAssay Works LLC in The company is developinfa lateral-flow visual diagnostic test to detect and differentiate singld sample multiple pathogenic poxviruses, including vaccinia, and monkeypox. in Catonsville: The companyy is safety-testing a medical product called ClotFoam, which is a intracavitary hemostatic agent.
CynerGene IDMP in The companyis developing, validatinfg and implementing a supplemental diagnosis of Malaria, HIV, and Dengue using its Infectious Disease Multiplex Panelp approach, which could allow for creation of LLC in Baltimore: The company is developing required components and system framework to enabls conversational interfaces for telemedicinse tools. Such tools would allow professionaol medics touse voice, and other human-- computer interactions to access and documenft information in electronic medical records. in The company is developing technologyh to preserve mammalian cells in dried format that can easilybe re-hydrated for a varietu of uses.
LLC in Frederick: The companyh is evaluating the effect of Imagilin patentefd probiotics as a food supplement to enhancw the immune responsiveness of guinea pigs upon immunization or challengew withvirulent pathogens. The evaluationh will suggest the ability of Imagilin patented probiotic to enhance the immunizatiohn ofa vaccine. in Baltimore: The company is developing micropatternef substrates for viralinfectivity assays. Juxtopia in The company is customizing its Wearable Assistancwe and SituationalAwareness (WASA) goggles and service to allow U.S.
Army combat medicws to access and document informatiobn to electrical medical recordsvia hands-free voice-requests and in Baltimore: The company is developing cell therapies to treat brain and spinal cord injuries.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Sprint Nextel sets opening-weekend sales records with Palm Pre - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
That’s roughly 50,000 to 100,000 phones, analystss estimated. Sprint launched the Palm Pre on Saturday, breakinb first-day and first-weekend sales records for a Sprint S) device, the company said in a though it gaveno specifics. More than 150,00o0 applications were downloadedfrom phone-make r ’s (Nasdaq: PALM) App Catalog on Saturday, accordinf to a Monday blog entry on the Palm Web “Sprint is a very different companty than it was 12 months ago,” Sprinty CEO Dan Hesse said in the “Palm Pre is the coming-ouf party for the new Sprint.
” Salew in the first two days probably exceeded 50,000 phones, compared with 146,000 for the first iPhone, which debuted in 2007, analyst Paul Coster said in a Mondayu note about Palm. Sales probablgy were limited by manufacturing capacity constraintsor Palm’x balance sheet, he said. Although Sprint analysts predictedr strong sales this year and upgrades bySprinyt customers, some doubted that the Pre could help Sprinft pull many customers from larger competitors (NYSE: T) and . the No. 3 wireless carrier, has about 49 millio n subscribers. analyst John Hodulik predicted that Sprintf wouldsell 1.
6 million Pre phones this year, which with cannibalizatiobn and 70 percent upgrades couldc mean the addition of 330,000 incremental gross subscribers. Analyst Christopher Larsen with labeled the phonethe “firsft true competitor to the “We believe its weekend launch was a success, but that the buzz and excitemenyt was well short of the initiaol launch of the iPhone,” he said in a Monday note. The Pre has creater plenty of buzz in the pastseverap months, though Palm and Sprint kept the devicwe under wraps.
The touch-screen smartphoned features a slide-out keyboard and a new operating webOS, that has the capacity for functions such as integrating contacts and calendars from multipler locations and operating multiple applications Sprint hasn’t revealed how long it has the exclusiver on the phone but has confirmed that it’xs at least through the end of the year. Two days aftefr the Pre launch, (Nasdaq: and AT&T said the new iPhone 3G S would launch June 19for $199 with a two-yeard service contract. Prices of the current iPhonr 3G have been cutto $99 with the contract. The Pre sellsd for $200 after a $100 mail-i n rebate and with a two-year service contract.
Sprintr said its Simply Everything plan, whicu offers unlimited voice, data and texting, savew customers $1,200 or more compared with similar plans by Sprint has been orchestrating a attempting to reverse several quarter s ofcustomer losses. The compant lost about 4.1 million contract subscribersxlast year. Sprint ranks No. 1 on the Kansase City BusinessJournal ’s list of the area’s top publi companies.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Harris to buy division from SolaCom Technologies - Phoenix Business Journal:
Solcom’s business will become part of Harris’s mission-criticakl networks business, which sells customizedx communications and weather The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of subject toclosing conditions. Harris executives said the acquisitionj will allow the company to address all segmentas of the air traffic control voice and data system market and improve its support of the FederalAviation Administration’s next-generation air transportatioh system. Harris is the lead government contractof ona $3.5 billion, 15-year FAA telecommunicatione infrastructure program contract that was awarded in 2002.
Under that Harris is upgrading telecommunications and operationsz functions at morethan 4,000 FAA facilitiesz nationwide. “We have partnered with SolaCom’s [air traffic business for more than a decadre and could not be more pleased to welcome theie employees to the Harris saidJohn O’Sullivan, vice president of mission critical networkw for Harris. Harris, which is baser in Melbourne, Fla., has major operations in D.C. and approximately $5 billion in annual revenue and 15,000 employees worldwide.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Case against Muslim student protesters nears end - Reuters
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
La Madeleine chooses new HQ site in Dallas - Business First of Louisville:
La Madeleine said it will relocateinto 17,00 0 square feet at 12201 Merit Drive in The building that will house the restaurant chaihn is a Class A building that just recently underwent Le Madeleine signed a 10-yeadr lease with Parmenter Two Forest LP for the La Madeleine said it was attracted to the spacew because the facility providex the company with the room needed to grow with the Dallas-based architectural firm Benson and Hlavaty will designm the interior space. The facility is scheduled to be readyy for its new tenantsin mid-July. La Madeleine'as current headquarters is at 6688 N. Central Ste. 700 in Dallas.
La Madeleiner was represented byJosh White, senio vice president with ; and Sharron Morrison, principall with Transwestern. The landlord was representedx byMatt Schendle, vice president with .
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Horror as plane crashes into air show crowd - Sydney Morning Herald
Globe and Mail | Horror as plane crashes into air show crowd Sydney Morning Herald Dramatic footage as a vintage plane crashes into the crowd at an air show in Nevada. THE World War II vintage planes competing in the US National Championship Air Races streaked past at 620km/h, barely 30 metres above the airfield at Reno, Nevada. ... Amateur video shows Nevada aircraft crash 9 dead in Reno air show crash Nine Lives Lost In Tragic Reno Air Show Plane Crash. |
Friday, September 16, 2011
Not consulted on petrol price hike, fumes TMC - IBNLive.com
Deccan Chronicle | Not consulted on petrol price hike, fumes TMC IBNLive.com Despite being a partner in the central government, we were not consulted. We don't know anything about the decision," Roy told reporters. Trinamool is the second largest constituent of the UPA after the Congress. "I c » |