Technology

Computer Simulations of Human Bone Structures Help Doctors Analyze Fragile Bones and Fracture Risk

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, July 2, 2008 -- Using a Blue Gene supercomputer, scientists of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) and the IBM (NYSE: IBM) Zurich Research Laboratory demonstrated the most extensive simulation yet of real human bone structures, providing doctors a "high definition" view of the strength and fragility of bones they never had before.

This achievement could lead to better clinical tools to improve the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis, a widespread disease that affects 1 in 3 women and 1 in 5 men over the age of 50.(1)    » read more »

Fresno United School District deploys more than 7,000 HP Mini-Note PCs

SAN ANTONIO, July 1, 2008 -- As part of its efforts to facilitate the adoption and integration of technology in schools, HP today announced computing products, education solutions and 2008 HP Technology for Teaching Leadership Award winners at the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC).

During a media breakfast at the event, education customers and HP executives discussed the following news:

* Volume deployment of HP Mini-Note PC
* New workstation and mobile calculating offerings
* Web 2.0 and planning tools for technology assimilation
* 2008 HP Technology for Teaching Leadership Award winners    » read more »

ST. LOUIS, July 01, 2008 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has completed environmental tests of the first of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites, which confirm the mechanical integrity of the spacecraft. The program is on track to deliver the first satellite to the U.S. Air Force this year.

Boeing GPS IIF Satellite: The first GPS IIF satellite (shown here in an artist's rendering) has completed a series of acoustic tests that replicate the noise levels expected during the spacecraft's launch into orbit. (Photo Credit: Boeing)    » read more »

Significant milestones achieved in first year

Bomlitz, Germany, July 01, 2008 -- July 1, 2008, marks the first anniversary of Dow Wolff Cellulosics, which was formed by merging Wolff Walsrode AG and The Dow Chemical Company’s Water Soluble Polymers business. “Through continued investment in manufacturing capability and by providing innovative technology solutions to our customers, we have combined the best of both companies into a market-leading player,” said Martin Sonntag, general manager of Dow Wolff Cellulosics.Dow Wolff Cellulosics    » read more »

Sun, Media Grid and Leading Education Institutions Hold First Virtual Demonstration of Project Wonderland for Immersive Education

SANTA CLARA, CA June 25, 2008 -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) today announced the first demonstration of Project Wonderland, its open source virtual world platform for the education community. At the virtual event last week, members of the academic and IT communities explored secure and flexible virtual learning environments created by Boston College, the University of Essex, the University of Oregon and Saint Paul College, pioneer users of the platform for educational purposes.    » read more »

Spotlight shines on all-star lineup of titles and exciting new hardware at Games for Windows Presents: The Big Picture showcase event

SAN FRANCISCO, June 25, 2008 — Windows gaming takes center stage, as today Microsoft Corp. hosts the Games for Windows Presents: The Big Picture showcase event, highlighting some of the most eagerly anticipated Microsoft Games for Windows titles of 2008, while also announcing exciting new additions to the portfolio.

Attendees will get hands-on experience with new games in a variety of genres, including debut gameplay of “Call of Duty®: World at War,” while some of the biggest names in the business will display new hardware that truly pushes the boundaries of gaming technology.    » read more »

Company’s expertise in mobile personal data protection and management to come to Microsoft

REDMOND, Wash., June 26, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. today announced it intends to acquire MobiComp, a company that helped pioneer technologies allowing the backup and restoration of mobile data and mobile posting of social content to Web sites such as Facebook. The acquisition would combine MobiComp’s expertise building innovative mobile data protection and sharing services with Microsoft’s vision to provide compelling experiences that span work and play across mobile phones, the Web and PCs. Terms of the planned acquisition are not being disclosed.    » read more »

Consumers will be able to track prescription medications and health records online using Microsoft HealthVault

WOONSOCKET, R.I. and REDMOND, Wash., June 26, 2008 — CVS Caremark and Microsoft Corp. announced plans to collaborate to offer consumer healthcare solutions to help people manage their health and wellness, and control their health information using Microsoft HealthVault.    » read more »

Awards recognize best in-class, Microsoft-based solutions in clinical development, sales and marketing, and discovery and product innovation

BOSTON, June 25, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. today announced winners of the 2008 Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Innovation Awards, honoring companies that have made the most innovative use of Microsoft-based solutions for breakthroughs in business processes and practices throughout the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry.

Announced at the Drug Information Association’s (DIA) 44th Annual Meeting, the awards were presented in the categories of discovery and product innovation, sales and marketing, and clinical development.    » read more »

The New Price/Performance Top Gun on TPC-C Benchmark

Round Rock, Texas, June 25, 2008 -- Dell’s PowerEdgeTM 2900 III server now with a new number one ranking for price/performance on the TPC-C benchmark. As well as:

* The leading price-per-transaction (price/tpmC) TPC-C result achieved 97,083 transactions per minute with a price/performance of $.68/tpmC1.
* The PowerEdge 2900 III achieved the new TPC-C price/performance world record benchmark result with Oracle® Database 11g Standard Edition One running on Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003, and utilizing one Intel® Quad-Core Xeon® 2.83 GHz processor.    » read more »

Round Rock, Texas, June 25, 2008 -- Dell today introduced new infrastructure consulting services to help organizations of all sizes improve their storage management and data protection, enable effective disaster recovery procedures and implementation of backup recovery processes. These services will help companies better manage traditional data and the new and rapidly growing digital file content created by the increasing adoption of Web 2.0 technologies in business. Enterprise and medium-size organizations can expect to experience 55 percent compound annual growth rates in the volume of their file-based storage capacity over the next several years2.

Connected Era Creating Unprecedented Storage Demand    » read more »

Citrix Work in Ghana, Africa Secures Additional 2008 Microsoft Partner Award for Citizenship

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., 6/25/2008 -- Today, Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS), the global leader in application delivery infrastructure, announced it has won the 2008 Microsoft Partner of the Year Global ISV – Infrastructure Special Recognition award. This award recognizes the global independent software vendor (ISV) for superior technology, delivering innovative infrastructure solutions based on Microsoft platforms.    » read more »

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Celebrates the Expanded Presence in New England for Billion-Dollar High-Tech Company

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., 6/25/2008 -- Billion dollar high-tech leader Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS), headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., will celebrate its substantial expansion into the Boston Area today when president and CEO Mark Templeton joins Massachusetts Undersecretary for Business Development, Gregory Bialecki, and Massachusetts State Representative Charles A. Murphy (D-Bedford) for an official ribbon cutting ceremony at the company’s new Bedford, MA office.    » read more »

Citrix EasyCall Feature Adds European Language and Telephone System Support for XenDesktop

SANTA CLARA, CA, 6/26/2008 -- Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTXS), the global leader in application delivery infrastructure, today announced European language and telephone system support for the Citrix® EasyCall™ feature in Citrix® XenDesktop™ .    » read more »

Leading Service Provider Offering More Converged Data, Voice and Media Services to Business Customers

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 25, 2008 -- Cisco today announced that China Telecom Americas is greatly expanding its network based on the Cisco Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) architecture. Because it builds its services with Cisco equipment and technologies, China Telecom Americas has become a Cisco Powered Program member with service designations in Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)-based IP virtual private network (VPN) and Carrier Ethernet.    » read more »