Water technology executives to visit Vietnam (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
A Vietnam trade consultancy is to lead a delegation of Milwaukee-area water technology executives to Vietnam in October to get a foothold in southeast Asia for water systems and services.
Source: www.jsonline.com
Cutting Edge Mirror Technology In A Dual Wavelength, Single Mode, 4-Position Fiber Optic Switch (FiberOpticsOnline)
Electro Standards Laboratories (ESL), Cranston, RI, has just announced its new QuickSwitch Model 6274. Using cutting edge mirror technology, this ST Simplex, Single Mode, Fiber Optic A/B/C/D Switch allows the user the capability of connecting one workstation or device to any one of 4 networks supporting gigabyte data rates
Source: www.fiberopticsonline.com
Therese Poletti’s Tech Tales: Sputnik film captures how fervor inspired many in technology (Market Watch)
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Many inventors and leaders in technology and science have credited Sputnik, the first man-made satellite launched into space by the Soviet Union over 50 years ago, as inspiring them to become engineers or scientists during the frenzied space race that followed in the United States.
Source: www.marketwatch.com
UAE deploys face-recognition technology (UPI)
TUCKAHOE, N.Y., Aug. 18 (UPI) — United Arab Emirates security authorities have contracted CryptoMetrics Inc. to support a wanted person detection technology at Abu Dhabi International Airport.
Source: www.upi.com
New Iraq Minister of Communications confirms attendance at Iraq Transportation & Communications Technology Summit (AME Info)
Iraq’s new Minister of Communications Farooq Abdulqader Abdulrahman has formally confirmed his participation at the forthcoming Iraq Transportation & Communications Technology Summit.
Source: www.ameinfo.com
New breed of ‘net newsers’ shape US media habits, says Pew report (Guardian Unlimited)
A new generation of well-educated, technically-savvy young web users are shaping the media habits of the US, with one in 20 Americans saying they do not watch TV on a typical day and a sharp decline in newspaper readership, according to new research. The biennial Pew Research Center report on changing news audiences described 13% of the US public as “net newsers” - web users under 35 who …
Source: www.guardianfeeds.co.uk
Britain to explore road-pricing technology (UPI)
LONDON, Aug. 18 (UPI) — The British government is said to be pushing ahead with plans for a national road-pricing scheme that includes testing “spy in the sky” technology.
Source: www.upi.com
Photo Release: H.E. Mr. Mun Patanotai - Minister of Information and Communication Technology Presided over Thai … (Thaipr.net)
H.E. Mr. Mun Patanotai, Minister of Information and Communication Technology (in the middle) presided over the Thai Telecom Forum 2008 at the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers. He was also a spea
Source: www.thaipr.net
Dueling trade shows split Silicon Valley (International Herald Tribune)
Two-year old TechCrunch challenges 17-year-old Demo as venue where technology companies show their new products to venture capitalists and the media.
Source: www.iht.com
Amid Conference Halls and Keynote Speakers, a Rivalry Forms (New York Times)
A frequent ritual of Silicon Valley is the money-making gathering known as the technology conference, where investors, entrepreneurs and industry executives come together to strike deals, catch up on trends and engage in some nonvirtual networking.
Source: dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com
International Report: What Impact Is Technology Having on Privacy around the World? (Scientific American)
The state of privacy in the 21st century is a worldwide concern, given the Internet’s global reach. Although several key themes emerge when examining the impact of technology on privacy and security–including cyber crime (and crime fighting), the application of old privacy laws to new technologies, and whether companies can share customer data without consent–different countries find …
Source: www.sciam.com
New breed of ‘net newsers’ shape US media habits, says Pew report (Guardian Unlimited)
A new generation of well-educated, technically-savvy young web users are shaping media consumption patterns in the US. By Jemima Kiss
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Amid conference halls and keynote speakers, a rivalry forms (International Herald Tribune)
TechCrunch50, a new entrant in the technology conference market, has sparked a dispute over the ethics of the convention circuit and the fees charged to participants.
Source: www.iht.com
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