M2 PRESSWIRE-11 March 2003-UK Government: Chemicals Stakeholder Forum annual report 2001 - 2002(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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The Chemicals Stakeholder Forum will publish its second annual report, highlighting conclusions reached on three groups of chemicals of potential concern and setting out progress in consideration of four further chemicals.
Forum Chairman, Lord Selborne said: "The current legislation to assess the risk from existing chemicals to the environment and to human health through the environment is not working rapidly enough.
"There are 30,000 chemicals produced in volumes of over one tonne in the EU about which very little is known. Even where concerns were identified decades ago, there are too many cases where little has been done.
"The EU is developing a new system that will eventually be more effective, but this will take a number of years to put into place.
"In the meantime, the Chemicals Stakeholder Forum is working to see what can be done now and in the near future to identify the chemicals that are most likely to present a risk; to encourage industry to gather data on them; and to offer advice on developing risk reduction measures.
"Forum membership is representative of views on chemicals policy, but despite our varying perspectives we have managed to collaborate fully and - with the contribution of a number of individual chemical companies - achieve an encouraging rate of progress during our second year. We have reached conclusions on three groups of chemicals of potential concern: - We advised the UK Government to seek a formal voluntary agreement with industry to control the risks to the environment from nonylphenol, octylphenol and their ethoxylates. This would achieve a phase out of the most polluting uses in the UK .
-- We have secured the agreement of industrial users of medium chain-length chlorinated paraffins to cut emissions by 25% by the end of 2003.
-- We ascertained that 1,2,4 trichlorobenzene was no longer in use in the UK and that its presence in the UK environment was decreasing. We therefore concluded that no further investigation or action was required.
"Working with industry, we have made progress on information gathering for another four chemicals: vinyl neodecanoate, pentabromodiphenyl ether, hexamethyldisiloxane, and alkyl leads. We will be considering the need for risk reduction for these substances during the coming year, as well as considering a further tranche of new chemicals." Minister for the Environment and Agri-Environment, Michael Meacher, welcomed the report, saying: "The Forum has made some encouraging progress in grappling with difficult issues and engaging so fruitfully with chemical companies.
I was very grateful for their judicious advice on nonylphenol, octylphenol and their ethoxylates, and look forward in the coming year to hearing their conclusions on more chemicals of potential concern".
NOTES FOR EDITORS
The Chemicals Stakeholder Forum was established in September 2000 under the UK Chemicals Strategy. The first annual report was published in November 2001. Meetings are held in public and ten have been held to date.
The Forum is chaired by the Earl of Selborne. The member organisations are:- British Association of Chemical Specialities, British Coatings Federation, British Plastics Federation, British Retail Consortium, British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, Chemical Industries Association, English Nature, Friends of the Earth, GMB, Green Alliance, MRC Institute for Environment and Health, National Council of Women of Great Britain, NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Non-Ferrous Alliance, Royal Society of Chemistry, Transport and General Workers Union, Welsh Consumer Council, WWF - UK.
The Stakeholder Forum's papers are available on the internet at: http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/chemicals/csf//index.htm
The Annual Report will be published on the web site today at: www.defra.gov.uk/environment/chemicals/csf/
Copies are also available from Chitra Agarwal, 3/E6 Ashdown House, 123 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DE. The Forum can be contacted on chemicals.strategy@defra.gsi.gov.uk
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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 2000
Vivant!(TM) Corporation, an Internet Capital Group (Nasdaq:ICGE) backed company and the Internet leader in contract labor acquisition and management, is launching Vivant's Individual Service today in Houston and surrounding areas. Project managers can log on to the Vivant network (www.vivant.com) at no charge and find quality IT contractors to fill their technology openings.
The service allows individual project managers to fill their IT staffing needs with quality contractors. Vivant links project managers directly with some of the most respected staffing firms in the region. The entire process occurs online -- from job requisition to candidate submission, including the ability for users to rank candidates based on the best match for the job criteria. Once candidates are interviewed and a selection is made, project managers can finalize the contract, view hours incurred to date, analyze performance, and renew contracts via Vivant. Ultimately, the service provides a fast and streamlined method to find the right contractor. An individual project manager merely needs to register on the Vivant Website in order to access the service.
Vivant is making the service available on a regional basis. Staffing suppliers, representing hundreds-of-thousands of contractors, are actively engaged including the Houston offices of national suppliers Hall Kinion and Renaissance Worldwide and Houston-based Frontier Consulting. Skill sets cover a breadth of IT capabilities ranging from such skills as database administrators to help desk personnel.
Gartner Group estimates that by 2003, 60% of large companies will use contract workers to fulfill more than half their IT activities. However, the need for skilled contractors is especially strong in the area of Information Technology, where spending for contractor talent is greater than $50 billion a year in the U.S. alone.
"Texas is experiencing a IT worker shortage second only to California. As a result of Houston's technology boom, it has been particularly tough to find qualified people," says Cindy Padnos, CEO and president of Vivant. "Project managers can quickly and painlessly use the Vivant Individual Service to find the best contractors for their needs. Instead of taking weeks or months to find the right match, vacancies can be filled in a matter of days."
About Vivant! Corporation
Vivant! is a business-to-business service for acquiring and managing the contractor workforce. Vivant unites contractor buyers and suppliers online, providing the best match for the right project -- at the right rate -- quickly and easily. Vivant is backed by the Internet Capital Group (Nasdaq:ICGE) and AVI. The company is headquartered at 180 Grand Avenue, Suite 300, Oakland, California. For more information, contact Vivant at info@vivant.com, 1.877.4VIVANT (1.877.484.8268) or www.vivant.com.
Note to Editors: Vivant and the Vivant logo are trademarks of Vivant! Corporation.
Cable Modems make high-speed Internet access a reality for
Camden / Rockland Area
WINSLOW, Maine, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- FrontierVision and the Maine Internetworks, Inc. (MINT) today announced that Cable Modem access to the Internet is now available to residents of the Camden and Rockland areas.
MINT, currently the only network service provider in Maine to use fiber optics between points of presence, is rolling out this service as a result of their partnership with FrontierVision Partners, L.P., Maine's largest Cable TV provider. FrontierVision Partners chose MINT as their exclusive data partner for this project.
"FrontierVision is very excited about working with MINT," said Richard Halle, Vice President of Business Development for FrontierVision. "We feel that with the combination of MINT's network services expertise and FrontierVision's cable network, we can offer a robust service that will exceed our customers' expectations."
"This demonstrates MINT's commitment to providing quality, high-speed Internet access to companies and individuals at a economical price", said MINT President Paul Booker, Sr. "Cable modem access is clearly the leader in the race to bring broadband services into homes and businesses."
Continued rollouts of Cable Modem service throughout selected central Maine FVP cable networks is scheduled for late 1998 continuing through 1999.
Monthly rates for the Quicksilver (http://www.fvpmint.net) residential Internet service start at $39.95. Cable modems are owned and provided by FrontierVision. Cable access will provide users with data throughput speeds up to 45 times greater than that of a regular telephone modem. Quicksilver customers will enjoy the benefits associated with a Premium Internet Service plus the additional benefits of broadband network architecture.
Starting at $150.00, commercial clients can now employ streaming audio and video, video conferencing, telecommuting, corporate Intranet access, and a host of small office/home office applications that are tailor made for this broadband connectivity solution.
Record of Internet Leadership
The Maine Internetworks, Inc. is a leader in Internet technologies. MINT's expertise in Information Technologies and Web Development led to its recent project to develop an online trading system for the Kuwaiti Stock Exchange.
MINT has been researching and developing broadband network architectures for 3 years in the central Maine cities of Augusta and Waterville. Participants in this project include The Finance Authority of Maine and The Waterville Public School System.
MINT recently partnered with Planet Direct (Nasdaq: CMGI) to offer localized, personally relevant content to MINT subscribers.
About Maine Internetworks, Inc.
MINT (http://www.mint.net) is a network service provider and new media company headquartered in Winslow, Maine.
MINT was founded in April 1995 as mid-Maine's first commercial network service provider. This was immediately followed by "The Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Award". Soon after, they were awarded the Governor's "Plus One" award for their commitment to hiring local residents.
About FrontierVision Partners, L.P.
Formed in 1995, FrontierVision Partners, L.P., is one of the fastest- growing companies in the cable industry. They currently are one of the 20 largest cable operators in the US. FrontierVision currently serves more than 650,000 customers in four operating regions in Ohio, Kentucky, New England and the Southeast.
New 4G LTE-Compatible USBConnect and Mobile Hotspot Devices Coming This Summer
DALLAS, July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
Key Facts
* AT&T* customers can soon purchase two new 4G LTE devices(1), the AT&T USBConnect Momentum 4G and AT&T Mobile Hotspot Elevate 4G.
* The AT&T USBConnect Momentum 4G features plug-and-play installation of AT&T Communication Manager and access to AT&T's entire national Wi-Fi network.(2)
* The AT&T Mobile Hotspot Elevate 4G includes a 1.77-inch display and connects up to five Wi-Fi enabled devices to the Internet.
* Both devices offer an expandable memory slot that supports microSD cards up to 32 GB and global connectivity with data roaming in more than 200 countries.(3)
* AT&T plans to launch 4G LTE service in five markets this summer - Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio - and extend it to at least 15 markets and to cover 70 million Americans by the end of 2011.
Customer Benefits
With plug-and-play installation that takes about 60 seconds to complete on Windows computers, AT&T USBConnect Momentum 4G customers can access 4G LTE speeds, where available, and when out of range have access to AT&T's nationwide HSPA+ network, delivering 4G speeds when combined with enhanced backhaul. They can also take advantage of unlimited usage on AT&T's entire national Wi-Fi network if using a post-paid data plan, and manage their connections and data usage with the preloaded AT&T Communication Manager.
The company's first 4G LTE mobile hotspot device, the AT&T Mobile Hotspot Elevate 4G, allows access to 4G LTE speeds on up to five Wi-Fi enabled devices in select markets. Email, browse, download presentations and more when you're out and about - without skipping a beat no matter if you are on LTE or AT&T's nationwide HSPA+ network. With no software to install and an LCD screen to guide you, setting up AT&T Mobile Hotspot is fast and easy. Just power it up and connect your laptop using the Wi-Fi network name and security key displayed on the screen. Easily view device and connection status on the LCD, including battery status, signal strength, and data usage.
In addition to 4G speeds and an expandable memory slot, both Sierra Wireless-manufactured devices support global connectivity in more than 200 countries at international roaming rates.
Quotes
"AT&T recognizes that customers want a consistent, responsive network performance from major cities to their neighborhood. Our deployment of 4G LTE technology backed by our nationwide HSPA+ network allows us to give customers a superior mobile broadband experience today and for years to come," said Jeff Bradley, senior vice president, Devices, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. "As we begin to roll out our 4G LTE network this year, AT&T customers will be able to choose from several new LTE devices, starting with the AT&T USBConnect Momentum 4G and AT&T Mobile Hotspot Elevate 4G."
Price and Availability
AT&T will begin selling the AT&T USBConnect Momentum 4G for $49.99 with two-year contract after a $50 mail-in-rebate. The AT&T Mobile Hotspot Elevate 4G will be available for $69.99 with 2-year contract and after a $50 mail-in rebate. AT&T expects both devices will be available this summer online and in company-owned retail stores.
LTE Roadmap
AT&T recently announced plans to roll out its 4G LTE network in five markets - Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio - later this summer. Customers with compatible devices and 4G LTE coverage in those markets will be able to enjoy access to 4G LTE speeds as AT&T's 4G LTE network is turned up.
As AT&T rolls out 4G LTE, customers outside of its 4G LTE footprint will have access to AT&T's HSPA+ network. When combined with enhanced backhaul, HSPA+ enables 4G speeds that are up to four times faster than AT&T's already fast mobile broadband speeds. Because AT&T has taken the extra step of deploying HSPA+ technology with enhanced backhaul, its customers will have access to consistently fast mobile broadband speeds when moving out of 4G LTE areas.
By the end of 2011, AT&T plans to offer 4G LTE to customers in at least 15 markets, covering 70 million Americans. In addition, the company plans to add 20 4G devices to its portfolio this year, with some of those being LTE compatible.
Learn more about AT&T's LTE network, the AT&T USBConnect Momentum 4G and AT&T Mobile Hotspot Elevate 4G at www.att.com.
AT&T USBConnect Momentum 4G Specifications
* LTE (700/AWS)
* HSPA+/HSPA/UMTS (850/1900/2100 MHz)
* EDGE/GPRS (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
* Expandable Memory: MicroSD up to 32 GB
* GPS capable
* Dimensions: 2.6' L x 1.02' W x 0.51' H
* Weight: Approximately 1.06 ounces
* OS Support: Apple Mac OS (v10.5 or later), Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP SP3 (32 bit only)
AT&T Mobile Hotspot Elevate 4G Specifications
* LTE (700/AWS)
* HSPA+/HSPA (850/1900/2100 MHz)
* EDGE/GPRS (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
* Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
* WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) enabled
* Display: 1.77 inches, 160x128 pixels color LCD
* Web UI for settings and advanced features
* GPS capable
* Dimensions: 3.8" L x 2.2" W x 0.7" D
* Weight: 3.6 ounces
* Battery: 1800 mAh
* Expandable Memory: MicroSD(TM) up to 32 GB
* Use time: Up to 5 hours
* Supported OS: Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Mac OS (v10.5 or later), Ubuntu Linux 9.04
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
(1). Limited 4G LTE availability in select markets. 4G speeds delivered by HSPA+ (with enhanced backhaul) and LTE, where available. Compatible data plan required. LTE is a trademark of ETSI. Learn more at att.com/network.
(2). Access includes AT&T Wi-Fi Basic. Other restrictions apply. See www.attwifi.com for details and locations.
(3). International Roaming: Requires compatible device. Availability, quality of coverage and service while roaming are not guaranteed. International roaming rates apply outside the U.S.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Limited-time offer. Mobile broadband coverage and other coverage not available in all areas. See coverage map at store for details. Other conditions and restrictions apply. See contract for details. Download and upload speeds may be subject to network, network availability and coverage levels, tasks, file characteristics, applications and the number of users sharing the connection and other factors. Subscriber must live and have a mailing address within AT&T's owned wireless network coverage area. Up to $36 activation fee applies. Equipment price and availability may vary by market and may not be available from independent retailers. Early Termination Fee: None if cancelled in the first 30 days, but up to $35 restocking fee may apply to returns; thereafter up to $325. Some agents impose additional fees. DataConnect Plan required. DataConnect is not unlimited and overage charges will be incurred if included monthly data allowance is exceeded. All data allowances, including overages, must be used in the billing period in which the allowance is provided or they will be forfeited. If you do not use a password, others will be able to use your mobile hotspot connection. Specifications subject to change. Windows is a trademark of the Microsoft group of companies. microSD is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the United States and other countries. Linux is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the U.S. and other countries. Wi-Fi is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance.
AT&T Promotion Card: Price of AT&T USBConnect Momentum 4G and AT&T Mobile Hotspot Elevate 4G before AT&T Promotion Card & with 2-year contract is $99.99 and $119.99 respectively. Allow 60 days for fulfillment. Card may be used only in the U.S. and is valid for 150 days after issuance date but is not redeemable for cash & cannot be used for cash withdrawal at ATMs or automated gasoline pumps. Card request must be postmarked by September 19, 2011 & you must be a customer for 30 consecutive days to receive card.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile broadband and emerging 4G capabilities, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse and AT&T |DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T Advertising Solutions and AT&T Interactive are known for their leadership in local search and advertising.
Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com. This AT&T news release and other announcements are available at http://www.att.com/newsroom and as part of an RSS feed at www.att.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @ATT.
Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Information set forth in this news release contains financial estimates and other forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. A discussion of factors that may affect future results is contained in AT&T's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AT&T disclaims any obligation to update or revise statements contained in this news release based on new information or otherwise.
(c) 2011 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. Mobile broadband not available in all areas. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE AT&T Inc.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) June 01, 2011
Black Lotus, the market leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection services, announces its plans to launch IPv6 support for their websites as part of World IPv6 day on June 8, 2011. With companies worldwide taking the opportunity to test their IPv6 infrastructure, Black Lotus will be pledging their support for IPv6 development and offering their customers the chance to make use of this significant new technology.
"We are pleased to join with the rest of the Internet community as part of World IPv6 Day this year, marking the first phase of our own IPv6 initiatives," says Jeffrey Lyon, President and CEO at Black Lotus. "As well as making the technology available to our customers, we will continue our ongoing development to IPv6 support across all of our DDoS protection services. The transition to IPv6 is an important process in the ongoing development of the Internet and we are incredibly proud to be pioneering this new technology."
Currently, the market penetration of IPv6 is light, with the vast majority of websites depending upon the IPv4 technology that has been in use since 1981. However, as the number of websites on the Internet begins to call for more addresses than IPv4 can supply, the development of IPv6 support is becoming vital in the continued growth and reliability of the Internet infrastructure. World IPv6 Day is an event designed to encourage the Internet community to consider their future and to make provisions for a global transition to IPv6. Black Lotus is helping to spearhead this campaign through demonstrating their ongoing commitment.
"We understand that the first step in migrating to IPv6 is embracing the technology and making use of it across our own websites," says Lyon. "To that end, we will be offering our customers a /64 IPv6 prefix following our World IPv6 Day participation. Of course, we are also taking advantage of the chance to develop new DDoS mitigation technology to defend against the evolving threat of DDoS attacks across IPv6. As the world of technology develops, we ensure that our protection systems develop accordingly."
Offering a range of competitively priced, highly reliable DDoS protection services, Black Lotus has established itself as the market leader in DDoS mitigation technology. In a DDoS attack, an attacker overloads a website with simultaneous traffic from multiple computers, resulting in a loss of server responsiveness and, eventually, extended periods of website unavailability. The potential consequences are devastating, not only as a result of lost customers and revenue during downtime, but also in the long-term effect upon the reputation of a company. As websites begin to transition to IPv6, Lyon is certain that DDoS attackers will develop new, even more complex attack methods.
"There is no doubt that as the community adopts IPv6 as a standard, attackers will modify their DDoS attacks to match," says Lyon. "We pledge our ongoing commitment to robust DDoS protection services so website owners are confident that their web presence will always be ready to effectively accept and process incoming traffic. IPv6 is an exciting opportunity for the Internet to evolve itself to the next stage and should not become a reason to fear for the security and stability of our infrastructure. Making use of our extensive DDoS mitigation experience, we will be among the first to offer next-generation protection to suit the next generation of websites."
Black Lotus DDoS protection is the most reliable mitigation solution in the world and as the world begins to use IPv6, Black Lotus will continue to offer secure and affordable protection as a standard service. Beginning with their important involvement in World IPv6 Day, Black Lotus is working to roll out IPv6 services, and as DDoS attacks over IPv6 become more prevalent, Black Lotus will be ready as the Internet's first line of defense.
About Black Lotus
Black Lotus has been providing robust and cost effective DDoS protection solutions since 1999. As the first and leading DDoS protection services company, Black Lotus stops robots in their tracks with advanced distributed denial of service protection delivering enterprise grade solutions at a fraction of the cost. The Black Lotus Enterprise network is the only purpose-built DDoS protected hosting network designed to combat distributed denial of service attacks from the ground up utilizing 100% premium name brand bandwidth. Black Lotus delivers hundreds of billions of packets safely to their destination each month.
For more information about Black Lotus, visit http://www.blacklotus.net.
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Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Qatar Telecommunications Report Q2 2011" report to its offerings.
In a release, Research and Markets noted that report highlights include:
The Qatar Telecommunications Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, telecommunication associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Qatar's telecommunications industry.
The Q211 update on the Qatar telecoms market incorporates data from fixed line incumbent operator Qatar Telecom (Qtel) and alternative operator Vodafone Qatar, a subsidiary of UK-based Vodafone Group Plc, for the 12 months to December 31 2010. Our latest five-year forecasts for the country's mobile, fixed-line and internet sectors, which extend to 2015, is based on recent developments in Qatar's telecoms sector, as well as our view of the country's macroeconomic environment during the next five years.
Qatar's mobile market grew by 11.7 percent in 2010 (46.9 percent in 2009) to reach 2.763mn subscribers. This represented a market penetration of 183 percent. The report notes that overall subscriber growth in 2010 was tempered by successive quarterly subscriber losses in the second half of the year by market leader Qtel. The analyst attributes subscriber losses by Qtel to the disconnection of inactive lines and fewer subscriber uptakes on the back of increased competition in the market. Second operator Vodafone produced another strong performance in the fourth quarter of 2010 to take its customer base above the 700,000 subscriber mark two years earlier than it previously anticipated.
Qtel reported a 9.5 percent y-o-y decline in mobile revenues for the 12 months to December 2010 due to intense price competition in the mobile sector. Mobile tariffs have been declining since early 2009 following the entry of Vodafone into the mobile market. Vodafone adopted a value-led strategy to build its subscriber base, while Qtel responded with a similar strategy to defend its market share. Meanwhile, in May 2010 Qtel and UK-based Virgin Mobile signed a brand licensing to offer prepaid mobile services under the brand Qatar Virgin Mobile Service (QVMS). The service targeted young consumers with low prepaid tariffs, further adding pressure mobile ARPUs.
Report information:
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/719f62/qatar_telecommunic
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FuturePlus Systems Corporation is announcing DDR3 support for the new Agilent Technologies U4154A, the fastest logic analyzer in the industry, on all its existing DDR3 products. Free software upgrades will be provided to existing FuturePlus DDR3 customers. In addition, with the advent of the new U4154A, FuturePlus[R] is announcing Interposer support for DDR3 2133 1.5v for its FS2352B product.
This industry first gives customers a broad range of functionality. The FS2352B is an industry leading product that provides a passive connection from the customers DDR3 target to the new Agilent U4154A logic analyzer and provides customers with DDR3 2133 1.5v operation.
FuturePlus Systems has supported Agilent logic analyzers with DDR bus interposers since the inception of the DDR memory standard, and recently added the DDR3 Detective™, a protocol analyzer and violation detector, to its line of Agilent-supported products. The company's DDR3 product line is targeted at designers involved with DDR3 DIMM or SO-DIMM memory system failure analysis and bus functional-parametric validation in PC gaming, servers, super-computing, high-definition television, laptops, desktops and mobile computing applications. Availability All DDR3 products that support the new U4154A are available 1-8 weeks ARO.
The new FS2352B DDR3 DIMM 2133 Interposer is priced at $35,000, USA only. More Information DDR3 Products: http://www.futureplus.com/DDR3-Memory/agilent-la-support-overview.html About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in chemical analysis, life sciences, electronics and communications. The company's 18,500 employees serve customers in more than 100 countries. Agilent had net revenues of $4.5 billion in fiscal 2009. Information about Agilent is available at www.agilent.com. About FuturePlus Systems FuturePlus Systems Corporation is a privately held manufacturer of bus protocol analysis tools for the computer industry. The company is an Agilent Solutions Partner. FuturePlus Systems products are also supported by authorized resellers in Canada, China, Taiwan, Japan, India, most European countries, and Korea. FuturePlus[R] is a registered trademark of FuturePlus Systems Corporation. DDR3 Detective™ is a trademark of FuturePlus Systems Corporation. More information about FuturePlus Systems Corporation may be found on the internet at www.futureplus.com.
Keywords: Asia, China, Electronics And Communications, FuturePlus Systems Corporation, India, Japan, Software, Taiwan, Technology.
This article was prepared by Journal of India editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2011, Journal of India via VerticalNews.com.
Research findings, 'Deploying portable ultrasonography with remote assistance for isolated physicians in Africa: lessons from a pilot study in Mali,' are discussed in a new report. According to recent research from Switzerland, "Demonstrate the feasibility of deploying portable ultrasonography with remote assistance to improve the diagnostic capabilities of isolated physicians in Africa. The approach is based on the training of general practitioners for the use of ultrasonography, and the remote support by radiologists using dedicated tools for image transfer over low-bandwidth internet connections."
"Our early results in a pilot project in Mali show that this approach is feasible, and that isolated physicians can productively use ultrasonography to improve diagnosis and management decisions such as the need for a medical evacuation towards a reference hospital. These encouraging early results must be confirmed by larger-scale studies, in order to better understand the organizational requirements and demonstrate outcomes and return on investments for such telemedicine services," wrote C.O. Bagayoko and colleagues, University Hospital (see also Pharmaceuticals).
The researchers concluded: "This scale-up project will start in 2010 in collaboration with the International Development Research Center of Canada."
Bagayoko and colleagues published their study in Studies In Health Technology and Informatics (Deploying portable ultrasonography with remote assistance for isolated physicians in Africa: lessons from a pilot study in Mali. Studies In Health Technology and Informatics, 2010;160(Pt 1):554-8).
For additional information, contact C.O. Bagayoko, University Hospitals of Geneva, Dept. of Radiology and Medical informatics, Switzerland.
Keywords: Country:Switzerland, Health Technology, Pharmaceuticals.
This article was prepared by Biotech Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2010, Biotech Week via NewsRx.com.
M2 PRESSWIRE-28 September 2009-BUYINS.NET: Short Sale Recap. Highest Daily Short Volume All Exchanges Combined For Friday(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS
RDATE:26092009
BUYINS.NET, www.buyins.net, has reviewed the NYSE, NASDAQ, BX, CHX and NSX Daily Short Volume Report for Friday, September 25th, 2009 and come to the following statistical conclusions. The chart below highlights 6 stocks that had unusually high daily short volume. Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO), Merck (NYSE: MRK), Nokia (NYSE: NOK), Apple Computer (NASDAQ: AAPL) and First Niagara Financial Group (NASDAQ: FNFG). To access SqueezeTrigger Prices ahead of potential short squeezes beginning, visit http://www.buyins.net.
Symbol Short Volume Total Volume Percent
RIMM 14,955,549 88,572,331 16.89%
YHOO 4,825,883 20,438,570 23.61%
MRK 4,734,352 20,941,765 22.61%
NOK 4,462,883 20,097,680 22.21%
AAPL 4,357,892 15,893,551 27.42%
FNFG 3,744,815 26,674,451 14.04%
In late October 2008 the SEC updated Regulation SHO requiring that all short sellers must locate, borrow and deliver any shares they have shorted, no exceptions, by T+3 settlement date. If not, a buy-in must be forced by the broker dealer that the short seller transacted through by the opening of the market on T+4. Since a company first appears on the naked short list when short sellers have been failing to deliver for 5 consecutive trading days, stocks should theoretically never be on the naked short list again. BUYINS.NET will monitor the exchangesai naked short lists daily and issue an alert and notify the SEC and FINRA should short sellers fail to deliver on any short sales.
Reg SHO Rule 204 (i) requires brokers to deliver shares on long and short sales of publicly traded equity securities by settlement date, (ii) continues to require brokers to close-out fails to deliver by the beginning of trading on T+4 for short sales and T+6 for long sales, (iii) precludes clearing brokers and their introducing brokers from selling short a security, other than on a pre-borrowed basis, if a fail to deliver in that security is not timely closed out until the fail is closed out and that close-out transaction settles, (iv) allows clearing brokers to allocate fails to introducing brokers and (v) continues to permit brokers to rely upon pre-fail credit to satisfy Rule 204's close-out requirement to avoid the pre-borrow requirements when a fail at a clearing broker has not been closed out. However, the SEC liberalized certain of these provisions in several regards. For example, permanent Rule 204 now allows a broker to close-out a fail on a long sale by borrowing the security, whereas Rule 204T had only permitted closing out long fails by buying-in, which should alleviate some of the buy-in risk for investors that experience long fails. Similar relief was extended to close-outs for market maker fails, so that a fail from a bona fide market making transaction (including short and long fails) can now be closed out by the beginning of trading on T+6 by borrowing the security. Further, Rule 204 now permits a broker to borrow securities to obtain pre-fail credit for early close-outs, whereas temporary Rule 204T only permitted pre-fail credit to be obtained by purchases of securities.
The SEC refused requests to extend the close-out deadline for fails to deliver to the close of business on the close-out deadline, choosing instead to retain the requirement that all fails be closed out by the beginning of trading on the applicable close-out deadline. The Commission also rejected requests for a fail to deliver exception that would have provided an exception from the close-out requirements if a clearing broker's fail position was below a certain amount but said that it would continue to monitor whether a de minimis or odd lot exception could be warranted.
Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) designs and markets wireless handsets, software, and services. RIM's primary revenue driver is the sale of mobile smartphones (wireless phones that also support applications like e-mail, Web browsing, and calendars) to wireless carriers worldwide. In addition to revenue generated from handset sales, RIM generates access service fees from carriers for each BlackBerry subscriber. Software licensing revenue is also generated from corporate clients incorporating BlackBerry Enterprise Server software in their wireless data management. RIM's products and services provide seamless and secure access to e-mail, phone, SMS, personal organizer, Internet, and corporate data applications. RIM's technology, which provides end-to-end security and an always-connected architecture that allows immediate e-mail delivery, has enabled the firm to dominate the North American enterprise market and provided the opportunity to expand into new countries. BlackBerrys are now sold in more than 150 countries, and more than 30% of the firm's subscribers are based outside North America.
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) provides Internet services to users, advertisers, publishers, and developers worldwide. The company owns and operates online properties and services, and provides its advertising offerings and access to Internet users through its distribution network of third-party entities, as well as offers marketing services to advertisers and publishers. Its Front Doors offerings include Yahoo! Front Page, My Yahoo!, and Yahoo! Toolbar; Communities offerings consist of Yahoo! Groups, Yahoo! Answers, and Flickr to organize into groups and share knowledge and photos; and Search products comprise Yahoo! Search, Yahoo! Local, Yahoo! Yellow Pages, and Yahoo! Maps to navigate through the Internet and search for information. It also offers Communications offerings comprising Yahoo! Mail, Zimbra Mail, and Yahoo! Messenger that provide communication services to users and small businesses through its broadband Internet access partners. In addition, the companya"s Audience offerings include Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, and Yahoo! Sports, as well as Yahoo! Autos, Yahoo! Food, Yahoo! Games, Yahoo! Health, Yahoo! Kids, Yahoo! Movies, Yahoo! Music, Yahoo! Personals, Yahoo! Real Estate, Shine, Yahoo! Shopping, Yahoo! Tech, Yahoo! Travel, Yahoo! TV, and omg!. Further, its Connected Life business includes Yahoo! Mobile and Yahoo! Connected TV that offer services designed to provide users with access to the open Internet and their Yahoo! content and communities across various Internet-enabled devices, including mobile devices and television. The company also offers Yahoo! HotJobs, which provides comprehensive solutions for employers, staffing firms, and job seekers; and Yahoo! Small Business that offers a comprehensive and integrated suite of fee-based online services, including Yahoo! Domains, Yahoo! Web Hosting, and Yahoo! Business Mail, as well as e-commerce platform called Yahoo! Merchant Solutions. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) provides products for human and animal health in the United States and internationally. The companyais Pharmaceutical segment offers human health pharmaceutical products, such as therapeutic and preventive agents. Its products comprise Singulair, a leukotriene receptor antagonist for the treatment of asthma and allergic rhinitis; Cozaar, Hyzaar, Vasotec, and Vaseretic, the hypertension and/or heart failure products; Fosamax and Fosamax Plus D for treating osteoporosis; Januvia and Janumet for type 2 diabetes; Cosopt and Trusopt, the ophthalmological products; Zocor, an atherosclerosis product; Maxalt for acute migraine; Propecia to treat male pattern hair loss; Arcoxia to treat arthritis and pain; Proscar to treat symptomatic benign prostate enlargement; and Emend for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced and post-operative nausea and vomiting. Merck & Co.ais Vaccines segment comprises human health vaccines, such as preventative pediatric, adolescent, and adult vaccines. Its products include Gardasil to prevent cervical cancer, pre-cancerous and low-grade lesions, vulvar and vaginal pre-cancers, and genital warts; Varivax to prevent chickenpox; ProQuad, a pediatric combination vaccine against measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella; M-M-R II, a vaccine against measles, mumps, and rubella; RotaTeq to protect against rotavirus gastroenteritis in children; Zostavax for preventing shingles; Primaxin and Cancidas, anti-bacterial/anti-fungal products; Isentress, Crixivan, and Stocrin, antiretroviral therapies for the treatment of HIV infection; and Invanz for the treatment of infection. Merck & Co. has research, collaboration, or licensing agreements with Neuromed Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.; ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; GTX, Inc.; Idera Pharmaceuticals; Japan Tobacco Inc.; Galapagos NV; AstraZeneca plc; Metabasis Therapeutics Inc.; and Addex Pharmaceuticals Ltd. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey.
Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) manufactures mobile devices, and provides Internet services and digital map information worldwide. The companyais Devices & Services segment designs, develops, and manages its mobile device portfolio, including the sourcing of components. It also offers consumer Internet services in music, maps, media, messaging, and games and working areas. Its NAVTEQ segment provides digital map information and related location based content and services for automotive navigation systems, mobile navigation devices, Internet-based mapping applications, and government and business solutions. Its map database enables its customers to offer dynamic navigation, route planning, location-based services, and other geographic information-based products and services to consumer and commercial users. This segment also provides its database to mobile device and handset manufacturers, automobile manufacturers and dealers, navigation systems manufacturers, software developers, Internet portals, parcel and overnight delivery services companies, and governmental and quasi-governmental entities. The companyais Nokia Siemens Networks segment provides wireless and fixed network infrastructure, communications, and networks service platforms, as well as professional services to operators and service providers. It develops GSM, EDGE, and 3G/WCDMA/HSPA radio access networks and cellular transmission; develops network solutions for mobile and fixed network operators; focuses on transport networks, and provides a portfolio for the wire line connectivity area; and provides network and service management software and charging and billing software. This segment also offers operators a range of professional services, from consultancy to outsourced operations; systems integration to hosting; and network design to network care, including network implementation and turnkey solutions, as well as markets mobile WiMAX solutions. The company was founded in 1865 and is based in Espoo, Finland.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and its wholly owned subsidiaries design, manufacture, and market personal computers, portable digital music players, and mobile communication devices, and sell various related software, services, peripherals, and networking solutions. The company sells its products worldwide through its online stores, its retail stores, its direct sales force, and third-party wholesalers, resellers, and value-added resellers. In addition, it sells various third-party Macintosh, iPod, and iPhone compatible products, including application software, printers, storage devices, speakers, headphones, and various other accessories and peripherals through its online and retail stores, and digital content through the iTunes Store. The company sells its products to consumer, small and mid-sized business, education, enterprise, government, and creative customers. As of December 27, 2008, it had 251 retail stores. Apple Inc., formerly known as Apple Computer, Inc., was founded in 1976. The company is headquartered in Cupertino, California.
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNFG) operates as the holding company for First Niagara Bank that provides retail and commercial banking, and financial services to individuals, families, and businesses. It offers retail deposit accounts, which consist of savings, negotiable order of withdrawal, checking, money market, and certificate of deposit accounts, as well as provides commercial account comprising business savings and checking, money market, and cash management accounts, as well as municipal deposit account. The companyais loan portfolio includes commercial real estate and multi-family loans; commercial business loans comprising term loans, letters of credit, and lines-of-credit; residential real estate loans; home equity loans; consumer loans consisting of indirect mobile home loan, and personal secured and unsecured loans; and specialized lending loans, including commercial leases and insurance premium financing. In addition, First Niagara Financial Group provides risk management services, including claims investigation and adjusting services, third party administration of self insured workers compensation plans, and alternative risk management services, as well as self insurance consulting services. Further, it offers employee benefits plan and compensation consulting services. Additionally, the company provides wealth management services that manage client funds utilizing various third party investment vehicles comprising stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and annuities, as well as other investment products, such as individual retirement accounts, education savings plans, and retirement plans. As of December 31, 2008, it operated 114 bank branches in 21 counties that span across Upstate New York. The company was founded in 1870 and is based in Lockport, New York.
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