March a it’s a month to get outside and enjoy some beautiful spring weather before the blistering heat of summer arrives. A number of events scheduled for March will take advantage of those pleasant conditions.
Day: February 23, 2017
Epson Large-Format Printer Brings “Times Square” to Silicon Valley in New Exhibition
Exploring the history, impact and technology of software, the “Make Software: Change the World!” exhibition looks at seven software applications that have transformed lives, including AdobeA PhotoshopA , which was used to create Monroy’s masterpiece. Now open, the “Make Software: Change the World!” exhibition at the Computer History Museum explores how software, software developers and the businesses they have created have changed the world.
James Webb Space Telescope: Five things you didn’t know
It is named after James Webb – NASA’s second administrator and champion of many NASA science missions. JWST was formerly known as the “Next Generation Space Telescope” but it was renamed in September 2002 after the former NASA administrator, James Webb.
Newly found planets tidally locked to star, have short orbits10 min ago
Washington, Feb 23 The seven newly discovered Earth-sized planets in the ultra cool dwarf star system may only face one way towards their sun, similar to the Earth’s moon, and orbit very close to it, scientists have found. Astronomers, using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, announced the discovery of the first known system of seven Earth-sized planets around a single star – located a mere 40 light years away – that could have liquid water, and possibly host alien life.
Report by U.S. Government Research Scientists Confirms Bio Terror…
Pacific National Northwest Laboratory researchers find CANARY Technology had best detection sensitivity for Ricin and Anthrax of any comparable technology evaluated. Baltimore biotech firm, PathSensors, Inc., announced today that in a published evaluation of multiple immunoassay-based threat detection technologies by researchers from the Pacific National Northwest Laboratory , a U.S. Department of Energy Laboratory, PathSensors’ CANARY biosensor threat detection technology was found to have the best level of detection for two bio terror threats, Bacillus anthracis and Ricin.
The XPRTs Embrace Virtual Reality
Principled Technologies, the XPRTs, and students from NC State University used the Google Cardboard API and the Unity game engine to create a prototype virtual reality evaluation tool Virtual reality continues to open new and exciting worlds of possibility, but how do consumers know if their tech can handle its computing demands? The XPRTs have long provided the tools everyone needs to inform purchases, and now they’re turning to VR. For more, see the video at https://youtu.be/liqJyKsDp-c .
ITsavvy Named a Best Technology Solution Provider by CRN
ITsavvy is officially recognized as a best technology solution provider by CRN through inclusion in the publication’s 2017 Elite 150 list. Just named to the 2017 Elite 150 list, ITsavvy has been officially recognized as a best technology solution provider by CRN.
Signifyd Joins Salesforce Partner Program to Drive Customer Success
Signifyd delivers real-time machine learning to help customers achieve protection from fraud, backed by a 100% financial guarantee by Signifyd for their products Our financial guarantee ensures Commerce Cloud merchants have a fully predictable cost for fraud that declines over time while their order acceptance rates and margins increase. Signifyd today announced that it has joined the Salesforce Partner Program in support of Salesforce Commerce Cloud, the fastest path to unified commerce.
Animated Dynamics, Inc. Co-Founder, Dr. David Nolte, Receives Award…
This award is truly an honor. Purdue’s outstanding model for commercialization of intellectual property should serve as an inspiration for other universities around the world.
Glencore Completes Turnaround as Profit Rises on Metals Recovery
Glencore Plc, the commodity trader and miner headed by billionaire Ivan Glasenberg, signaled the end of a business turnaround with annual profit rising 48 percent on higher prices and strong trading results. Adjusted profit rose to $1.99 billion from $1.34 billion a year ago, the Baar, Switzerland-based company said in a statement Thursday.
Tech breakthroughs take a backseat in upcoming Apple iPhone launch
SAN FRANCISCO: When Apple Inc launches its much-anticipated 10th anniversary iPhone this fall, it will offer an unwitting lesson in how much the smartphone industry it pioneered has matured. The new iPhone is expected to include new features such as high-resolution displays, wireless charging and 3-D sensors.
Exoplanet Discovery: Possibility of Life on 7 new Earth-like exoplanets NASA discovered1 hour ago
NASA astronomers announced in a Live Stream on February 22, 2017, about their recent discovery of a new solar system named TRAPPIST-1. The Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope which is located in Chile inspired the name of this discovery.
Astronomers find seven Earth-size planets where life is possible
This handout artist’s conception released by the European Southern Observatory on February 22, 2017 shows a size comparison of the planets of the TRAPPIST-1 system, lined up in order of increasing distance from their host star. The planetary surfaces are portrayed with an artist’s impression of their potential surface features, including water, ice, and atmospheres.
ITS Recognized for Excellence in Managed IT Services
ITS makes CRN’s 2017 MSP500 list recognizing North American solution providers with cutting-edge approaches to delivering managed services. Our customers depend on us to stay on top of technology and simplify it for them so they can focus on their business, confident that ITS is managing the technology that makes their business run.
Iso/Iec JTC 1 Approves Oasis OData Standard for Open Data Exchange
ISO/IEC’s approval of OData sends a message to the world that data consumers can and must interoperate with data producers in more powerful ways The Open Data Protocol and OData JSON Format standards developed by the OASIS consortium have now been approved for release by the International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission . Version 4.0 of the standards were balloted through the Joint Technical Committee on Information Technology of ISO and IEC and given the designation ‘ISO/IEC 20802:1 and 20801:2’.
CEVA Introduces the World’s Most Advanced Communication DSP,…
Capitalizing on the company’s long-standing relationships with world-leading wireless vendors and its unique expertise in DSP architecture design, the CEVA-XC12 is purpose-built from the ground up to solve the most critical challenges of efficiently implementing 5G, gigabit LTE, MU-MIMO Wi-Fi and other multi-gigabit modems. Already licensed to a leading wireless OEM, the CEVA-XC12 delivers up to 8x performance improvement and consumes 50% less power than its predecessor, the CEVA-XC4500, for a complete 5G baseband modem.
Blockphase Announces Over 50 Indie VR Artists and Studios will Participate in Beta
Denver-based Blockphase, a blockchain content distribution company, is pleased to announce that over 50 content creators and studios have registered to be a part of the upcoming beta of their PhaseRight VR platform set to begin in the second quarter 2017. Blockphase CEO Steven Austine said, “We are excited that these talented virtual reality and 360 video content creators have offered to join our PhaseRight VR beta.
EU Privacy Rules Can Cloud Your IoT Future
When technology companies and communication service providers gather together at the Mobile World Congress next week in Barcelona, don’t expect the latest bells-and-whistles of smartphones to stir much industry debate. Smartphones are maturing.