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Second test satellite for Galileo launched Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 27, 2008 
A second experimental Giove-B satellite for the EU's Galileo satellite navigation project was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan early Sunday. The Soyuz rocket carrying the satellite was launched at 4:16 a.m. local time (2216 GMT Saturday) and was due to place the Giove-B into its projected orbit in less than four hours. The launching "went well," the navigation departme ... read more |
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Arianespace plans bid to launch Galileo satellites: CEO
Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 26, 2008The European commercial space-launch consortium Arianespace said Saturday it would make a bid to launch 26 satellites from French Guyana to kickstart the European Union's Galileo satellite navigation programme. The European Parliament on Wednesday signalled its green light for the deployment of Galileo, seen by space experts as a challenge to the US-administered GPS global positioning system ... more EU Galileo satnav project gets final greenlight 
Strasbourg (AFP) April 23, 2008Europe's long-delayed Galileo satellite navigation system passed its final legal hurdle on Wednesday after the European Parliament gave the flag-ship project its green light. In an almost unanimous vote, members of the European Parliament set in stone the legal basis for the system, which has been plagued in the past by technical problems and infighting among EU nations, at a plenary session ... more Defense Focus: Weapons evolution -- Part 4 
Washington, April 23, 2008 Weapons systems in the 21st century are evolving in different directions: They are getting bigger and smaller, vastly more high tech and far simpler -- all at the same time. Here again, the parallels are striking between the complexity, savagery and rapid adaptations of life forms in nature, and those developed by human designers to kill other people or prevent other people from killing ... more Tellme Makes On-the-Go Information A Word Away: Say It And Get It, Right On Your Phone 
San Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2008Tellme has announced the addition of local 'on-the-go' information to its voice portal for mobile phones. Now instead of typing in a request or scrolling through menus to find information, people can simply hold down the 'talk' button, say a keyword and see the results on the phone's screen. This new version of Tellme is initially available on BlackBerry phones and is scheduled to roll out on ... more TNO And INRIX Establish Technology And Research Alliance On European Predictive Traffic 
Delft, Netherlands (SPX) Apr 24, 2008Dutch research organization TNO, and INRIX, the leading provider of traffic information, are joining forces in the development and application of predictive traffic models throughout Europe. The companies are collaborating to enhance and deploy INRIX's state-of-the-art, real-time analysis engine to make highly accurate predictions about future traffic conditions for the ultimate benefit and use ... more |
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Portland OR (SPX) Apr 23, 2008There's a new game in town for workers tired of typical company team-building exercises. Portland Walking Tours, local experts in city exploration, is introducing interactive scavenger hunts that encourage groups to flex their problem-solving and communication muscles, get creative under pressure and have fun while on the clock. Available seven days a week - in four unique indoor or ... more CEA Finds American Households Spend An Average Of 1400 Dollars Annually On Consumer Electronics 
Arlington VA (SPX) Apr 23, 2008The average U.S. household reports spending $1,405 on consumer electronics products in the past 12 months, $120 more than the year before, according to new research released today by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The 10th Annual Household CE Ownership and Market Potential Study shows that HDTVs will have the highest growth in household penetration rates this year. "More than ... more Spirent Communications Launches New GPS/Galileo/GLONASS Simulation System 
Toulouse, France (SPX) Apr 23, 2008Spirent Communications has announced the launch of its new Spirent GSS8000 simulation system, a signal generator unit for GPS, Galileo and GLONASS testing. The Spirent GSS8000 tests advanced satellite navigation technologies and offers enhanced capability, increased flexibility and improved signal fidelity. With the introduction of Spirent GSS8000, Spirent continues to improve the accuracy ... more USA Leads In Location Aware Services Deployments, But Future Belongs To Europe And Asia 
London, UK (SPX) Apr 23, 2008User Plane-based location aware capabilities that leverage GPS - applications under the active control of users rather than simple transmission of location information to emergency services - started appearing on CDMA cellular networks in the second half of 2005. Given the prevalence of mobile phones with integrated GPS-CDMA chipsets in the US market, it is no surprise that North America got a ... more |
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Oakland CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2008Navis has demonstrated its new Navis SPARCS Live View graphical user interface at Navis World 2008, the company's seventh biennial user conference held between April 20-23 in San Francisco. SPARCS Live View is a support application for existing Navis SPARCS and Navis SPARCS N4 terminal operating systems. It provides an interactive, graphical user interface that enables control room operator ... more VAI S2K Software Suite Integrates With UPS Logistics Technologies Roadnet Transportation Suite 
Ronkonkoma NY (SPX) Apr 22, 2008VAI has announced its integration offering of the UPS Logistics Technologies delivery management suite as an option to its S2K Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software Suite. The UPS Logistics Technologies Roadnet Transportation Suite is designed to increase delivery efficiency and forecasting capabilities and will augment VAI's S2K for Distribution software package to provide distributors ... more SkyBitz Gets Award For Intelligent Sensors 
Sterling VA (SPX) Apr 21, 2008SkyBitz has been awarded the 2008 Product Innovation Award by Frost and Sullivan in the North American regional fleet telematics market. The Frost and Sullivan Product Innovation Award is bestowed annually to a company based on excellence in technology and new products. The award was presented Tuesday evening at the Frost and Sullivan Award ceremony in San Antonio, Texas. ... more High-Precision GNSS Positioning Launched In Madrid With Trimble VRS Now Service 
Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Apr 21, 2008Trimble has announced the launch of Trimble VRS Now Service in Madrid, Spain. The commercial service provides surveyors, civil engineers and geospatial professionals in the area with instant access to real-time kinematic (RTK) Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) corrections without the need for a base station. The Trimble service delivers centimeter-level RTK positioning customized ... more
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