Technology/Industry news

Trends show that SMEs are optimistic about the future, yet seek new paths to business success. While most SMEs expect revenue growth in 2010(2), the majority (78%) also state that coming out of the recession, the old way of doing business won’t work and they need to find new ways of taking advantage of market opportunities.

Award-winning author John Edgar Wideman breaks from the traditional publishing model to gain more control, reach new readers.

NXP Semiconductors today announced the availability of a new ESD protection device, the IP4284CZ10, for high speed differential interfaces such as USB 3.0 and eSATA.

Kodak’s Solutions for Business is a business process consulting and outsourcing organization that brings technology, services, and vertical-specific know- how to global enterprises.

Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of value-added distributor Servodata a.s. in the Czech Republic. The acquired assets will be integrated into the operations of Avnet Technology Solutions (TS), the value-added solutions distribution leader and an operating group of Avnet, Inc.

Frankfurt am Main, For the second time in succession, Deutsche Bank has been awarded the Lipper Fund Award for the DB Platinum Funds, known in the market as db funds.

Samsung Electronics America Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today announced it will bring the first ever view of Hollywood’s red carpet arrivals live in 3D to guests at an invitation only viewing event at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on Sunday, March 7, 2010.

IBM ( IBM) today endorsed the compromise on U.S. patent reform legislation announced by Senate leaders, saying that the first significant update to the nation's patent laws in more than 50 years will bolster American competitiveness in the global economy and help stimulate innovation.

IBM ( IBM) today announced it has been named Best Security Company by SC Magazine.  The award, recognizing IBM's leadership in IT and its outstanding security solutions, was presented yesterday at the SC Awards Gala, held in conjunction with the annual RSA Conference in San Francisco.

comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a study on social networking access via mobile browser. The study found that 30.8 percent of smartphone users accessed social networking sites via their mobile browser in January 2010, up 8.3 points from 22.5 percent one year ago.

IBM scientists today unveiled a significant step towards replacing electrical signals that communicate via copper wires between computer chips with tiny silicon circuits that communicate using pulses of light.

Smart grid solutions from Siemens are equipping power networks to meet the requirements of electromobility. Ecofriendly electric vehicles will be a decisive component of intelligent grids.

Company makes U-Prove technology widely available to enable identity with privacy and announces release of Forefront Identity Manager 2010.

Under this initiative, the company is establishing the IBM Institute for Advanced Security to help government and private sector clients, academics and business partners more easily understand, address and mitigate the issues associated with securing cyberspace.

Leading the industry in providing high-performance, energy efficient display products for healthcare applications, LG Electronics' 2010 HDTVs and monitors introduced this week at the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference

Building on their existing relationship, the agreement will see NDS integrate its VideoGuard™ encryption technology with the new platform to ensure that the operator’s service remains uncompromised.

Research from the European Contact Centre Confederation of Organisations (ECCCO) states that a large number of European call centre customers want a price per minute with network traffic embedded.

TeliaSonera is upgrading its fixed broadband access network to offer businesses and consumers media-rich services such as high-definition TV, live video streaming and online gaming. Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) provides the broadband access network of one million lines based on VDSL2 technology.

The iTunes Store has a catalog of over 12 million songs, over 55,000 TV episodes and over 8,500 movies including over 2,500 in stunning high definition video.

The electronic file permits each Sparkasse bank to directly access its centrally stored information online – from every workplace and at every branch.