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We were happy with the membrane technology in our existing system,” says Shivaji Deshmukh, GWR System Program Manager, OCWD, “and we felt that staying with this technology for the system expansion was the most efficient, cost-effective way to go.

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.

During formal qualification testing in December, the Wideband Networking Waveform demonstrated its capability to transform how warfighters communicate and share information, and the legacy waveforms demonstrated the ability of GMR to maintain interoperability with current-force communications while simultaneously enabling transformation to mobile, ad hoc networking for joint warfighters,” said U.S. Navy Capt. Jeff Hoyle, JTRS Network Enterprise Domain program manager.

Intel Corporation today introduced the Itanium® processor 9300 series, previously codenamed "Tukwila" which delivers more than double the performance of its predecessor, boosts scalability and adds reliability features to the Itanium platform that is already running mission-critical applications for 80 percent of the Global 100 corporations.

Honda today began operation of a next generation solar hydrogen station prototype at the Los Angeles Center of Honda R&D Americas, Inc., intended for ultimate use as a home refueling appliance capable of an overnight refill of fuel cell electric vehicles.

China has become Amway’s largest market, with more than a third of Amway Global’s total sales: Amway China’s 2008 sales revenues soared to CNY 17.9 billion (US $2.6 billion).

Eyeing a standards-based, interactive digital signage future, Intel Corporation demonstrated a new 7-foot-6-inch multi-user, multi-touch Intel® Intelligent Digital Signage Concept at the National Retail Federation Convention (NRF) in New York.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has awarded a contract to Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc. to develop a pilot of the FDA's Sentinel System, which will use automated health care data to evaluate medical product safety.

NASA has selected three proposals as candidates for the agency's next space venture to another celestial body in our solar system. The final project selected in mid-2011 may provide a better understanding of Earth's formation or perhaps the origin of life on our planet.

The new, all-vertical coil handling system will enable the plant to accept future larger billets for higher yields and greater productivity with less downtime.

HP Delivers Command and Control Capabilities to Bosnia and Herzegovina Ministry of Defense

Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. (NYSE: WEN) has approved NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) as a supplier of point-of-sale (POS) technology for the Wendy’s® restaurant system franchisees.

TANDBERG announced new advanced capabilities for Movi, its business-quality PC video solution, for collaboration without boundaries. Movi delivers the total package for mobile video collaboration by coupling the ability to share content with its already best-in-class video and audio capabilities and centralized management.

The new solutions, led by HP Subscriber, Network and Application Policy (HP SNAP), expand the company’s business support system (BSS) offerings.

IBM and Vanderlande Industries today announced the signing of a four-year contract with Amsterdam Airport Schiphol for a smart baggage handling system to speed up the transfer process for bags bound for connecting flights. The IBM contract value is 24.5 million euro.

Mazda Motor Corporation will collaborate with Itochu Corporation and other companies in conjunction with Tsukuba City on a joint project to test a low-carbon transport system which uses clean energy.

LG Electronics (LG) is reaping the benefits of its revamped supply chain management (SCM) system, with savings amounting to USD 350 million from January to September year-to-date.

Hyundai’s flagship Genesis sedan was named the “Near Luxury Car” segment leader in Strategic Vision’s 2009 Total Value Index™ (TVI).

Honda Marine's BF135 and BF150 horsepower (hp) outboards set the stage for a new generation of marine engine technology. Featuring advanced in-line four-cylinder architecture, they draw from decades of Honda automotive and racing experience.

Compact, productivity-optimized DP-MB350 Offers High-Speed Networked Print/Copy/Scan/Faxing