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Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new approach to software development that will allow common computer programs to run up to 20 percent faster and possibly incorporate new security measures.The researchers have found a way to run different parts of some programs "“ including, for the first time, such widely used programs as word processors and Web browsers "“ at the same time, which makes the programs operate more efficiently.In order to understand how they...

Computers should not play dice. That, to paraphrase Einstein, is the feeling of a University of Washington computer scientist with a simple manifesto: If you enter the same computer command, you should get back the same result. Unfortunately, that is far from the case with many of today's machines. Beneath their smooth exteriors, modern computers behave in wildly unpredictable ways, said Luis Ceze, a UW assistant professor of computer science and engineering. "With older,...

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Avineon, Inc., a successful provider of IT, geospatial, engineering, and program management solutions, today announced the company's compliance with the International Organization for Standardization's (ISO's) current quality management standards. Following an independent recertification audit that found zero non-compliance, Avineon is now registered as ISO 9001:2008 compliant. The scope of registration includes: IT Services: Software/Systems Design,...

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. Asia Pacific Markets for Dental Implants and Final Abutments http://www.reportlinker.com/p0164739/Asia-Pacific-Markets-for-Dental-Implants-and-Final-Abutments.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=prnewswire In 2008, the combined Asia-Pacific market for dental implants and final abutments was valued at just over US$480 million in 2008. The...

TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 23, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Missile Systems business achieved Capability Maturity Model Integration level 5, the highest level under the CMMI(R) model. "CMMI measures business process maturity and provides our customers with a way to assess risks and predict performance," said Dr. Taylor W. Lawrence, Raytheon Missile Systems president. "This achievement validates that Missile Systems operates at the highest levels of performance excellence...

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- IP Infusion, an ACCESS company and provider of intelligent software for Next Generation Network (NGN) equipment that enables service providers to offer state-of-the-art Ethernet services, today announced that the company has been appraised as fully compliant at Maturity Level 3 with Carnegie Mellon's Software Engineering Institute's (SEI) Capability Maturity Model(R) Integration for Development (CMMI(R)) Version 1.2. The Standard CMMI Appraisal...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), announced today that its Niceville Operations has achieved CMMI(R) Maturity Level 3. The Niceville Operation, which specializes in the design, development and production of warheads for tactical missiles, rockets, ammunition and bombs, incorporates CMMI best practices into its system engineering processes throughout the life cycle of these products....

Aspen Technology, Inc. (OTC: AZPN.PK), a leading provider of software and services to the process industries, today introduced aspenONE V7 for Process Engineering. The new release of aspenONE software enables process industry companies to achieve the seven best practices of engineering excellence. -- The best practices enabled by aspenONE V7 reflect proven, state-of-the-art engineering work processes used by leading AspenTech customers. These process manufacturers and engineering &...