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PARIS, Jan. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) will be demonstrating 12 new cloud-based service concepts created by its ng Connect Program aimed at igniting innovation and sparking the new connected user experience. The ng Connect Program, founded by Alcatel-Lucent, is a multi-industry ecosystem dedicated to the creation of the next generation connected user experience. ng Connect is comprised of more than 190 Contributing and Associate member...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- President Obama recognized a team of three IBM (NYSE: IBM) scientists -- James J. Wynne, Rangaswamy Srinivasan and Samuel Blum -- with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the country's most prestigious award given to leading innovators for technological achievement. With more than a combined 100 years of service at IBM Research, they are receiving this award for designing, developing, and implementing laser technology that...
MONROE, La., Dec. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) announces that it is scheduled to participate in the following analyst conference: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090602/DA26511LOGO) Citi's 23rd Annual Global Internet, Tuesday Media and Technology Conference January 8, 2013 For information regarding the specific presentation times and webcast availability, please visit the Investor...
NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mike Stefanski, who currently serves as senior vice president and treasurer for Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), has been named senior vice president - Investor Relations, effective Jan. 1, 2013. Stefanski will be Verizon's primary liaison with the investment community and Verizon's shareholders, and continue to report to Verizon Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo. The current head of Investor Relations, John Doherty, has been...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UTC Aerospace Systems developed and manufactured the space flight actuation system and remote interface unit supporting the recent successful flight of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV). The X-37B is a new space vehicle designed by Boeing, in conjunction with the U.S. Air Force, to help make access to space more routine, affordable and responsive. UTC Aerospace Systems is a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX). The X-37B OTV...
LIVONIA, Mich., Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (NYSE: TRW) recently unveiled its latest inflator technology at the Airbag 2012 exhibition in Europe. The new DI10.1G45 inflator, which is a further improvement of the DI10 family, is TRW's lightest and smallest inflator to date. It has been specially developed for 'micro' airbag modules and is due to start production early 2014 at its facility in Aschau, Germany, in support of a major European business...
MONROE, La., Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL), a recognized leader in the network services market by technology industry analyst firms, received the 2012 "Best Carrier Ethernet Business Application" award by the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF). CenturyLink was awarded for developing an Ethernet solution for Monroe City Schools in Monroe, La. that provides the school system with a consolidated and highly resilient Ethernet-based infrastructure for managing...
NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Todd Bell, senior vice president of IT infrastructure management at Verizon, has been selected as one of the Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2013. This awards program recognizes 100 technology and business leaders from a broad range of organizations who have displayed exceptional leadership, effectively managed IT strategies, established creative work environments and implemented innovative approaches to business problems. "This...
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A new California innovation accelerator for energy storage firms is getting a "fresh charge," thanks to the U.S. Department of Energy. CalCharge - a partnership between Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and CalCEF, a family of nonprofit organizations working to promote the transition to a clean energy economy-- will play a central role in the newly announced Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), the latest U.S....
Information services company Lead411 has ranked online property management software company Buildium, LLC number 50 on its Tech 200 list of the fastest growing tech companies in the U.S. Boston, MA (PRWEB) December 03, 2012 Information services company Lead411 has ranked online property management software company Buildium, LLC number 50 on its Tech 200 list of the fastest growing tech companies in the U.S. The Tech 200 list is comprised of the fastest growing privately held, U.S.-based...
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Karl Henize was an astronomer, space scientist and a NASA astronaut. He was born Karl Gordon Henize on October 17, 1926 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He grew up on a small dairy farm outside the city, where he grew his interest in Buck Rogers and Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to reach the peak of Mount Everest. He attended primary and secondary schools in Plainville and Mariemont, Ohio and then continued on to the University of Virginia. There he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics...
Velcro is a brand name, two layered system of fabric hook-and-loop fasteners. There is a "hook" side, which is a piece of fabric covered with tiny hooks, and a "loop" side, which is covered with even smaller and "hairier" loops. Pressing the two sides together will cause the hooks and loops to catch and hold the pieces together. The hooks and loops can be made of various materials, although the first was made of cotton, which turned out to be impractical. Today the most common material is...
