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Microsoft's Recent Price Increases for Its CALs Likely a Major Revenue Boost for Microsoft
Jan 4, 2013Computerworld-Microsoft's recent price increases for its client-access licenses(CALs)is a"lose-lose"deal for enterprise customers but likely a major revenue boost for Microsoft,analysts said today. On Dec.1,Microsoft overhauled its ...
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Starbucks Rolles a New Reusable Plastic Cup to Cut Down Waste
Jan 4, 2013US-based coffee chain Starbucks has rolled out a new reusable plastic cup at its cafes in a bid to cut down waste. The new $1 cups, which were trialed across 600 stores in the Pacific Northwest over the past few months are expected to be ...
Tags: Starbucks, reusable plastic cup, Packaging
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Menasha Acquires Rand Diversified
Jan 4, 2013US-based Menasha Packaging, a subsidiary of Menasha, has acquired Rand Diversified, a full-service contract packaging and at-retail marketing company. The acquisition will enable the company to expand its business across the East Coast. ...
Tags: Menasha Packaging, subsidiary of Menasha, Rand Diversified
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FDA Has Granted 510(K) Clearance to Medical Modeling's VSP System Product Line
Jan 4, 2013The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to Medical Modeling's Virtual Surgical Planning (VSP) system product line. The products, which utilize the company's VSP system technology, include VSP Orthognathics ...
Tags: FDA, VSP system product line, US, approval
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The PC Industry Got Another Does of Sour News
Jan 4, 2013Computerworld-The PC industry got another does of sour news Friday when Intel announced it's cutting its third-quarter revenue outlook. The world's largest chip maker lowered its revenue forecast from an expected$13.8 billion to$14.8 ...
Tags: Intel, PC industry
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Non-Invasive Hemodynamic Patient Monitoring System Has Obtained 510(K) Clearance
Jan 4, 2013Tensys Medical's new continuous, non-invasive hemodynamic patient monitoring system has obtained 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The TL-300 system, a member of T-Line family, is designed for use in ...
Tags: Hemodynamic Patient Monitor, FDA Approval, TL-300 system
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Ihs Launches a New Packaging Look for H2O Overdrive
Jan 4, 2013Sports beverages manufacturer Innovative Health Solutions (IHS) has announced the launch of a new packaging look for its product H2O Overdrive. IHS co-founder and developer of H2O Overdrive Terry Giles said the new packaging has a good ...
Tags: IHS, New Packaging, Sports Drink, H2O Overdrive
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Workday on Monday Unveiled a New Set of Enhancements to Its Cloud-Based ERP Software
Jan 4, 2013IDG News Service-Workday on Monday unveiled a new set of enhancements to its cloud-based ERP software aimed at winning business from large multinational companies. The announcement,made as Workday begins its Workday Rising user ...
Tags: workday, SAP, enterprise Apps
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Different Hacker Groups Claim to Have Breached Servers Belonging to ImageShack
Jan 4, 2013IDG News Service-Different hacker groups claim to have breached servers belonging to ImageShack,Symantec,PayPal and other organizations. On Sunday,a hacker group called HTP claimed to have compromised Web servers,MySQL databases,routers ...
Tags: hackers, ImageShack, Symantec, PayPal
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Digital Certificates Are Being Used for "Man in The Middle" Attacks on Google Properties
Jan 4, 2013Digital certificates issued by an authority in Turkey are being used for "man in the middle" attacks on Google properties, according to warnings issued by both Microsoft and Google. The security flaw was traced to a fraudulent digital ...
Tags: Microsoft, Google, Turkey, security flaw
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Accumetrics Has Received CE Marking for Point-of-Care Measurement
Jan 4, 2013Accumetrics' VerifyNow II System has received CE marking for point-of-care measurement of platelet reactivity to antiplatelet agents. The receival of Ce mark is expected to expand the market opportunities for the VerifyNow System in both ...
Tags: Accumetrics, VerifyNow II System, CE marking, platelet reactivity
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Bio AMD Limited Submitted a Patent Application for IRRA at Intellectual Property Office
Jan 4, 2013Bio-AMD's majority owned medical devices subsidiary, Bio AMD Limited has submitted a patent application for an Immunoassay Result Reading Apparatus (IRRA) at UK Intellectual Property Office. The IRRA technology can be applied to any ...
Tags: medical devices, Bio AMD Limited, IRRA, UK
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I'll Never Forget a Conversation I Had with The Head of It at Pepsico's Pizza Hut Division
Jan 4, 2013CIO-I'll never forget a conversation I had with the head of IT at PepsiCo's Pizza Hut division in 1984.At the time,Pizza Hut's technology operation was completely mainframe-based.The IT chief(who had a PhD in computer science)told me ...
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Colt's New Data-Center Architecture Is Designed to Allow Operators More Flexibility
Jan 4, 2013IDG News Service-Colt's new data-center architecture is designed to allow operators more flexibility in managing power and cooling,without having to do extensive remodelling,the company said Monday. The architecture,called Ftec,should be ...
Tags: Colt's new data-center architecture, managing power and cooling
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Vari-Lites Is Used for Busy Summer Season
Jan 4, 2013As the big international acts start to head down under for the busy summer season there is one thing many of them have in common - Vari*Lites. Elton John's lighting designer Kevin 'Stick' Bye, a former Vari-Lite technician, prefers to use ...
Tags: summer season, Philips, lighting designer
