University of Guelph researcher Atsuko Negishi is investigating a novel and unlikely source of natural fibres that may one day lessen our dependence on petroleum: hagfish slime. The textile industry needs an affordable, sustainable ...
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Gmail ran into technical difficulties again on Friday, the fourth such issue in a little over a week, and all happening after Google announced the elimination of its free Google Apps edition. The latest problem cropped up early Friday ...
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Harvard researchers have been able to use sequencing technology to store 70 billion copies of a yet-unpublished book in DNA binary code. The results of the project by researchers at Harvard University's Wyss Institute for Biologically ...
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The U.S. House is moving closer to acting on legislation that would make green cards available to as many as 55,000 foreign nationals who have earned advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering or math -- the so-called STEM fields. ...
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Donald Farmer, VP for Product Management at business intelligence (BI) technology provider QlikTech, spoke with MIS Asia recently about the new face of business analytics. Find below the expurgated transcript of the first part of our ...
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Novosoft, one of the leading providers of backup solutions for small and medium businesses, revealed details of the upcoming update to their Online Backup service. The list of planned changes includes improved billing, new authorization ...
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IBM is opening its first research center in Africa, capping several years of international marketing by the Kenyan government and visits by IBM officials. The center will be at Catholic University of Eastern Africa in Nairobi and will be ...
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You don't have to be a technical genius to keep your computer operating as smoothly and as quickly as it did the day you brought it home. Is that a startling revelation? If you answered yes to that question, "Why Is My PC So Slow?" is ...
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Global ICT leaders will gather to discuss topics including the ‘radical transformation of the ICT industry’ at this year’s ITU Telecom World 2012, opening in Dubai next month. The event is staged for 14-18 October, and ...
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iScen is a software that lets you quickly create interactive scenarios with multimedia content and replay them on a network with multiple players. This tool is specifically intended for management, training and crisis simulation. It is ...
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Air Techniques, a manufacturer of dental equipments, has named John Scott as the company's new president. Scott, who has seven years of experience in the dental industry, recently served at Air Techniques as vice president of sales and ...
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Leading digital signage software provider serves half of the top 25 ranked schools. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2012-2013 were released on October 4. Visix congratulates its customers who ranked high on this ...
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An Apple iPad with a smaller screen, if released, could create tough decisions for buyers and slow the momentum of the current 9.7-in. iPad and a number of Android devices with 7-in. and 8-in. screens, analysts said on Thursday. ...
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA, June 11, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Ascendify emerges from private beta and launches its new social recruiting platform at NACE 2012 show in Las Vegas and SHRM 2012 show in Atlanta and aims to improve the way job seekers ...
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Computer Lab Solutions and Faronics have decided to join together, to offer their customers the best possible products. Computer Lab Solutions, makers of the computer lab management software LabStats, has partnered with Vancouver, B.C. ...
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