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BIO-key Offers its Fingerprint ID Solution Along with IBM Tivoli Access Manager

BIO-key International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BKYI), a leader in finger-based biometric identification solutions, today announced the availability of BIO-key's fingerprint ID solution as part of the standard release of IBM Tivoli Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On.

9 Feb 2010

Olympus Adds SP-600UZ Compact SLR Camera to SP Series

Packed with cutting-edge technology and featuring a 15x ultra-zoom

9 Feb 2010

LASER COMPONENTS Offers FLEXPOINT Laser Diode Modules

Not Just as a Laser Diode, But as a Module as Well!

8 Feb 2010

Olympus Unleashes World's First 30x Optical Zoom Compact Digital Camera

Packed with cutting-edge technology and featuring a 30x ultra-zoom

8 Feb 2010

Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer Helps to Locate Faults in Fiber Optics

GAO Instruments recommends this compact Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer (OTDR)

8 Feb 2010

Scanning Microwave Microscopy from Agilent Technologies Wins Major Innovation Award

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that its Scanning Microwave Microscopy Mode (SMM Mode) has been named one of 10 2009 Prism Award winners by judges from SPIE and the advisory board of Laurin Publishing's Photonics Spectra magazine.

8 Feb 2010

DSM Optimizes its KhepriCoat Solar Anti-Reflective Coating System

DSM Functional Coatings today announced the further optimization of its KhepriCoat™ solar anti-reflective coating system

8 Feb 2010

Luxottica Partners with Essilor for Australian, New-Zealand Markets

Luxottica Group (MTA: LUX; NYSE: LUX), a leader in the design, manufacturing and distribution of premium fashion, luxury and sports eyewear, and Essilor International (NYSE Euronext: EI), the world leader in ophthalmic lenses, announced today that the two companies have formed a long-term joint-venture for the Australian and New-Zealand markets.

8 Feb 2010

Olympus Announces µTOUGH-6020 Compact Digital Camera for Outdoor Activities

Sporty Tough for outdoor activities featuring "5x Zoom" and "DUAL IS"

8 Feb 2010

Roth + Rau to Acquire 100% of OTB Solar

Roth & Rau AG is to take over from the OTB Group B.V., Eindhoven, Netherlands, 100% of the shares in that company´s subsidiary OTB Solar B.V. (OTB). OTB´s product portfolio consists of systems and technologies for the solar industry, especially antireflective coating systems and turnkey production lines for use in the manufacture of crystalline silicon solar cells. Moreover, OTB´s core competencies also include high-rate PECVD coating processes and industrial ink-jet printing applications with interesting potential for use in the production of new, high-efficiency solar cells.

8 Feb 2010

Broadcom to Acquire Supplier of EPON Chipsets and Software

Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Teknovus, a leading supplier of Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) chipsets and software. EPON is a technology providing broadband services at up to 10 Gigabits per second over fiber optic cables. EPON represents approximately 94% of the FTTx (e.g. Fiber-to-the-Home) connections in the Asia Pacific region. According to the Dell’Oro Group, the Asia Pacific PON market is expected to grow from 22.8 million to 94.5 million subscribers by 2014, a CAGR of 33% (2009-2014).

8 Feb 2010

World's Slimmest Camera with 5X Zoom Lens Available from Olympus Imaging

The world's slimmest 5x zoom and HD movie recording capability

8 Feb 2010

Olympus Imaging Launches New Compact Digital Camera Featuring 10X Zoom

The new flagship of the µ Series line of Slim & Stylish Zoom Cameras

8 Feb 2010

Recolight Releases New Video to Showcase Lamp Recycling Services

Recolight, the UK’s leading specialist WEEE compliance scheme for lamps, has launched a film to highlight the services it provides and to raise awareness of the importance of recycling Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs).

6 Feb 2010

Gulf Power and Pensacola City Partner to Test LED Lights for Streets

Gulf Power is teaming up with the City of Pensacola to test a new lighting technology for streets and selected downtown areas. The two-year test, which also involves the Electric Power Research Institute, will analyze Light Emitting Diode (LED) lights for energy savings and maintenance costs and serve as a research database for utilities and municipalities for evaluating LED technology for more uses.

6 Feb 2010