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Spirent Communications Unveils HyperMetrics 2/4/8Gb Fibre Channel Test Module

Responding to the performance demands of dynamic, terabit-capacity data centers, Spirent Communications plc (LSE: SPT), the global leader in enterprise network testing, today introduced the Spirent HyperMetrics 2/4/8Gb Fibre Channel test module. By leveraging a holistic, unified test system, data center operators, network equipment vendors and system integrators can test every aspect of tomorrow’s converged networks pre and post deployment.

18 Nov 2009

Nemotek Introduces WLC Demonstration Kit for Sensors, Camera Modules, Mobile Phones

Nemotek Technologie, a manufacturer of customized Wafer-Level Cameras (WLCs) for portable applications, today announced the availability of its WLC demonstration kit for sensor, camera module and mobile phone vendors. Compatible with all sensor types, the demonstration kit simplifies the company’s camera testing process by including a removable daughter board for testing between cameras. Reliable and easy-to-use, the demonstration kit allows portable application vendors to select the best WLC solution to fit their needs and eliminates additional testing equipment to significantly reduce costs.

18 Nov 2009

Digital Check’s TellerScan TS240 Check Scanner Certified by Silver Bullet Technology

Digital Check (http://www.digitalcheck.com), a provider of desktop check scanners and remote deposit capture technology to the financial industry, announced that Pensacola, Fla.-based Silver Bullet Technology has now certified and supports Digital Check’s recently launched TellerScan TS240, a check scanner designed for teller and remote deposit applications, with its Ranger API software solution.

18 Nov 2009

Buckeye Cablevision to Use Kabel-X Process for Fiber-to-the-Home Trial in Ohio System

Kabel-X™ USA, LLC announced today that Buckeye Cablevision Inc. has chosen their unique new process to deploy a fiber-to-the-home trial in its Toledo, OH system. Buckeye will transition an existing subdivision to a fiber-to-the-home solution without construction of new facilities in the easements. Buckeye is the largest cable firm operating in the Toledo, OH, area, providing a suite of video, voice and data services to approximately 150,000 subscribers.

18 Nov 2009

FilmLight Supplies Baselight Colour Grading Systems for Installations at Sony Studios in California

FilmLight today announces delivery of seven Baselight colour grading systems to Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). The systems will be installed at its newly-built digital intermediate facilities on the Sony Studios lot in Culver City, California, and connected to the studio’s Digital Backbone. The package includes three Baselight EIGHT systems that have been installed in state-of-the-art 4K digital intermediate grading theatres designed for both standard and 3D stereoscopic feature film work. The installation also includes two Baselight FOURs for use in suites designed primarily for television projects and two Baselight Assists, for pre-grading and other preparatory work.

18 Nov 2009

VESA Releases Updated Embedded DisplayPort Standard

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) issued its updated Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) Standard, a companion standard to DisplayPort Version 1.1a. The new eDP version provides an updated definition of requirements and options for the standard panel interface in embedded display applications.

18 Nov 2009

Pandigital Launches New Portable Photo Scanners Under PhotoLink Brand

Company Updates PhotoLink Scanner Line with Models Featuring New Capabilities

18 Nov 2009

NAOC to Participate in Development of Thirty Meter Telescope Project

The National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) has joined the Thirty Meter Telescope Project

18 Nov 2009

Romeo and Juliette Laser Hair Removal Center of NY Deploys Cynosure Elite MPX Laser System

Romeo and Juliette Laser Hair Removal on East 57(th) Street is the first laser hair removal center in New York City to own the newly introduced Elite MPX laser system by Cynosure

18 Nov 2009

Ace Hardware's Colorado Stores to Take Holiday Incandescent Lights for Recycling

Demonstrating that it is "the helpful place" for all seasons, Ace Hardware today announced that stores in Colorado will accept traditional, incandescent holiday lights for recycling between November 23, 2009 and February 15, 2010. Participating stores will also offer discounts on the purchase of new energy efficient LED light sets for consumers who bring in incandescent lights for recycling.

18 Nov 2009

Researchers Used 1 Milliwatt Tiny Beam of Light to Move Nanoscale Silicon Structure

With a bit of leverage, Cornell researchers have used a very tiny beam of light with as little as 1 milliwatt of power to move a silicon structure up to 12 nanometers. That's enough to completely switch the optical properties of the structure from opaque to transparent.

18 Nov 2009

Bourns Unleashes WEBENCH Designer Tool for Creating LED Driver Solutions

Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components, today announced that the company has introduced the availability of WEBENCH Designer customized specifically for Bourns and its inductor customers. In cooperation with National Semiconductor Corp., the Bourns version of WEBENCH Designer is available now on the Bourns website, http://www.bourns.com. It is a powerful design and prototyping tool designed to help create power supplies, DC-DC converters and LED driver solutions that meet design requirements for simulation, optimization and quick prototypes. WEBENCH tools enable designers to easily fine-tune switching power supply and LED driver designs and solve problems before a prototype is built, alleviating the time and extra costs associated with traditional design methods. The new toolset can also be used for device selection allowing customers to locate the optimal switching regulator and Inductor products for their power supply and LED applications.

18 Nov 2009

German Ministry Awards Grant for Development of Cheaper OLED Products

Applied Materials, Inc., Merck KGaA and the Braunschweig University of Technology (TU-BS) today announced that they have been awarded a grant by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) to develop processes to lower the cost of manufacturing organic light-emitting diode (OLED) lighting for general illumination applications. Applied will spearhead the three-year project, named Light InLine (LILi), joining forces with Merck, a leading manufacturer of high performance OLED materials and TU-BS, an internationally recognized center for OLED research. Work on the LILi project will be centered at Applied Materials’ advanced development facility in Alzenau, Germany.

18 Nov 2009

OfficeDepot.com Now Offers ClearLite Natural Full Spectrum Lamps and Natural Light CFL Bulbs

Clear-Lite Holdings, Inc. (“Clear-Lite”) (OTCBB: CLRH), a leading innovator of eco-friendly lighting and the appreciably safer ArmorLite: A Safer CFL, announces that its Natural Full Spectrum floor and table lamps and its “natural light” CFL bulbs are now available on OfficeDepot.com, which attracts 37 million visitors annually.

18 Nov 2009

FPL Launches Next Generation Solar Education Station at David C. Hinson Middle School, Daytona Beach

Just weeks after President Obama visited Florida to commission Florida Power & Light's (NYSE: FPL) DeSoto Next Generation Energy Center -- the largest photovoltaic solar plant in the nation -- FPL and officials with Volusia County Schools unveiled similar technology at David C. Hinson Middle School in Daytona Beach.

18 Nov 2009