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Daktronics Installs Video and Scoring System at University of West Georgia Football Stadium

The University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Ga., unveiled their brand new football stadium with a state-of-the-art video and scoring system designed, manufactured and installed by Daktronics

30 Oct 2009

Day4 Energy Executes Deal for 2.4MW PV Power Plant in Germany

Day4 Energy Inc. (TSX: DFE), a leading manufacturer of high performance, cost-effective solar electric modules, today announced it has executed an agreement to deliver a turnkey 2.4 megawatt (MW) roof-mounted turnkey photovoltaic power plant for Gunther Heiss Solar Gmbh & Co. KG in Germany. The project is being financed through a local Volksbank, backed up by Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt am Main.

30 Oct 2009

INK-B-GONE Announces Program to Help Breast Cancer Survivors Remove Radiation Tattoos

INK-B-GONE, leader in laser tattoo removal, is proud to announce a new program to help breast cancer survivors by offering complimentary removal of radiation tattoos.

30 Oct 2009

Kyocera Mita America Releases Advanced Applications for its MFPs

ColorLock, AccessLock Offer Organizations Control of Device Accessibility for a Streamlined Approach to MFP Usage Kyocera Mita America, Inc., one of the world's leading document solutions companies, today announ...

30 Oct 2009

Evergreen Solar to Launch ES-C Series String Ribbon Solar Panels

Evergreen Solar, Inc. (NasdaqGM: ESLR), a manufacturer of String Ribbon™ solar power products with its proprietary, low-cost silicon wafer technology, will introduce its ES-C Series String Ribbon solar panels, the company’s first-ever off-grid panels, at its booth during Solar Power International 2009 in Anaheim, Calif., October 27-29. Also showcased will be the company’s ES-A line of 200, 205 and 210 watt high output solar panels designed with its new black frame for increased aesthetics.

30 Oct 2009

Hitachi EPON Solutions Support Mobile Backhaul and Business Services

Hitachi Communication Technologies America, Inc. (HCTA), the only vendor offering a comprehensive line of EPON, GPON, DePON™, MW-PON™, and RFoG equipment today announced that its EPON solutions are supporting the growth of mobile backhaul and business services. Recent successes in delivering service for mobile backhaul are driving the use of EPON in service provider networks. The industry is increasing the use of fiber technologies to access cell towers and business customers. PON technologies were created to make efficient use of fiber and recent deployments of Hitachi’s EPON for mobile backhaul have proven their value in cellular networks. This trend will continue along with the need for bandwidth and cell tower density.

30 Oct 2009

Samsung Electronics America Debuts HDTV Monitors

Samsung’s 933HD+ and 2333HD LCD Monitors Offer Extensive Range of Entertainment Options

30 Oct 2009

CommScope Unveils New Nano Amplifier Under Signal Vision Subscriber Drop Product Line

With the growing demand for DOCSIS 3.0 high-speed data services, high definition television (HDTV) programming and a requirement to reduce size and costs, many cable operators desire the convenience of having amplification in a Nano-compact housing. To help meet this demand, CommScope has introduced a new Nano amplifier to the Signal Vision line of subscriber drop products.

30 Oct 2009

Silicon Line Extends Physical Layer IC Set's Data Rate Range to 3 Gbps

Silicon Line GmbH, a provider of ultra-low power analog ICs, today announced that it has extended the data rate range of its world record setting physical layer IC set for optical data transmission to 3 Gbps.

30 Oct 2009

Novartis Completes Installation of New Solar Array Near Vacaville Biopharmaceutical Site

Novartis announced today the completion of the new 1 megawatt (MW) solar array near its Vacaville biopharmaceutical site. The announcement was made at a ceremony which celebrated the collective effort of state and local officials, employees and business partners in championing the approval, construction and completion of the $7 million dollar power plant. The five acre array will supply 20% of the manufacturing facility’s electrical needs.

30 Oct 2009

eASIC’s Nextreme NEW ASICs to be Incorporated in Mitsubishi Display Wall Cube Systems

eASIC Corporation, a provider of NEW ASIC devices, today announced that Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Kyoto Works), a leading global manufacturer of display wall systems, has selected eASIC’s Nextreme NEW ASICs for its Seventy Series Display Wall Cube Systems. Mitsubishi Electric used eASIC’s Nextreme devices to replace existing gate-arrays and improve the video processing system performance by 50%.

30 Oct 2009

IDGA to Launch New Products at Soldier Equipment & Technology Expo in North Carolina

The Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA), in conjunction with Adams Industries, Inc and Threat4 Xacore has announced new products that will be released during the Soldier Equipment & Technology Expo in Fayetteville, North Carolina this November 17-18.

30 Oct 2009

Telescopes Help See Jewel Box Star Cluster in New Light

The combination of images taken by three exceptional telescopes: the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, the ESO Very Large Telescope on Cerro Paranal, the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla observatory has allowed the stunning Jewel Box star cluster to be seen in a whole new light

30 Oct 2009

Moritex Launches New Long Working Distance Lens Featuring 0.5x Magnification

Moritex Corporation, a leading machine vision and digital imaging manufacturer, has added a new long working distance lens, ML05-250N, to its existing lineup

30 Oct 2009

Research Report Suggests PV Manufacturers Must Be Ready for Market Saturation by 2013

Companies at every step of the solar photovoltaic value chain must prepare for saturation in key markets by 2013, according to the latest research report Solar Annual 2009: Total Eclipse from PHOTON Consulting. While PHOTON’s near-term outlook for sector growth is very positive, PHOTON’s team of analysts, researchers and consultants believe saturation of a key large PV market within the next five years will drive a downturn for PV manufacturers more severe than anything the sector has faced to-date.

30 Oct 2009