Software
Apple Case Seen as Possible Spur to Tax Action
May 22, 2013 10:08 am | by MARCY GORDON, AP Business Writers PETER SVENSSON, AP Business Writers | News | CommentsNow that tech darling Apple Inc. has been dragged front and center into the debate over the U.S. tax code, lawmakers are hoping that the spotlight on such a high-profile company could be the catalyst for Congress to take action to close loopholes or reform the law.
LISTED UNDER: Boards & Modules | Development Kits | Power
Iron-Platinum Alloys Could be New-Generation Hard Drives
May 21, 2013 9:31 am | by Andy Fell, UC Davis | News | CommentsMeeting the demand for more data storage in smaller volumes means using materials made up of ever-smaller magnets, or nanomagnets. One promising material for a potential new generation of recording media is an alloy of iron and platinum with an ordered crystal structure. Researchers led by Professor Kai Liu and graduate student Dustin Gilbert at the University of California, Davis ...
LISTED UNDER: ICS | SoftwareAgilent Technologies Introduces Automated Switching Solution for Testing Multilane Digital Bus Standards
May 20, 2013 1:17 pm | by Agilent Technologies Inc. | News | CommentsAgilent Technologies Inc. [NYSE: A] has introduced an automated switching solution for testing each lane of a multilane digital bus interface. The automated switching solution works with Infiniium Series oscilloscopes and is available on compliance applications for multilane buses, including DisplayPort, HDMI, PCI-Express and MIPI D-PHY and M-PHY interfaces.
LISTED UNDER: Software, OtherAricent Adds CAPWAP to its WLAN Solutions Portfolio
May 16, 2013 6:09 pm | by The Aricent Group | News | CommentsThe Aricent Group has announced the addition of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)-defined Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) software framework to its field-proven communications software and solutions portfolio. The software is available immediately.
LISTED UNDER: Software, OtherAgilent Technologies Announces Enhancements to Automate Verizon IMS VoIP Compliance Test Plan
May 14, 2013 4:21 pm | by Agilent Technologies Inc. | News | CommentsAgilent N5973A software is used in conjunction with the Agilent PXT wireless communications test set and the 8960 wireless communications test set. The new N5973A-4FP scripts provide full automation for voice-over-LTE functional tests such as call setup and teardown, call waiting and handovers to eHRPD.
LISTED UNDER: Software, OtherBMC Software Agrees To Be Sold for $6.6B
May 7, 2013 9:04 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsBMC Software Inc. has agreed to be sold to a private investor group for about $6.6 billion in cash. The Houston-based maker of system management software for businesses said Monday that the deal is for $46.25 per share. That's less than 2 percent above Friday's closing stock price of $45.42.
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Sensor-Specific Solutions Include App Software
May 3, 2013 10:00 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsData Translation, Inc. has announced two sensor specific, USB-powered modules with application software for the growing educational market. These new devices allow lab and field testing for experimentation, sound, vibration, and temperature analysis. The DT9828E, USB thermocouple module features...
LISTED UNDER: Components, Other | Memory, DRAM | Memory, EmbeddedMozilla: UK Spyware Company Hijacking Our Brand
May 1, 2013 9:59 am | by RAPHAEL SATTER, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Mozilla Foundation — responsible for the Firefox browser — said late Tuesday that Gamma International Ltd. was passing off its FinFisher spy software as a Firefox product to avoid detection. Mozilla described the tactic as abusive...
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How a Phony Tweet and Computer Trades Sank Stocks
April 25, 2013 9:22 am | by BERNARD CONDON, AP Business Writers MATTHEW CRAFT, AP Business Writers | News | CommentsFor a few surreal minutes, a mere 12 words on Twitter caused the world's mightiest stock market to tremble. No sooner did hackers send a false Associated Press tweet reporting explosions at the White House on Tuesday than investors started dumping stocks — eventually unloading $134 billion worth.
LISTED UNDER: Embedded Systems & Networking | Software, OtherIBM Acquires UrbanCode to Help Businesses Rapidly Deliver Mobile, Cloud, Big Data and Social Software
April 23, 2013 2:37 pm | by IBM | News | CommentsIBM [NYSE: IBM] has announced it has acquired UrbanCode Inc. Based in Cleveland, OH, UrbanCode automates the delivery of software, helping businesses quickly release and update mobile, social, big data, cloud applications.
LISTED UNDER: Software, OtherAxiros Announces the Global Release of AXESS.ACS As a Service
April 23, 2013 12:34 pm | by Axiros | News | CommentsAxiros has announced that its flagship product, the AXESS.ACS TR-069 device management solution, is now available on a hosted platform. AXESS.ACS as a Service provides the same rigorous functionality as the original but in a cloud-based format.
LISTED UNDER: Boards & Modules | Software, OtherAgilent Technologies’ PXT Wireless Communications Test Set Selected by Tri-L Solutions for LTE Over-the-Air Test
April 22, 2013 5:48 pm | by Agilent Technologies Inc. | News | CommentsAgilent Technologies Inc. has announced that Tri-L Solutions Inc. has selected Agilent’s PXT wireless communications test set and integrated it with Tri-L Solutions SmarTest measurement software for testing LTE over the air. The Tri-L anechoic chamber-based OTA test system provides an accurate...
LISTED UNDER: Software, Other | Test and Measurement, OtherSouthco Acquires Uniley Industrial Components
April 22, 2013 5:34 pm | by Southco, Inc. | News | CommentsSouthco, Inc. has announced its acquisition of Unikey Industrial Components. With this acquisition, Southco expands its broad range of engineered access hardware solutions and extends the company’s global market presence into South America.
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Former Google CEO Shares Vision in Tech Treatise
April 22, 2013 10:05 am | by MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsThe ability for anyone with an Internet-connected device to broadcast revelatory information and video is one of the reasons why Schmidt and Cohen wrote the book. The two met in Baghdad in 2009 and were both struck by how Iraqis were finding resourceful ways to use Internet services to improve their lives, despite war-zone conditions.
LISTED UNDER: Sensors & Transducers | Software, Other
Averna's New Test & Quality Management Software
April 15, 2013 11:12 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsAverna premier test solution provider to electronics and communications OEMs, has announced Release 6.2 of its ProligentTest and Quality Management software, featuring a personalized environment that incorporates new and improved reports and a landing page for quick user help.
LISTED UNDER: Software, CAD / CAM / CAE | Software, Circuit / System Analysis | Software, Design
