Articles in the Technology Category

Canon succeeds in developing world’s largest CMOS image sensor, with ultra-high sensitivity
By Jessica Winston
Posted in Technology on 31 August 2010

TOKYO,Canon Inc. announced today that it has successfully developed the world’s largest*1 CMOS image sensor, with a chip size measuring 202 x 205 mm. Because its expanded size enables greater light-gathering capability, the sensor is capable of capturing images in one one-hundredth the amount of light required by a professional-model digital SLR camera.
At 202 x [...]

Kodak to Host Customers at ENKUENTRA 2010 in Mexico City, a Showcase of the Print Industry’s Latest Trends, Solutions and Issues
By Jessica Winston
Posted in Technology on 31 August 2010

Rochester, NY, — Kodak announces the inaugural ENKUENTRA 2010, a Forum in Graphic Communications that will occur from Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 at the eLago Restaurant in Mexico City. The two-day event will facilitate expert presentations and user workshops centered on market issues and trends related to packaging, digital printing, prepress and workflow. Attendees [...]

Canon Inc. Will Exhibit Prototypes Of Two New Telephoto Lenses Under Development,”EF500mm F4L IS II USM” “EF600mm F4L IS II USM” At Photokina, 2010
By Jessica Winston
Posted in Technology on 30 August 2010

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., August 27, 2010 – Canon Inc. today announced the development of two new telephoto lenses, EF500mm F4L IS II USM and EF600mm F4L IS II USM for use with all EOS single-lens reflex cameras. Canon Inc. will exhibit prototypes of these new lenses at Photokina, being held in the city of Cologne, [...]

Abbyy Receives Fifth Consecutive KMWorld Magazine Trend-Setting Product Award
By Jessica Winston
Posted in Technology on 30 August 2010

FlexiCapture 9.0 Data and Document Capture System Recognized on 2010 Product List
Milpitas, Calif., (August 24, 2010) — ABBYY®, a leading provider of document recognition, data capture and linguistic software, today announced that ABBYY FlexiCapture 9.0, a leading data and document capture technology, has been named by KMWorld Magazine as a Trend-Setting Product of the Year [...]

New Sprint Football Live Streams Live Games, Delivers College and Pro Football Information – Free to Sprint Data Subscribers
By Mark Hall
Posted in Technology on 16 August 2010

Fantasy football information from leading fantasy sites and exclusive behind-the-scenes video from Collinsworth, Suh and Casserly included.
Whether you’re standing on the sidelines at your child’s weekend afternoon soccer game or need to keep up with your fantasy team while sitting in the stadium watching your favorite team, with Sprint Football Live it’s no problem. Football [...]

HP TippingPoint Updates Zero Day Initiative Program to Improve Security for Clients
By Mark Hall
Posted in Technology on 16 August 2010

PALO ALTO, Calif. — HP today announced an enhancement to the HP TippingPoint Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) that calls for the publishing of vulnerability advisories no later than six months after flaws are detected and submitted to the program.
After this period, ZDI will publically release limited details of the vulnerabilities so end-users can take precautionary [...]

HP Awarded $200 Million Contract to Maintain Medicare Part B Claims Processing System
By Mark Hall
Posted in Technology on 16 August 2010

PALO ALTO, Calif. — HP Enterprise Services today announced it has been awarded a contract worth up to $200 million by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide application services that improve Medicare Part B claims processing as well as the delivery of healthcare services to beneficiaries.
The Medicare Part B Shared [...]

NASA Announces Commercial Crew Initiative Forum
By Mark Hall
Posted in Technology on 16 August 2010

WASHINGTON — NASA is hosting a forum to present an overview of common themes captured from industry responses to NASA’s Commercial Crew Initiative Request For Information (RFI). The forum is scheduled for 9 to 11:30 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 19 at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St. SW, Washington.
The RFI, issued on May 21, collected information [...]

First NASA It Summit To Gather Industry Leaders And Explore Tech Innovations
By Mark Hall
Posted in Technology on 16 August 2010

WASHINGTON — NASA’s first Information Technology (IT) Summit will bring together government and industry leaders to explore the outer reaches of information technology.
The summit, which takes place August 16-18 at the Gaylord National Harbor in Maryland, will gather 750 participants and more than 100 expert presenters with themes on collaboration, social networking, innovation, infrastructure, [...]

NASA Plans Next Space Station Repair Spacewalk For Monday
By Mark Hall
Posted in Technology on 16 August 2010

HOUSTON — The third spacewalk to restore full cooling capability to the International Space Station is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 16.
Expedition 24 Flight Engineers Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson will venture outside to install a replacement pump and connect its electrical and fluid lines. The two NASA astronauts conducted the first two spacewalks [...]