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Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 8/3/2009+ - (USA)
Windows Azure, Azure Data Services, SQL Azure Database and related cloud computing topics now appear in this weekly series. • Update 8/4 and 8/5/2009: Added initial Azure sessions at PDC 09, move out of USA – Northwest data center, Geneva for Azure and other additions. Note: This post is updated daily or more frequently, depending on the availability of new articles in the following sections: Azure Blob, Table and Queue Services SQL Azure Database (SADB) .
http://oakleafblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/windows-azure-and-cloud-computing-posts.html
Three Sentenced to US Federal Prison for Illegally Exporting Highly Sensitive Technology to China - (USA)
In two separate cases, three men have been sentenced to federal prison for attempting to transport sensitive and advanced U.S. technology to the People's Republic of China (PRC). Two men were sentenced yesterday, and another man linked to one of the schemes was sentenced last week to five years in prison. William Chi-Wai Tsu, 61, a Beijing resident, was sentenced yesterday to 40 months imprisonment for his role in exporting high-tech integrated circuits with military applications to the PRC. I
http://chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/2009/08/three-sentenced-to-us-prison-in-tech.html
Formtek, Inc. Implements an Alfresco Open Source ECM Solution for Dorfman Pacific - (USA)
CONCORD, Calif., July 28, 2009 — Formtek, Inc. announced today that it has successfully implemented and delivered an open source ECM solution, based on Alfresco Enterprise Edition, to Dorfman Pacific. Formtek is a leading provider of Enterprise Content Management solutions. Dorfman Pacific, one of the largest full-line, in-stock headwear and handbag companies in the world, selected Formtek to develop a more efficient method to manage and deliver their corporate images and associated metadata
http://www.ereleases.com/pr/formtek-implements-alfresco-open-source-ecm-solution-dorfman-pacific-23438
15 Companies Whose IPOs Were Complete Flops - (USA)
The most anticipated day in the life of a company is its “liquidation event”, when the founders and/or investors cash out. Typically, a liquidation event takes the form of a buyout or what is known as an initial public offering (IPO.) This is when a company offers stock to the public for the first time. A successful IPO - like Google’s - generates millions or even billions of dollars which the company uses to further expand. Unfortunately, simply conducting an IPO does not guarantee success. S
http://www.billshrink.com/blog/15-companies-whose-ipos-were-complete-flops/
worthy Alloy - (USA)
Pittsburgh-area Native and NASA Astronaut Commander Inspects Latrobe Specialty Steel’s Production of Space-worthy AlloyLATROBE, Pa., Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ — Pittsburgh-area native and veteran astronaut with more than a year’s time in space, Col. Mike Fincke will examine the processes and quality control systems at Latrobe Specialty Steel (LSS) on Tuesday, August 11th. Colonel Fincke will explain to the LSS employees that the lives of the NASA astronauts depend on the cleanliness of the vacuum rem
http://www.only2press.com/archives/19013
Security: Three jailed for illegally exporting sensitive U.S. technology to China - (USA)
In two separate cases, three men have been sentenced to federal prison for attempting to transport sensitive and advanced U.S. technology to the People's Republic of China (PRC). Two men were sentenced yesterday, and another man linked to one of the schemes was sentenced last week to five years in prison.William Chi-Wai Tsu, 61, a Beijing resident, was sentenced yesterday to 40 months imprisonment for his role in exporting high-tech integrated circuits with military applications to the PRC.In a
http://ionglobaltrends.blogspot.com/2009/08/security-three-jailed-for-illegally.html
Northrop Grumman Corporation - Defining the Future - (USA)
Northrop Grumman Corporation
http://www.northropgrumman.com/
Floatin' Powa News Service: Brave Gnu, Whirled. - (USA)
CLICK ME ~ WHILE YOU STILL CAN Lebanese army on alert after reported IDF build-up along border Tension mounted Monday in southern Lebanon after Israeli forces reportedly advanced to the area of the Shaba farms, forcing the Lebanese army on alert, a Lebanese army source said. The source said three armored Israeli vehicles, accompanied by a civilian car, advanced towards Shaba Farms, located at the junction of south-east Lebanon, south-west Syria and northern Israel. Jumblat: I Alone A
http://babbazeesbrain.blogspot.com/2009/08/floatin-powa-news-service-brave-gnu.html
Short-Term Focus on Workforce Affects Aerospace and Defense Industries - (USA)
Loss of critical business knowledge and skill is a major concern
http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=17839
The F-22 Program Cancellation: The Aftermath - (USA)
Way back in January, 2009, I started posting on the F-22 Raptor program , on how, “One of the first weapon systems-related decisions the Obama administration will have to make is whether to purchase additional Lockheed-Martin F-22 Raptors, after the last one of a 183 aircraft order has been delivered.” Already back then, the F-22 issue, and those of related weapon systems, such as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, promised to be highly charged political issues, involving numerous and serious nat
http://themoderatevoice.com/42046/the-f-22-program-cancellation-the-aftermath/
Japan’s weapons industry-Global Research - (USA)
[ FACT comments : Japan has been trying to remilitarise since at least the early 1950s. And there’s a lot of profit to the arms trade. Have they forgotten the A-bomb?] Japan’s Weapons Industry The potential consequences of Japan’s resumption of arms exports Gavan Gray Global Research , July 13, 2009 http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=14340 Reforms being backed by the Japanese government are likely to see further easing of, if not an outri
http://facthai.wordpress.com/2009/07/31/japans-weapons-industry-global-research/
Dudu Mimran Blog » Executive Moves, Venture Funding and Mergers and Acquisitions - (USA)
Web 2.0 Entrepreneur
http://www.strategicboard.com/weblog/pivot/entry.php?id=372
A vast, chicken-wing conspiracy - (USA)
There are vast, right wing conspiracies and vast, left wing conspiracies, but what is facing the biofuels industry is a vast, chicken wing conspiracy. The conspirators are drawn from groups that Daniel Gross, writing in Slate, described as “poverty activists, inflation hawks, efficiency freaks and environmentalists”, and are led by a coalition of processed food, meat and poultry producers. Meat and poultry producers are defending their business model, and let’s give them credit for that. The
http://biofuelsdigest.com/blog2/2008/11/20/a-vast-chicken-wing-conspiracy/
NASA and the Economic Crisis - (USA)
Given the bad economic news, it's time for NASA and the Obama transition team to assume the worst, and consider the possible impact of the credit crisis on space station operations.
http://kysat.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/11/nasa-and-the-economic-crisis.html
• What Makes an Entrepreneur Tick? - (USA)
Entrepreneurs provide the majority of jobs in the United States, but not a lot is known about what makes them tick. The Anatomy of an Entrepreneur , a new study released the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, fills in some gaps. Who are they? Mostly middle-class or upper-lower-class, middle-aged, well-educated and married with children. A team of researchersat Duke University, University of Akron, and the University of Southern California surveyed 549 company founders of successful bus
http://undress4success.com/what-makes-an-entrepreneur-tick/
General Dynamics and Allegheny Ludlum Illustrate the Strength of the Specialist Steel Market - (USA)
Consumption of steel in the defense sector at least has been holding up well if figures just released for General Dynamics are anything to go by. The defense and aerospace group is reported in the Washington Post as posting profits for the period ended July 5 down just 3.6%, to $618 million, from $641 million a year earlier. Revenue for the quarter was up nearly 11 percent, to $8.1 billion. The fall can be largely attributed to a downturn at Gulfstream its business jet business where the firm
http://agmetalminer.com/2009/08/03/general-dynamics-and-allegheny-ludlum-illustrate-the-strength-of-the-specialist-steel-market/
Press Release - NewsGator Passes Million-Enterprise-User Milestone and Deepens Relationship with Mic - (USA)
DENVER, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- NewsGator today cited strong momentum in the growing enterprise social computing market, reporting that over one million paid business users now take advantage of its Social Sites enterprise social computing solutions. Social Sites helps a wide range of organizations harness the value of social networking, but the financial services, pharma/biotech, professional services, high-tech, and aerospace and defense industries have been the strongest adopters of the techn
http://pressrelated.com/press-release-newsgator-passes-million-enterprise-user-milestone-and-deepens-relationship-with-microsoft.html
Thales Group, information systems serving Aerospace, Defence and Security markets - (USA)
http://www.thalesonline.com/
There is not anything that makes sense in any of this – - (USA)
From India’s News – August 7, 2009 - US reopens visa window as 25,000 H-2B visas still left Agencies Tags : US jobs, H2B visa, US immigration services Posted: Friday , Aug 07, 2009 at 1037 hrs Washington: Us flag US State dept has issued only 40,640 H-2B visa for the fiscal year 2009. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on that it has reopened its window to accept petitions for H-2B visas with immediate effect for the year 2009. In a statement USCIS said a
http://cricketdiane.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/there-is-not-anything-that-makes-sense-in-any-of-this/
ITT Corporation - (USA)
ITT Corporation provides products and services in many markets, including equipment for water and wastewater treatment and industrial processes, defense electronics and services, electronic components such as connectors and switches and a wide range of other industrial products.
http://www.itt.com/
CMMI, Agile, and Managing Projects - (USA)
The topic of CMMI and Agile has come up again with a Technical Note from SEI on how CMMI and Agile might be somehow connected. This is one of those "must read" papers. But not necessarily for the reasons the authors might expect. The abstract opens with:Agile development methods and CMMI (Capability Maturity Model® Integration) best practices are often perceived to be at odds with each other. This report clarifies why the discord need not exist and proposes that CMMI and Agile champions wor
http://herdingcats.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/11/cmmi-agile-and-managing-projects.html
PNAS: Raymond Wagner, Systems Engineer - (USA)
(On July 16, 2009, I asked for volunteers with science degrees and non-academic jobs who would be willing to be interviewed about their careers paths, with the goal of providing young scientists with more information about career options beyond the pursuit of a tenure-track faculty job that is too often assumed as a default. This post is one of those interviews, giving the responses of Raymond Wagner, an engineer and technical fellow for a defense contractor.) 1) What is your non-academic
http://scienceblogs.com/principles/2009/08/pnas_raymond_wagner_systems_en.php
Costs of Empire: ‘Time-bombs’, Guns, Risk and Anarchy (part 3) - (USA)
Posted by John Steele on November 27, 2008 This is the third and concluding part of a three-part essay written for Kasama. Part 1 is here and part 2 is here. by Eddy Laing Capital roams the planet seeking out markets to acquire and human labor to exploit. Success is the ability to yield super-profits. This neo-liberal dystopia comes to define every aspect of ‘developing world’ economies. The methods and scale of exploitation engineered in Central America by US and other capitals is typical of
http://mikeely.wordpress.com/2008/11/27/costs-of-empire-time-bombs-guns-risk-and-anarchy-part-3/
The Space Review: essays and commentary about the final frontier - (USA)
http://www.thespacereview.com/index.html
Waffen SS Official Otto von Bolschwing and the Creation of Israel, Connections to Iran Contra & Plac - (USA)
Edited by Alex Constantine(Dedicated to Benyamin Solomon of the flag-waving Friends of Republican National Socialists and Pedophiles at CONSERVATIVE VOICE, a website that promotes George Bush, Rupert Murdoch, and good, old-fashioned fascist American values.)From: "The CIA Names File on Adolf Eichmann"National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 150The CIA was surprised by Israeli agents' capture of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in Argentina in 1960, and a subsequent CIA file review
http://aconstantineblacklist.blogspot.com/2008/11/waffen-ss-official-otto-von-bolschwing.html
Waffen SS Official Otto von Bolschwing and the Creation of Israel, Connections to Iran Contra & Plac - (USA)
Edited by Alex Constantine(Dedicated to Benyamin Solomon of the flag-waving Friends of Republican National Socialists and Pedophiles at CONSERVATIVE VOICE, a website that promotes George Bush, Rupert Murdoch, and good, old-fashioned fascist American values.)From: "The CIA Names File on Adolf Eichmann"National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 150The CIA was surprised by Israeli agents' capture of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in Argentina in 1960, and a subsequent CIA file review
http://alexconstantine.blogspot.com/2008/11/waffen-ss-official-otto-von-bolschwing.html
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