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GMV Announces Strong Organic Growth In 2007
Rockville MD (SPX) Jul 29, 2008GMV has experienced strong organic growth in 2007. GMV saw a 17 percent increase in overall revenue, up to $106 million. Space and defense is the largest business area in the company. This area makes up about 62 percent of the company's revenues and saw a significant revenue increase between 2006 and 2007. Total revenue for space and defense was $77 million U.S. dollars. Most of ... more GLAST Burst Monitor Team Hard At Work 
Huntsville AL (SPX) Jul 29, 2008While only on orbit for 40 days and still in the process of a two-month checkout, NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Telescope (GLAST) has already detected 12 powerful gamma-ray bursts, an encouraging harbinger of good things to come for this mission. The gamma-ray bursts were detected by the GLAST Burst Monitor (GBM), one of two instruments on the spacecraft. "We are thrilled to be detecting ... more Ex-Google workers launch Internet search rival Cuil 
San Francisco (AFP) July 28, 2008A group of former Google engineers on Monday launched a rival Internet search engine, Cuil, saying it is an improved version of the world's most popular Web-scouring tool. Cuil's founders are taking unabashed aim at their one-time workplace, claiming they out search Google when it comes to depth and breadth on the rapidly expanding Internet. "The Internet is getting bigger and more ... more Phoenix Revises Method To Deliver Icy Sample 
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 29, 2008NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's robotic arm will use a revised collection-and-delivery sequence overnight Sunday with the goal of depositing an icy soil sample in the lander's oven. "We are going to modify the process we ran on Sol 60 to acquire another icy sample and attempt to deliver it to TEGA," the Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer, said Barry Goldstein, Phoenix project manager from NASA ... more LockMart Takes Students And Teachers On A Virtual Journey To The Moon 
Denver CO (SPX) Jul 29, 2008Lockheed Martin, the Space Foundation and SpaceClass have announced the launch of a strategic online education collaboration called Orion's Path. The interactive virtual classroom project will form a link between teachers, students and NASA's human space exploration program known as Constellation. Orion is the crew exploration vehicle being designed and built by NASA and its prime contract ... more |
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London, UK (SPX) Jul 29, 2008While much of the current attention surrounding GPS technology is focused on consumer navigation and LBS devices and services, the less well known industrial GPS applications such as precision agriculture, surveying, GIS, construction machine control, network timing, marine and avionics are increasingly being adopted by companies to increase quality, security and efficiency, as well as reduce ... more Garmin Offers Map Data For Travelers To Beijing 
Olathe KS (SPX) Jul 29, 2008Garmin International has announced that it is now offering City Navigator China NT 2008 -- just in time for tourists who plan on traveling to Beijing in August. "This new suite of digital maps helps tourists locate stadiums, hotels, restaurants, and more -- so they can spend their time being spectators instead of worrying about how to get there," said Dan Bartel, Garmin's vice president of ... more Spirent Federal GPS Simulator Selected By Honeywell For NASA's Orion 
Yorba Linda CA (SPX) Jul 29, 2008Spirent Federal Systems has announced that Honeywell has selected a Spirent GPS/Inertial simulator to develop, integrate and verify the navigation system for NASA's Orion project. The Spirent simulator includes comprehensive modeling of the space environment and will provide multiple radio frequency (RF) outputs, allowing multiple antenna locations to be simulated. In addition, the ... more Traffic Tips And Tools That Can Reduce Your Carbon Footprint 
Chicago IL (SPX) Jul 29, 2008Traffic.com provides free real-time tools to help commuters plan carefully for the road ahead, cutting driving time and gas bills. Traffic.com suggests the following gas-saving measures to help commuters conserve fuel and reduce their carbon footprint: 1. Check your tire pressure. Under-inflated tires reduce gas mileage by 3 percent. 2. Lighten your load. Removing 100 lbs of unneeded ... more MIPS Technologies Helps Reduces Risk On Next-Gen GPS Devices 
Lisbon, Portugal (SPX) Jul 29, 2008MIPS Technologies has introduced a new generation of its Global Positioning System (GPS) RF Tuner IP solution. The silicon-proven, integrated low-noise RF front-end for GPS receivers in the L1 band enables embedded system designers to decrease costs and time-to-market for next-generation devices incorporating GPS. The new GPS Tuner IP is ideal for companies developing new GPS devices ... more |
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Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Jul 29, 2008Lockheed Martin is progressing steadily on the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications system, most recently delivering the core propulsion module for the third space vehicle (SV-3) six months ahead of the planned schedule. The U.S. Air Force's AEHF system will provide global, highly secure, protected, survivable communications for all warfighters serving under the ... more Russia to explain security pact in September: diplomats 
Brussels (AFP) July 28, 2008Russia's ambassador to NATO said Monday that he would outline in detail in September Moscow's plans for a sweeping new post-Cold War-era security pact, according to Russian and alliance diplomats. Questioned by his NATO counterparts about Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's idea, Moscow's envoy Dmitry Rogozin said that he would provide fuller answers on September 24. One diplomat said ... more Raytheon Network Centric Systems Names Green VP Joint Operations And Integration 
Mckinney TX (SPX) Jul 29, 2008Raytheon's Network Centric Systems has named Stanley E. Green vice president for joint operations and integration. Green will be responsible for the full range of transformation and business initiatives involving the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joint operations, Joint Forces Command, and the military component commands in the Tidewater, Va., area. He will be based at NCS headquarters in ... more Outside View: BMD deal lessons -- Part 1 
Moscow (UPI) Jul 28, 2008 The United States and the Czech Republic have signed an agreement on the deployment of a missile tracking radar. Theoretically the Czech Parliament could refuse to ratify the document, or the new U.S. administration could change its worldview, or the U.S. Congress could refuse to approve allocations. But the likelihood of any of these things happening is almost zero. The deal is ... more Northrop Grumman To Develop Persistent Surveillance Payload For UAVs 
Linthicum MD (SPX) Jul 29, 2008Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Office of Naval Research to develop and demonstrate a signals intelligence (SIGINT) payload for use on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) under the Warfighter's Tactical SIGINT Resource (WTSR) program. "In today's battlespace environment, persistent surveillance is key," said Fred Bean, WTSR program manager. "Tactical units must ... more
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