Atmel Introduces AVR32 Microcontroller Which Lowers Industry’s Best Power Consumption by 63%SAN JOSE, California - picoPower AVR32 AT32UC3L Microcontroller offers less than 0.48 mW/MHz Active and below 100 nA Sleep Mode, and has Embedded Capacitive Touch Peripheral and Event System that Eliminates Interrupt Handling and Guarantees Deterministic Response Time PTI Recycling Systems Formed to Sell/Service Modular, Food-Grade rPET Production System GloballyHOLLAND, Ohio - A compact, modular system to produce food-grade, recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) resin is now available globally. The system has been designed to cost-effectively address increased international rPET demand for blow molding, injection molding and thermoforming applications, by efficiently turning post-consumer PET containers into reusable food-grade resin. Demand Response Can Lower U.S. Peak Demand by 20 Percent If Barriers Can Be Overcome According to Study Led by The Brattle GroupCAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - A report filed today with the U.S. Congress and prepared by a team of economists led by The Brattle Group finds that full-scale deployment of demand response programs can lower U.S. peak demand by 20 percent. The report was commissioned by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). A New Product That Reduces the Size of Microsoft Silverlight Applications Up to 70%PITTSBURGH - ComponentOne XapOptimizer Shrinks the Size of Silverlight Applications and Secures Code Dyadem Releases Stature 4.0 with Enhanced Collaborative Risk Management CapabilitiesTORONTO - Dyadem, the leader in Operational and Quality Risk Management, today announced a major upgrade to its Stature enterprise Risk Management platform. Stature 4.0 will enable Dyadem’s customers to make more informed and strategic decisions about the production processes and products they manage. Final Judgment of Hangzhou Intermediate Court: Rejects the Application From DanoneHANGZHOU, China - Ownership of “Wahaha” Trademark Belongs to Wahaha Group After Danone Suffers 38th Defeat Fun Heats Up at McDonald’s(R) With Launch of the Coolest Global Happy Meal(TM) Event in Ages - Twentieth Century Fox’s ‘Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs(TM)’OAK BROOK, Illinois - This summer, McDonald’s and Twentieth Century Fox invite kids and families to beat the heat as the fun-loving characters from “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” stampede into Happy Meals worldwide. McDonald’s restaurants will offer adventure-seeking fans one of the coolest promotions in ages, from Happy Meal toys and menu items featuring characters from the much-anticipated next chapter in the “Ice Age” film franchise, to in-store activities and “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs”-themed giveaways. The fun began at participating restaurants in China on June 17 and starts in North America on June 19, rolling out around the world through August. UAE First Country to Ratify IRENA StatuteABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Leaders from five continents back UAE’s offer to world’s first international renewable energy agency Teliris Unveils 6G Telepresence - the First-Ever Simple, Affordable, Available-Anywhere SolutionORLANDO, Florida - Groundbreaking Sixth Generation Platform Delivers Telepresence Over General Purpose Networks, Radically Simplifying Acquisition, Deployment and Operating Costs Franco-Brazilian Seminar Unites Intellectuals, Managers and Researchers to Debate New Sustainability ModelsSAO PAULO and PALMAS, Brazil - In the context of Brazil’s “Year of France”, the seminar will include philosopher Edgar Morin, one of today’s most important thinkers, and paleontologist Michel Brunet, who discovered the oldest human fossil Launch of www.Radostar.comLENGNAU, Switzerland - The iconic Swiss watchmaker Rado, a key media partner at Salone del Mobile 2009, made full use of the event in Milan to officially launch its exciting new initiative, www.radostar.com. Finesse Solutions Expands Into State-of-the-Art Facility in San Jose, CA, USASAN JOSE, California - Finesse Solutions, LLC, San Jose, CA, a manufacturer of measurement and control solutions for bioprocess applications, announced its move from a facility in Santa Clara, CA, to a much larger facility in San Jose, CA. Finesse’s new address is 71 Daggett Drive, San Jose, CA, 95134. This move completes the consolidation of all Finesse departments from Irvine, CA to Silicon Valley. Lockheed Martin Develops Airborne Laboratory for C4ISR ExperimentationPARIS - Testbed Will Accelerate Delivery of Critical Capabilities to the Warfighter Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced the development of an Airborne Multi-INT Laboratory (AML), which will be used for operational testing and experimentation of C4ISR capabilities. The AML provides a platform for both advanced research and realistic testing and demonstration of emerging intelligence, communications, networking and sensors capabilities that can improve strategic and tactical responsiveness for military, strategic and homeland security forces. World-Renowned Tenor Placido Domingo Schedules First Central Asia Performance in Astana, KazakhstanWASHINGTON - Placido Domingo will give his first-ever concert in Central Asia in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, on July 5 at the Palace of Independence, kicking off festivities for Astana’s 11th anniversary. “Domingo’s visit to Kazakhstan confirms my country’s rich musical heritage and high appreciation of arts and culture,” said Erlan Idrissov, Kazakhstan’s ambassador to the U.S. “His performance is one more milestone in Kazakhstan’s remarkable transformation from Soviet times to independence, and it shows leadership of Kazakhstan in the region.” Planar Announces Clarity Matrix LCD Video Wall SystemBEAVERTON, Oregon - Unique Design Provides Ultra-Thin Profile and Uninterrupted Operation for European Customers Amira Pharmaceuticals to Present Preclinical Data from LPA1 Receptor Antagonist Program at FASEB Summer Research ConferenceSAN DIEGO - Amira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that it will present preclinical data from its LPA1 receptor antagonist program on June 30, 2009 at the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Summer Research Conference in Carefree, Arizona. VIDEO: artnet Launches Icons: 20th-21st Century Photographic Portraits Sale Featuring 200 Photographs of Legends from Madonna to ObamaNEW YORK and BERLIN - 200 photographs by 70 renowned photographers - Estimates from US$1,000 to US$20,000 Thomson Reuters Delivers Liquent Insight Regulatory Software to Linde HealthcarePHILADELPHIA and LONDON - Global Gases and Engineering Company Turns to Thomson Reuters for Comprehensive Regulatory Solution Atmel’s AT91SO25 Secure Microcontroller Helps Achieve PCI 2.0 Certification for HomeATM’s Safe-T-PIN Internet POS TerminalSAN JOSE, California - Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) and HomeATM announced today that the recent Payments Card Industry (PCI) 2.0 certification of HomeATM’s Safe-T-PIN(TM) is the result of an efficient collaboration between the two leaders on their markets. HomeATM’s Safe-T-PIN, powered by Atmel’s AT91SO25 secure microcontroller, is the first ever Internet Pin Entry Device (PED) to achieve such certification. From Kyoto to Copenhagen: Danish Ambassador Attends 5th Anniversary Event of Japanese ‘Cool Biz’ Campaign in KyotoKYOTO, Japan - On May 31, 2009, the Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MOE) held a publicity event for the ‘Cool Biz 2009′ campaign in Kyoto, the first such event in Kansai (the western district of Japan) in its 5-year history. Since the campaign kicked off in 2005, workers have been encouraged to limit the use of air conditioning and wear casual clothes such as short-sleeved shirts without jackets or ties. This year, the MOE aims to expand the movement from the business scene to everyday lifestyles, using various knowledge and ideas, to stay comfortable in 28 C rooms. Morgan, Purvis & Wade to Work on Bond, James BondLOS ANGELES - Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli of EON Productions Ltd and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures have today announced that Peter Morgan (Frost/Nixon, The Queen), Neal Purvis and Robert Wade (Quantum of Solace, Casino Royale) will be the screenwriters of the 23rd James Bond adventure. VisitDenmark Partners With Expedia for Online Advertising Campaign to Promote Travel to CopenhagenLONDON - Campaign will reach travelers on Expedia sites across Europe with new homepage spotlight service WHO and EFA Call for Global Action on Chronic Respiratory DiseaseROME - Call to Reduce the Four Million Deaths Annually, From a Condition Responsible for More Fatalities Globally Than AIDS[1] Unprecedented Scale-Up of Voluntary Male Circumcision Begins in Swaziland and ZambiaWASHINGTON - The Male Circumcision Partnership expands access to proven HIV prevention intervention Statement by Leonid Nevzlin, Chairman, Board of Governors, Nahum Goldmann Museum of the Jewish Diaspora, Tel Aviv, Israel Following the Shooting at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial MuseumTEL AVIV, Israel - Leonid Nevzlin today issued the following statement in response to the shooting at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Otis Elevator Company Recognized for Leadership in Environmental SustainabilityFARMINGTON, Connecticut - LEED(R) Gold awarded to Otis facility in China The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recognized Otis Elevator Company today for its leadership in environmental sustainability. Otis is a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX). SISVEL Launches CDMA2000 Patent PoolALEXANDRIA, Virginia - Handset Manufacturers Will Benefit From Access to Essential Patents at Reasonable Royalty Rates Gooding & Company Announces Sale of 1938 Bugatti, Formerly the Property of Ettore Bugatti Offered at No Reserve for Pebble Beach Auctions on August 15 - 16, 2009SANTA MONICA, California - Gooding & Company is thrilled to announce the sale of an important piece of Bugatti history - the 1938 Bugatti Type 57C Coupe without reserve. Novelis Appoints Tadeu Nardocci to Lead European OperationsATLANTA - Novelis Inc. today announced that Antonio Tadeu Coelho Nardocci has been appointed President, Novelis Europe, effectively immediately. Mr. Nardocci succeeds Arnaud de Weert who has left the company to pursue other interests. SuccessFactors Wins Deployment at Siemens AG With 420,000 UsersMUNICH - SuccessFactors Will Enable 420,000 Siemens Users across 80 Countries in 20 Languages to be Unified and Linked in One System to Executive Strategy, Driving the Next Paradigm of Superior Business Execution Atmel QTouch Library Now Supports AVR and AVR32 MicrocontrollersSAN JOSE, California - Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the new release of the popular Atmel QTouch Library, a royalty free software library providing access to the industry-leading QTouch(TM) technology. Without the need for external devices, the QTouch Library adds capacitive touch capabilities to AVR(R) and AVR32 microcontrollers. The new library consists of pre-compiled and object code binaries, which can be configured individually as touch keys, or combined in groups to form sliders, navigation wheels or combinations of all these. The QTouch Library allows full user customization and optimization of the touch function. Atmel Announces Plug & Play Host-side Cryptographic Authentication ICSAN JOSE, California - Atmel’s Host CryptoAuthentication IC Eliminates the Need for Designers to Understand Complex Cryptographic Protocols and Algorithms IntraLinks and Redocs Announce Strategic Alliance in RussiaLONDON and MOSCOW - IntraLinks, the leading provider of critical information exchange solutions, today announced the formation of a strategic alliance with Redocs, which offers document management services to financial and legal professionals in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). PUMA Supports Environmental Movie ‘HOME’HERZOGENAURACH, Germany - Sportlifestyle company PUMA supports the environmental movie “HOME,” directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, photographer and author of “Earth From Above”, and produced by Luc Besson. The movie will be released worldwide on 5 June 2009 — the World Environment Day — in cinemas, on DVD, and for free on television and the Internet. Through the PUMAVision category puma.creative PUMA will endorse showings of the movie in cultural institutions in Africa and beyond. Banc of America Securities-Merrill Lynch Research Adds Two Strategists to Global Commodities TeamLONDON - Banc of America Securities-Merrill Lynch Research today announced the addition of two strategists to its Global Commodities Research team. Michael Widmer joins to lead the research coverage effort in metals markets and Tanapoom Damraks joins as a commodities strategist. |
