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IBM Helps Organizations Boost Business Performance With New Informix Database Software

By Guest PostOctober 13, 2010Technologydatabase software, global ibm study, ibm informix, ibm premier partner, informix, informix flexible grid

DHL, Rol Manufacturing, Oncor and M Systems International reduce costs, work more efficiently

ARMONK, N.Y. – 13 Oct 2010: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today unveiled new Informix database software designed to help clients cut costs and respond quickly to market trends. The new version of IBM Informix software helps clients and partners speed the deployment of critical business solutions at lower cost while boosting performance by as much as 50%. (more…)

One Step Closer to a Drug Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis, MU Professor Says

By Guest PostOctober 13, 20101 commentHealth, Scienceatp, cell, cftr, chloride channels, cystic fibrosis, cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator, drug, fatal genetic diseases, genetic mutations, paper of the week, protein, tzyh chang hwang, university of missouri

*Study recognized for significance and importance in the world’s most common genetic disease*

COLUMBIA, Mo. – A University of Missouri researcher believes his latest work moves scientists closer to a cure for cystic fibrosis, one of the world’s most common fatal genetic diseases. (more…)

CU Student-Built Dust Counter Breaks Distance Record As It Heads for Pluto

By Guest PostOctober 13, 20101 commentSciencekuiper belt dust, new horizons mission, pluto dust detector, space dust counter, student dust counter

A University of Colorado at Boulder space dust counter designed, tested and operated by students that is flying aboard NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto now holds the record for the most distant working dust detector ever to travel through space. (more…)

comScore Releases September 2010 U.S. Online Video Rankings

By Guest PostOctober 13, 2010Technologyamericans, brightroll video network, Comscore, comscore video metrix, content, Facebook, Google, hulu, Microsoft, online video, tremor media video network, us internet users, Yahoo, YouTube

*Microsoft Sites Climbs to Fourth Place in Video Content Ranking with 45 Million Viewers*

RESTON, VA, October 12, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the comScore Video Metrix service showing that 175 million U.S. Internet users watched online video content in September for an average of 14.4 hours per viewer. The total U.S. Internet audience engaged in more than 5.2 billion viewing sessions during the course of the month. (more…)

Population Change: Another Influence on Climate Change

By Guest PostOctober 12, 2010Environmentclimate change, population aging, population change, population dynamics

Changes in population, including aging and urbanization, could affect global carbon dioxide emissions

Changes in the human population, including aging and urbanization, could significantly affect global emissions of carbon dioxide over the next 40 years, according to research results published this week. (more…)

Tuberculosis Protects Itself Against Toxic Agents Sent to Destroy It

By Guest PostOctober 12, 2010Health, Sciencebacterium, cleavage function, harsh conditions, immunology, latent tuberculosis, mycobacterium tuberculosis, tapan biswas, tuberculosis, university of michigan

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Tuberculosis fights off the toxic agents, acidity and oxidants, that our immune system sends to destroy it, which is why the maddeningly drug-resistant bacterium can survive in harsh conditions in our bodies for essentially as long as its human host lives, new research shows. (more…)

Microsoft Research Makes Microsoft Biology Foundation and MODISAzure-Based Environmental Service Available to Scientists and Researchers

By Guest PostOctober 12, 2010Technologyenvironmental service, escience workshop, microsoft biology foundation, microsoft research, modisazure

Two new technologies are showcased at the eScience Workshop to fuel advancement of data-driven research in healthcare and environmental fields

BERKELEY, Calif. — Oct. 12, 2010 — With more than 200 researchers in attendance at the seventh annual eScience Workshop, Microsoft Research showcases two technologies that facilitate data-driven research: the Microsoft Biology Foundation (MBF) and a MODISAzure-based environmental service. (more…)

IBM Study: New Shift Points to Growth Markets Investment in U.S. and European Jobs

By Guest PostOctober 12, 2010TechnologyChina, denis brousseau, ebidata, Europe, global human capital study, globally, globe, ibm, India, North America, western europe, workforce investments, working beyond borders

*Social Networks Value for Business Use on the Rise*

ARMONK, N.Y. – 12 Oct 2010: In a dramatic shift of workforce investments, growth market companies – led by the twin forces of China and India — are increasingly hiring in North America and Europe, according to the findings of a major new IBM (NYSE: IBM) study of over 700 Chief Human Resource Officers (CHROs) and senior executives from 61 countries and 31 industries worldwide. (more…)

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