| City out to learn what's in CSX cars
The derailment of a CSX freight train carrying hazardous materials through Baltimore has again pushed to the forefront concerns about whether city officials know what dangerous cargo is passing through each day.
Though last weekend's accident, in which 12 train cars fell off the tracks near M&T Bank Stadium, left no injuries or leaks, city officials say they intend to press CSX Transportation Inc. for real-time information on what chemicals are coming in and out of Baltimore - information to which the city does not now have regular access.
Mayor Sheila Dixon held a security Cabinet meeting yesterday with police, fire, health and transportation representatives to discuss requesting such information immediately.
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The semiconductor industry's shattered supply chain must be ...
With the complexity and quantity of automotive electronics steadily increasing, designers are turning to better EDA tools and programmable solutions. Military Seeks Systematic Approach to IC DesignThe EDA community is focusing on point solutions while system-level development continues to evolve. Virtual Prototypes Form ESL BridgeSometimes, the best way to understand an abstract phrase like ESL is to focus on understanding the constituent processes. Analog-RF IP Integration Challenges SoC DesignersAs market forces continue to push more analog and RF functionality into digital SoCs, designers face a host of development issues. Latest Challenges & Trends in Chip VerificationThe sophistication of verification tools and techniques has increased with design complexity.
TARGUSinfo adds VoiceStar, Leading Provider of Pay-Per-Phone-Call ...
VIENNA, Va., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- TARGUSinfo today announced that VoiceStar has selected On-Demand Identification(SM) services from TARGUSinfo to help maximize the impact of VoiceStar's pay-per-phone-call marketing programs. Pay-per-phone-call is a fast-growing online advertising method based on the same principles as pay-per-click. Instead of paying for Web visits, however, advertisers pay for phone calls triggered by their online advertisements. Pay-per-phone-call is increasingly popular among local service companies that don't have an e-commerce Web site or any Web site at all. VoiceStar, a Philadelphia-based pay-per-phone-call leader, is using TARGUSinfo services to enhance call-reporting data with consumer contact information. As a result, agents receive a verified name for each consumer inquiry before the call is connected.
Spansion and Virident Team to Develop New Memory Solutions to Reduce ...
SUNNYVALE and MILPITAS, Calif., Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spansion Inc. (NASDAQ: SPSN) , the world's largest pure-play provider of Flash memory solutions, and Virident Inc., an innovator focused on energy-efficient, scalable system solutions for the Internet data center, today announced the two companies will develop and market a new generation of memory solutions designed to dramatically reduce power consumption and provide excellent system performance in Internet data centers. Spansion also announced it has made an equity investment in Virident. This innovative partnership will combine the revolutionary Spansion(R) MirrorBit(R) Eclipse(TM) family with Virident platform technology to create a new generation of memory solutions. This breakthrough memory approach will enable a significant expansion of main system memory in data center servers.
Spam Cube Signs Exclusive Global Distribution Deal With eSys
Spam Cube Inc. founders Joseph P. Marino & Jonathan Fortin are going global in their battle against unwanted email, and they've found a distribution partner who's got their back. New York (PRWEB) August 29, 2006 – Spam Cube, Inc – which created the Spam Cube™ the world's first OnDemand security hardware gadget that stops spam, viruses and phishing for home networks – has teamed up with US$ 2 Billion eSys Technologies, one of the world's fastest growing IT Companies and clearly among Top 10 Companies in Technology distribution. Their exclusive distribution deal will help move the Spam Cube beyond the borders of United States and into the hands of PC users worldwide. .
The Other Women to Watch
Indra Nooyi wants to prove that PepsiCo can make its portfolio of snacks and beverages healthier and minimize its impact on the environment, all while continuing to deliver the same healthy profit growth it has been known for in recent years. Ms. Nooyi, 52, has devoted considerable time in her first year as chairman and CEO to crafting and preaching a vision that calls for the Purchase, N.Y., company to become a corporate leader on both of those fronts, as well as to foster a workplace environment that offers employees "a career, not just a job," she told a group of business leaders in Miami in September. Her drive to make PepsiCo "known around the world as a good company" has deep roots in her childhood in India, she said. Around the family dinner table in Madras, India, Ms.
Weeding Out Flaws in Open-Source Apps
What does Coverity's focus on hardening open source mean? Is it an indictment of open-source security or a government endorsement of open-source software? Analyst Brad Shimmin said it's more the latter. "It's an understanding that open source -- unlike closed source -- can actually be improved by interested outside parties," he said. .
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