[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Cyan(NYSE: CYNI) today announced that it is conducting a live multi-vendor software-defined network (SDN) use case demonstration at Interop Tokyo in collaboration with members of the newly formed Blue Orbit Ecosystem. The demonstration is designed to show how network operators can offer their customers the ability to dynamically spin up data center virtual machines (VMs), along with virtualized network resources, via standard APIs or a web portal. This capability, which leverages OpenFlow, allows enterprises to more confidently avail themselves of cloud resources, lets da
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook] Enterprise Rent-A-Car has reached an agreement with Yes Oto Kiralama, a subsidiary of Grbaşlar Automotive Group, to extend its car hire brand into Turkey. The agreement with Yes Oto Kiralama is part of a planned programme of expansion designed to give Enterprise widespread coverage across Europe, widening choice for both business and leisure renters. In 2013 alone, Enterprise has established agreements with franchise partners representing 19 European markets. These countries, together with the UK, Ireland, Germany, France and Spain where Enterprise operates a wholly
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The Harris Birthright Centre for Fetal Medicine today released results from a clinical implementation study (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/uog.125...) on the use of Ariosa Diagnostics' Harmony™ Prenatal Test in a general screening population. The test uses cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing from maternal blood to assess fetal genetic conditions such as trisomy 21, which causes Down syndrome. The study looked at the feasibility, reliability and utility of performing the test in a general screening population, not just for high-risk pregnancies, and demonstrated tha
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook] BMW Group sales recorded solid growth once again in May. With 166,397 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce automobiles delivered worldwide (prev. yr. 156,954/ +6.0%), the BMW Group achieved its best-ever May sales result. A total of 770,025 (prev. yr. 728,038/ +5.8%) vehicles have been delivered to customers since the start of the year, the highest sales figures ever for the company in the first five months of the year. Ian Robertson, Member of the Board of Management, Sales and Marketing BMW, said in Munich on Monday, “Our vehicle portfolio continues to be in strong demand and onc
[By NBC-1tv h. j yOOK]Colombian coffee growers have a new coffee washing technology available to them, which is the cleanest and most efficient ever to be developed. Ecomill®, a technology developed by the National Centre for Coffee Research (Cenicaf) and which is in the process of obtaining a patent from the National Coffee Growers Federation (FNC), considerably reduces water and energy consumption and completely eliminates wastewater contamination during the de-pulping or processing stages. Both the FNC and Cenicaf are permanently seeking to innovate and bring cutting-edge, environmentally f
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The IPSO (Internet Protocol for Smart Objects) Alliance successfully concluded IPSO CHALLENGE 2013 today by awarding first, second and third place prizes at Sensors Expo in Chicago. This contest was launched by IPSO in February to both promote and contribute to the development of the Internet of Things. All finalist teams were flown in by IPSO to participate in the IoT Pavilion at Sensors Expo and be on-hand for the award ceremony. “IPSO CHALLENGE was a great experience and event to present our Energy Monitoring platform,” said Mariano Alvira, CEO of Redwire Consulting. “
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Bombardier Aerospace announced today that its purchase agreement with Moscow-based leasing company Ilyushin Finance Co. (IFC) has been approved by IFC's shareholders and is now firm. The firm purchase agreement covers the acquisition of 32 CS300 aircraft and options for an additional 10 CS300 aircraft, following a letter of intent signed by IFC in 2011 and a conditional purchase agreement announced by Bombardier on February 20, 2013. Based on the list price for the CS300 aircraft, the firm order is valued at approximately $2.56 billion US. Should IFC also exercise its 10
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]SolarWinds (NYSE: SWI), a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, today announced the addition of DameWare Mobile for iPhone and iPad to DameWare Remote Support, a comprehensive remote IT administration solution that now enables system administrators to manage and monitor remote Windows machines from anywhere at any time. DameWare Remote Support provides remote management of Mac OS X, Linux, and Windows servers, notebooks, and laptops for quick end-user support from one console. As part of the DameWare suite of remote support solutions, it incl