Tech & IT
Sanyo signs IT distribution deal with Synnex
Sanyo, a manufacturer of projectors, has formed a distribution partnership with Synnex, a business process services company, in an effort to expand its reach into the IT market. Synnex is expected to provide Sanyo a base of customers within the Retail, PC Resellers, and VAR distribution channels. Synnex serves resellers, retailers and original equipment manufacturers [...]
Lockheed Martin system helps Kazakhstan manage air traffic
Security company Lockheed Martin has announced that its SkyLine automated air traffic management (ATM) system has gone into full operation at the Aktobe Area Control Centre (ACC) and three remote towers in Kazakhstan. The system, installed under contract with Kazaeronavigatsia, the air navigation authority for Kazakhstan, is part of a modernisation programme using advanced technologies [...]
EMC to acquire Kazeon Systems
EMC, a player in information infrastructure solutions, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Kazeon Systems, an eDiscovery software provider for corporations, legal service providers, government entities and law firms. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2009, subject to customary closing conditions. EMC believes the acquisition with help the [...]
BlackBerry App World launched in Latin America
Research In Motion (RIM) recently announced that BlackBerry App World is now available to BlackBerry smartphone users in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Venezuela, with more Latin American country launches to follow. The new on-device application is available for BlackBerry smartphones that include a trackball, touch-sensitive trackpad or touch-screen running BlackBerry device software version 4.2 [...]
Redfin launches iPhone app
Online real estate broker Redfin has announced the availability of the Redfin App on the App Store. The application lets iPhone and iPod touch users view homes for sale on the Multiple Listing Services (MLS) and upload photos and notes from a home tour to Redfin’s real-estate search site. Users can locate nearby listings or [...]
Rockstar Games to bring Beaterator to iPhone, iPod touch
Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, has announced that Beaterator will be coming to iPhone and iPod touch this fall. Developed by Rockstar Leeds, Beaterator is a portable music-making application that allows people of all musical backgrounds and ability to create beats and songs. The game is being developed by Rockstar Leeds, [...]
Intalio partners with Mellanox Technologies
Intalio, a vendor of private cloud computing platforms, has announced a strategic partnership with Mellanox Technologies, a supplier of end-to-end connectivity solutions for data centre servers and storage. Through this partnership, Mellanox Technologies will supply its InfiniBand adapters and switches used by the Intalio Cloud Appliance as a unified networking fabric. The Intalio Cloud Appliance [...]
IBM unveils ‘first’ public desktop cloud
IBM has announced the availability of, what it claims to be, the industry’s first public desktop cloud service. Cloud computing can give end-users easy access to the critical information they need remotely, from various devices, virtually anywhere, the company explained. The new IBM Smart Business Desktop on the IBM Cloud subscription service helps clients virtualise [...]
Lockheed Martin acquires Gyrocam Systems
Lockheed Martin has completed its acquisition of Gyrocam Systems. Gyrocam develops and supplies gyrostabilised optical surveillance systems and sustainment field services, principally to the US military. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, a unit of Lockheed Martin’s Electronic Systems business area, will manage the Gyrocam business. Missiles and Fire Control has facilities in Dallas, Texas [...]
LG Electronics USA appoints Vandenbree Sr VP
Jay Vandenbree is joining LG Electronics USA in the newly-created position of Senior Vice President, Go-to-Market Operations, reporting to Teddy Hwang, President of LG Electronics USA. Vandenbree, a long-time Sony Electronics executive, will be responsible for key sales support activities including product management, pricing, promotion, channel merchandising and market analysis for LG’s home entertainment and [...]
