Blackwell Book Services Partners With ebrary to Deliver eBooks to the Library Community By BusinessWire LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., BUSINESS WIRE -- Blackwell Book Services and ebrary(R) announce the launch of ECHO(TM), the new eContent hosting platform for libraries. With ECHO, libraries worldwide can purchase and manage eBook and print collections within their current acquisitions workflow. Powered by ebrary, ECHO provides an effective and efficient way for libraries to: preview from a growing selection of full-text eBooks, select from eithe..... ...Read More »

Freescale Introduces Industry's First 32-Bit, Dual-Core Automotive Microcontrollers with Flexible Low-Power Modes By BusinessWire DETROIT, BUSINESS WIRE -- Today's electronics-laden vehicles contain an unprecedented level of intelligence and connectivity. Accelerating this trend with advances in silicon technology, Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) has introduced a dual-core, 32-bit microcontroller (MCU) family designed to enhance the performance, power efficiency and flexibility of automotive body electronics. The latest additio..... ...Read More »

Chinese city to fine Web surfers in online satire crackdown By The Associated Press The price of Internet satire in China is going up. ...Read More »

The IAB Releases an Industry Guide to Email Deliverability By BusinessWire NEW YORK, BUSINESS WIRE -- The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) in conjunction with its Email Committee today released the Marketer & Agency Guide to Email Deliverability. This document reviews the definition of email deliverability, provides a perspective on how it has changed, and discusses the impact it has on marketers. This landmark guide addresses the critical issues of how to measure, monitor and resolve deli..... ...Read More »

Toppan Printing Company America Wins 'Best of Show' in Xerox's Printing Innovation Awards By BusinessWire CHICAGO, BUSINESS WIRE -- Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) has presented Toppan Printing Company America Inc. and graphic design student Monica Eun-Kyung Yoon with the "Best of Show" honor in the annual Printing Innovation with Xerox Imaging Awards. The multinational competition recognizes innovation and excellence in digital printing applications. Toppan Printing Company America, a commercial printing company, and Yoon..... ...Read More »

mDOC H3 Embedded Flash Drive from msystems(TM) is Symbian Approved By BusinessWire SUNNYVALE, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- msystems (NASDAQ:FLSH), a leader in smart personal storage, today announced that the mDOC H3 embedded flash drive (EFD) has been accredited the "Symbian Approved" mark by Symbian Ltd, the software licensing company that develops and licenses Symbian OS(TM), the market-leading open operating system for smartphones. After completing pre-qualifications in Symbian labs, Symbian has approved the ..... ...Read More »

Taiwan government to offer mobile, Internet bill reminders By The Associated Press The age-old argument that the tax bill or traffic fine got lost in the mail is about to become obsolete in Taiwan, where the government plans to send bills and payment reminders by e-mail and mobile phone, an official said on Monday. ...Read More »

Adobe PDF Print Engine Powering New Generation of High-Impact Creative and Print Workflows By BusinessWire SAN JOSE, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced that major OEM printing partners will be demonstrating the integration of Adobe(R) PDF Print Engine into printing systems at Adobe's booth (booth No. 4229) and partner booths at Graph Expo, October 15 to 18 in Chicago. First introduced in April 2006, Adobe PDF Print Engine today powers products from the print industry's biggest names, with..... ...Read More »

Canon U.S.A. Strengthens Its Presence in the Production Printing Market and Demonstrates End-to-End Workflow Solutions at GRAPH EXPO 2006 By BusinessWire CHICAGO, BUSINESS WIRE -- At GRAPH EXPO 2006, visitors to the Canon booth will experience how production printers can streamline their digital production workflow and maximize their return on investment using Canon solutions with integration to third-party hardware and software solutions. As they enter the Canon booth (#1253), attendees will step right into an actual digital production environment, following a produc..... ...Read More »

Yankee Group Welcomes Mayor Menino at WiMAX World USA By BusinessWire BOSTON, BUSINESS WIRE -- Yankee Group today announced that Mayor Tom Menino joined over 4,000 WiMAX World USA attendees in Boston to share his vision for they city's municipal WiFi project. In his opening remarks on the second day of the conference, October 11, Menino spoke about Boston's unique approach to its city-wide wireless, municipal broadband initiative positioning Boston as a model city for municipal WiFi deplo..... ...Read More »

Is YouTube, Not U Tube By The Associated Press (Multichannel News) _ Google's announcement earlier this week that it will buy YouTube (www.youtube.com http://www.youtube.com) for $1.65 billion claimed its first casualty. ...Read More »

YouTube surfers overwhelm Toledo tube company's `utube' Web site, forcing shutdown By The Associated Press YouTube's enormous popularity has created a big headache for another "utube" _ a company that sells used machines that make tubes. ...Read More »

Xerox Researchers Create Breakthrough Parallel Printer Architecture By BusinessWire ROCHESTER, N.Y., BUSINESS WIRE -- Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) will demonstrate at Graph Expo next week a breakthrough dual-engine printer platform that will pave the way for future printer designs at Xerox. The new parallel printer architecture, developed at the company's research center in Webster, N.Y., and at its Palo Alto Research Center, delivers the power of two printers with the simplicity of one. Similar to the wa..... ...Read More »

Sony MP3 Players Get Noise Cancellation By The Associated Press (TWICE) _ San Diego Sony added active noise cancellation for the first time to a portable audio product with the launch of a pair of flash-memory MP3 players, which will be available in November only through the company's Sony Style stores and sonystyle.com site. ...Read More »

EDN's 17th Annual Innovation Awards Nominations Officially Open By BusinessWire BOSTON, BUSINESS WIRE -- Nominations are now open for EDN's 17th Annual Innovation Awards. These awards honor the industry's most outstanding engineering professionals and products. We will be accepting nominations until November 22, 2006. Please visit www.edn.com/innovation for nomination information. Our 2007 categories include Innovator(s) of the Year, Analog and Power ICs, Application-Specific Standard Product..... ...Read More »

Renderosity Management Changes Bondware, Inc. announced the promotion of Jenifer Carey to VP of the Renderosity division, Clint Hawkins to Renderosity Copyright Agent/Marketplace Manager and Deborah Montique to Renderosity Marketplace Manager. ...Read More »

Hitachi Software Announces StarBoard Software LE Version 2.0 for Mac Hitachi Software Engineering America, Ltd. today launched the new StarBoard Software LE Version 2.0 for Mac® users. Expanding Hitachi Software’s StarBoard technology applications to a previously untapped user-base, the first U.S. release of StarBoard Software LE Version 2.0 features updated annotation capability, rendering functions and a new pointer-pen tool for lines, arrows and other various shapes. LE Version 2.0 supports an Intel-based Macintosh. ...Read More »

Hitachi Software Revamps StarBoard Interactive Presentation Software with Upgrade to Version 7.1 Hitachi Software today launched StarBoard Software version 7.1, an upgrade to the advanced interactive presentation software that allows presenters and educators to annotate directly on an existing platform program. Announced at Educause 2006, this new upgrade to the StarBoard Software features deferred hand-writing recognition and projector control, providing end-users in the education and corporate markets with an even more powerful and versatile interactive presentation solution. ...Read More »

Mitsubishi Launches DPS Click 5000: New Powerful Solution in High-End Digital Photo Processing Market Providing retailers and professional event photographers with a powerful and affordable system for high-quality digital prints, Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Inc Photo Imaging Division is now shipping the DPS Click 5000 digital photo processing system. Featuring a new user-interface design, the versatile, network capable DPS Click 5000 is highly customizable and can meet the varied needs of the photo processing market. ...Read More »

ProcureStaff to Sponsor Contingent Workforce Strategies Summit By BusinessWire NEW YORK, BUSINESS WIRE -- ProcureStaff is pleased to announce today that they will be a featured sponsor of the Second Annual Contingent Workforce Strategies Summit (http://www.cwsconference.com), which will be held October 25-26, 2006 at the Adam's Mark Hotel in Dallas, Texas. The CWS Summit, produced by Staffing Industry Analysts, Inc., will focus on developing actionable strategies to help contingent workforce managers..... ...Read More »