Thursday, November 18, 2004DefenseWeb Receives Army ContractSan Diego-based DefenseWeb said today that it has received a U.S. Army contract to develop a Virtual Family Readiness Group (vFRG) application for deployed troops and their families. The application will provides news, announcements, Army resources and tools for troops and their families. The tools include the ability to share and post photos, and communicate with troop members in deployment. DefenseWeb said the application will be expanded acrosss the entire U.S. Army, including both Active and (More info...)
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Corelis Adds JTAG SupportCerritos-based Corelis said today that it has introduced a new tool for performing high performance boundary scan JTAG support for semiconductor testing. The company's tool enables customers to perform boundary-scan testing on semiconductor testers and diagnose those tests on a PC. The company's WGL (Waveform Generation Language) Remote Diagnostics 1.0 software downloads test results from chip testers and allows for remote PC diagnostics, instead of requiring use of expensive chip testers direct (More info...)
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Bluebeam Extends to SolidWorksPasadena-based Bluebeam Software has launched a new PDF-generation tool for SolidWorks CAD users. The company's solution allows for conversion of SolidWorks CAD designs to PDF, creation of PDF booklets, and conversion to seven different file formats. The tool makes it easier for users to manage their CAD designs and share them with clients and team members. The company's existing product provide PDF generation and annotation of AutoCAD designs.
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THQ Buys Game DeveloperCalabasas-based THQ has acquired game developer Blue Tongue Entertainment. Blue Tongue is an Australian-based firm which recently developed THQ's Polar Express for PlayStation 2, PC, and Nintendo Gamecube systems. THQ already operates game development resources in Australia, and the acquisition will give it sites in both Brisbane and Melbourne. Terms were not disclosed. THQ said that Blue Tongue is currently in development of two additional cross-platform releases for 2005.
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Connexion To Deploy Internet To China AirlinesIrvine-based Connexion by Boeing business unit and China Airlines announced yesterday that the two companies have agreed to bring high speed Internet access to China Airlines' North American flights. The companies have agreed to install Connexion by Boeing's high speed, real time Internet system on CAL's long haul 747-400 aircraft beginning in Q2 of 2005. The Internet service will be available on New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Anchorage, and Vancouver-bound flights from Taipei. China Airl (More info...)
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Overture Extends MSN RelationshipPasadena-based Overture Services, the subsidiary of Yahoo Inc. which provides keyword-based search advertising, announced that it has extended its sponsored search distribution relationship with Microsoft. Overture will continue to provide sponsored search results to MSN sites in the U.S. and Canada, Europe and Asia. The relationship will extend through June 2006 in both the United States and internationally. Overture's search advertising is purchased by advertisers by the keyword, and presented (More info...)
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