Modern Architecture News
- SevOne Continues Success With Robust Growth and Sales Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:09AMStrong Growth in Revenue, Headcount and Client Base Define Continued Success for Network Performance Management Leader
- SevOne Continues Success With Robust Growth and Sales Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:37AMNEWARK, DE--(Marketwire - 03/10/10) - SevOne, a leading provider of advanced network performance management solutions for optimized application delivery, today announced financial results for its year ended December 31, 2009. The privately held company met all of its key financial targets for the year posting record total revenues. The company almost doubled its 2008 revenues and achieved ...
- SpringSource Unveils tc Server Spring Edition as the Best Place to Build and Run Spring Applications Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:00AMPALO ALTO, Calif.----SpringSource, a division of VMware, Inc. and the leader in Java application infrastructure and management, today introduced SpringSource tc Server Spring Edition, the best place to build and run Spring applications. tc Server Spring Edition provides a lightweight platform for running modern applications and is ideally-suited for the virtualized datacenter as well as private ...
- Bankside Urban Forest gets £4 million funding boost from LDA Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:55AMThe London Development Agency is to provide £4 million to the Bankside Urban Forest - a programme of works to improve public space in the Bankside area from the riverside to the Elephant & Castle.
- The Camberley mosque should be stopped Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:40AMTonight in the surprising setting of Surrey’s stockbroker belt, Christian and Muslim groups will clash. The cause of the ill-will is whether Surrey Heath Council should grant planning permission for a new mosque.
- Baynes buys vacant Corn Exchange Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:12AMAnthony J. Baynes, former chairman of the Erie County control board, is putting his money where his mouth is, buying the vacant former Corn Exchange building to restore the 94-year-old structure in downtown Buffalo.
- Bick Group Launches Leveraging Cloud Computing Within the Modern Data Center Webinar Series Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:00AMCloud computing expert and best selling author David S. Linthicum kicks off the Webinar series with Best Practices in Defining and Implementing Private Clouds.
- Great Hotels Organisation Announces New Members Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:35AMGreat Hotels Organisation () is pleased to welcome a number of impressive new members into its alliances (Great Hotels of the World, Special Hotels of the World and Metro Hotels).
- Cortus - Is this the smallest ever CPU core running Linux? Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:36PMElectropages: "Availability of uCLinux for the APS3 family of processors has been announced by Cortus. This version of Linux is ideally suited to low-power, high-performance, embedded systems."
- Discovering Detroit's Corktown Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:20PMAll eyes will be on Corktown this weekend for the annual St. Patty’s Day Parade. But Detroit’s oldest neighborhood is more than just a place to party.
- Hudson's Corner: Preserving architectural integrity is Roland Park's historic opportunity Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:20PMHudson's Corner Roland Park is listed on the register of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, but that doesn't mean much. There's little safeguarding of the historic neighborhood's architectural integrity, protection from the wrecking ball, or even beauty. Think of the increasingly ugly commercial area north of Cold Spring Lane...
- Capturing the allure of Tibet Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:02PM"The beauty of Tibet is as graceful as the luster of jade, simple and unfeigned," says Nan Haiyan, an artist whose work is inspired by the region. Nan has visited Tibet many times. During his stays h .....
- Capturing the allure of Tibet Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:01PM"The beauty of Tibet is as graceful as the luster of jade, simple and unfeigned," says Nan Haiyan, an artist whose work is inspired by the region. Nan has visited Tibet many times.
- All Ramps and Spirals and Mosquito Landings Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:42PMThere’s something both touching and disturbing at the heart of “Claude Parent: Graphic and Built Works.”
- Networking appliance taps Freescale's QorIQ processor Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:41PMPortwell announced a network appliance using Freescale's PowerPC-based, 45nm-fabricated QorIQ system-on-chip.
- Bigger is not always better, especially when running a notebook Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:37PMIs bigger really better in the computing world? As an example, I've chosen the latest iteration of Visual Studio, VS 2010. There has been a trend over successive versions of many software developers to add in everything they can think of in a new release.
- The Strand Ocean Drive Named a 2010 Best In Stay Hotel by Orbitz Customers Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:24PMGuests Choose Modern Boutique Hotel as Stand Out Property in Miami Beach
- Microsoft researcher wins Turing Award Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:22PMThe Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has awarded the 2009 A.M. Turing Award to Charles P. Thacker, for his work in pioneering the networked personal computer.
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (DR) 2010 Cultural Capital of the Americas Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:17PMSanto Domingo, the Dominican Republic's capital city and an important center for creative thought, education and history was named 2010 Cultural Capital by the American Capital of Culture . Â Santo Domingo, the first city of the New World, helped to open up the Americas and is now a thriving metropolis overflowing with vibrant culture .
- The Strand Ocean Drive Named a 2010 Best In Stay Hotel by Orbitz Customers Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:13PMNEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - 03/09/10) - The Strand Ocean Drive was chosen as a 2010 Orbitz Best In Stay Hotel in Miami. The 2010 Orbitz Best In Stay Awards recognize more than 50 top-rated hotels based on reviews by guests themselves. As a member of the modern boutique hotel collection, Desires Hotels, the coveted honor recognizes The Strand Ocean Drive's commitment to outstanding achievement in ...
- County Dublin Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:28PMWith a thousand years of history behind it and the ghosts of some of the greatest writers of the 20th century among its inhabitants Dublin is the essential part of any trip to Ireland . The buildings themselves spell out the contrast and contradictions that make up Ireland's capital.
- Microsoft Researcher Wins Turing Award Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:20PMThis year's ACM Turning Award goes to Charles Thacker, inventor of the modern PC.
- Microsoft researcher Chuck Thacker wins Turing award Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:11PMChuck Thacker, a technical fellow at Microsoft Research, has won the prestigious A.M. Turing Award for a lifetime of contributions to computing.
- 3.5-inch SBC offers dual-core Atom Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:11PMAvalue announced a 3.5-inch SBC (single board computer) using Intel's dual-core, 1.66GHz Intel Atom D510. The ECM-PNV accepts up to 1GB of DDR2 RAM, has CompactFlash and Mini PCI Express slots, includes six serial ports, and has two SATA interfaces, the company says.
- Framingham State College offers lifelong learning lectures Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:48PMBeginning March 24, Framingham's State College will offer "Learn, Grow, Explore," a ten-week series for lifelong learners at The Conference Center at Marlboro, 280 Locke Drive, Marlborough.
- Autodesk Maya 2011: Modern Look, High Performance Core and New 3D EditorialAutodesk Maya 2011: Modern Look, High ... Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:35PM(2010-03-09) SAN RAFAEL, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE —
- Customer Demand for Increased Collaboration Opportunities Inspires Launch of OneShield Wiki Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:25PMNew Offering Elevates Service Levels and Builds Dragon Community
- Vivisimo Forges Strategic Integrator Agreement with CapTech Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:17PMVivisimo, a leader in information optimization, today announced its partnership with CapTech, a national consulting firm. Â Under the terms of the agreement, CapTech is now certified to provide integration of Vivisimo's award-winning Velocity Platform to global customers.
- Customer Demand for Increased Collaboration Opportunities Inspires Launch of OneShield Wiki Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:15PMWESTBOROUGH, MA--(Marketwire - 03/09/10) - OneShield, Inc. , the developer of OneShield Dragon , an innovatively modern, rules- and tools-based, data-driven policy management solution, is pleased to announce the launch of the OneShield Wiki -- a collaborative user community for OneShield employees and clients to share information, resources, questions and ideas. With a new generation entering ...
- Microsoft's Thacker wins Turing Award Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:13PMOne of the fathers of the PC industry, Microsoft researcher Chuck Thacker, won the industry's highest honor, the A.M. Turing Award from the Association for Computing Machinery.
- Linux-ready plug-in enables IPv6 traffic over IPv4 nets Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:11PMAccess subsidiary IP Infusion announced a new Linux-ready "stateless tunneling" product that enables the coexistence of IPv4 and IPv6 networks.
- Invention of Self-/Portraits Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:14AMNormal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt ...
- Pike Road steps closer to new town hall Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:07AMThe town of Pike Road is going modern. The small municipality that started out in a resident's home is preparing for its move into a spacious 11,000-square-foot building.
- News Categories Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 3:53AMTarim, the Cultural Islamic Capital for 2010, expects to usher in the yearlong festivities with a Grand Opening on March 10. The event will be attended by many Arab and Islamic cultural ministers, intellectuals, writers and artists.
- How the human genome folds in 3-D Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:27AMBy Ana Lyons NEWS EDITOR Until recently, the process of how genomic DNA neatly folds itself into the nucleus of a cell — twisting and contorting into a work of astonishingly compact molecular origami — had perplexed biologists.
- The Rise And Certain Fall Of The American Empire Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:51AMThe Rise And Certain Fall Of The American Empire
- University of Memphis previews spacious new University Center Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:00AMScattered around the University of Memphis campus are metal signs that read "CU @ the UC."The "UC," the new University Center, doesn't officially open until next Monday, but it's already drawing rave reviews from the UofM community it's intended to serve."It looks very open," said senior Jena Eubanks. At 173,000 square feet, the $50 million project "gives the illusion it is bigger than it is ...
- London's big Eye still turning at 10 Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:42PMThe wheel which became the modern symbol of London changed the capital's skyline turns 10.
- Louisiana plantation is a B&B with genuine charm Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:30PMNAPOLEONVILLE, La. - In 1983, Keith Marshall sat in the office of his New Orleans art-supply company pondering an electric bill for his family's country house. The latest statement was $450 higher than ever before. ...
- Paul B. Farrell: The rise and certain fall of the American Empire Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:11PMA combination of fiscal deficits and military overstretch suggests that the United States may be the next empire on the precipice.” Yes, America is on the edge.
- Revolution city Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:06PMBucharest's architectural wonders reflect its extravagant, turbulent past.
- Architect Of Willis, Hancock Towers Dies Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:06PMThe architect who designed Chicago's two most iconic skyscrapers -- the Willis Tower and the John Hancock Center -- has died at age 84.
- Architect of 2 iconic Chicago skyscrapers dies Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:30PMBruce J. Graham, the pioneering architect who designed Chicago's two most iconic skyscrapers, including the formerly named Sears Tower, has died at age 84, according to a spokesman.
- Putrajaya: A majestic city with some drawbacks Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:40PMFIRST-TIME visitors to Putrajaya will leave with a lasting impression of a beautiful, clean and environment-friendly garden city.
- Tripwire Interactive Partners up with Luxology's modo 401 Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:18PMMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.
- History, not the ability to google, is truly the future | The big issue Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:10PMA two-tier curriculum is emerging in which a balanced education including the arts and humanities is becoming restricted to independent or more "upmarket" state schools The proportion of pupils taking a modern foreign language at GCSE has fallen to a mere 44%. The figure for those taking either history or geography is barely 30%. (" Save our arts courses from university cuts, say academics ...
- “We are increasingly all Alices, trying to make sense of a shifting world in which the boundary between reality and ... Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:12PMBoth stories follow Alice as she tries to find her way back to her reality after crossing into an imaginative world where caterpillars smoke hookah and playing cards walk and talk.
- Architect of Willis Tower and John Hancock Center dies Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:23PMBruce Graham, the hard-driving architect of the Willis Tower, once the world’s tallest building, and the John Hancock Center, the X-braced giant that became Chicago’s Eiffel Tower, died Saturday at his home in Hobe Sound, Fla., about 100 miles north of Miami.
- MIT Opens New Media Lab Complex, Expands Research Space Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:48PMMIT opens its Media Lab Complex, a US$90 million, 163,000-square-foot modern building for students, professors and researchers.
- Nancy Kelly, Former Accenture Partner, Appointed Vice President of Client Implementations at Exigen Insurance Solutions Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:53PMSAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - March 8, 2010) - Exigen Insurance Solutions ( www.exigeninsurance.com ), a leading provider of insurance core systems, has appointed Nancy Kelly as vice president, Client Implementations. Kelly will be responsible for driving rapid implementations of the Exigen SuiteT by optimizing solution configuration and directing implementation ...