Microspace Digital Cinema Details Expansion.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-12 July 2008-Microspace Digital Cinema Details Expansion(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Microspace Communications, a distributor of digital cinema via satellite, announced that it has expanded its network to more than 3,000 screens across North America becoming the largest independent network to service theater owners. ...

Verizon Receives EPA 'Star'.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-12 July 2008-Verizon Receives EPA 'Star'(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Two Verizon Wireless Communications Stores are among the first retail stores in the country to earn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) ENERGY STAR, the national symbol for superior energy efficiency and environmental protection. ...

The sky.
Go to the end of this article to find more detailed information about the Star Chart, how to use the chart, and a table of Moon phases. Use this table of phases to help you with the timing of successful astronomy evenings for students. The best time for an...

Camiant and SeaChange Integrate Solutions.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-19 May 2008-Camiant and SeaChange Integrate Solutions(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Camiant, a provider of policy control and application assurance technology, and SeaChange International, a supplier of video on demand (VOD) software and services, announced they have completed integration between Camiant's Universal Edge Resource Manager (UERM)...

Hearst-Argyle Television Names Roger Keating as SVP, Digital Media.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-6 July 2008-Hearst-Argyle Television Names Roger Keating as SVP, Digital Media(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Roger Keating is joining Hearst-Argyle Television as Senior Vice President, Digital Media. The appointment, effective July 7, was announced by David J. Barrett, president and chief executive officer of...

Third-world laptops come to Alabama schools.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FIRST-THROUGH EIGHTH-GRADE students in Birmingham City (Ala.) Schools will soon each have their own computer, and it will be a laptop designed for children in third-world countries. Under a purchase agreement signed by Mayor Larry Langford, the 30,000-student district will receive 15,000 of...

Full-service outsourcing: questions answered: industry experts weigh in on a host of full-service outsourcing questions facing manufacturers today. Learn how professionals from different medical device sectors view current trends and topics.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ask about the topic of outsourcing, and opinions vary widely. Is component manufacturing stronger than full product? What about the non-stop talk about the one-stop shop? How are suppliers helping their customers control cost? How do supplier partners meet OEMs' quality and ever-increasing regulatory demands?...

TelASIC Appoints Finance VP.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-12 May 2008-TelASIC Appoints Finance VP(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com TelASIC Communications, a developer of Remote Radio Head (RRH) products for WCDMA/HSDPA, LTE, and WiMAX infrastructure, announced that Claudio Zanet has joined TelASIC as Vice President of Finance. Zanet most recently was Vice President...

NCTA and TiVo Give Update on Switched Digital Adapter.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-20 May 2008-NCTA and TiVo Give Update on Switched Digital Adapter(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com The National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) and TiVo announced that after a series of successful informal interoperability tests TiVo and several manufacturers of switched digital external tuning adapters have submitted...

Minding the business of contract testing: test strategy, business decisions and a cost/benefit analysis are vital to outsourced contract testing for electronics and other products.
Lower cost, higher quality and reliability are longstanding tenets in the manufacturing and assembly world of medical products. In the business of outsourcing contract testing of electronic products, these tenets are especially true and involve a number of variables, ranging from the types and quality of test gear used...