Computer network security company Sourcefire Inc. said Tuesday that CEO John Burris, who is being treated for colon cancer, is retiring effective immediately. Burris has been on medical leave since late June. Sourcefire said Martin Roesch, founder of the company and chief technology officer, will continue to act as interim CEO while it looks for […]
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Microsoft Collaborating With Toyota On Global Communications
(PRNewswire) Microsoft Corp. announced that Toyota Motor Corp. has chosen Microsoft’s technology platforms to build its communications and collaboration infrastructure for the Toyota family of companies worldwide. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., and other affiliates in North America began the deployment of Microsoft Office 365-dedicated cloud services as their exclusive environment in June 2012. In […]
UQM Announces Strategic Alliance In China
(BUSINESS WIRE) UQM Technologies, Inc. has signed a memorandum of understanding with a major Chinese company for the development and marketing of UQM electric propulsion systems for New Energy Vehicles in China. , and represents an initial step to penetrate the Chinese market. UQM provides its customers with both custom electric propulsion solutions and automotive-qualified […]
Comverse Network Systems names new CTO
Comverse Network Systems (CNS) has hired Nassrin Tavakoli as senior vice president and CTO, a newly created position. She will be responsible for product planning and development. She most recently served for two years as senior vice president of global engineering at Hypercom, a specialist in high security end-to-end electronic payment products and services. Prior […]
Leap completes spectrum swap with T-Mobile USA
Leap Wireless International today announced that it has completed a previously announced spectrum swap with the T-Mobile USA/Cook Inlet joint venture, in which T-Mobile has a non-controlling majority interest. Under the agreements, Leap acquired 10 MHz of additional AWS spectrum in Phoenix, AZ and Houston, Galveston and Bryan-College Station, TX to supplement the spectrum Leap […]
Clearwire may delay portion of LTE build
Clearwire said in a Monday regulatory filing that it may delay portions of its TD-LTE network. The company must roll out 5,000 TD-LTE cell sites by the end of next June to get a prepayment from Sprint for access to the network, which it plans to use to supplement its own FDD-LTE service. “However, our […]
Charter to move HQ from St. Louis to Stamford, Conn.
It’s official. Charter Communications is pulling up stakes and moving its headquarters from the St. Louis area to Stamford, Conn over the coming weeks. Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy made the announcement this morning and was scheduled to hold a press conference this afternoon. Charter will transfer the majority of its executive officers, along with members […]
Amsterdam goes green with electric scooter taxis
(Reuters) – Six years ago Dutchman Ruben Beugels was on an Amsterdam tram that broke down, leaving him stuck in an out-of-the way place, and late for an appointment when he couldn’t quickly find another means of transport. “I was very frustrated at being late, and it was then that I thought, hey a scooter […]
Home-Based Assessment Tool for Dementia Screening
With baby boomers approaching the age of 65 and new cases of Alzheimer’s disease expected to increase by 50 percent by the year 2030, Georgia Tech researchers have created a tool that allows adults to screen themselves for early signs of dementia. The home-based computer software is patterned after the paper-and-pencil Clock Drawing Test, one […]
LightSquared’s latest LTE plan: share Federal spectrum
LightSquared wants the FCC to let it share spectrum with the federal government under a new plan for its LTE network, which has been stymied by problems with GPS interference. The company proposed Friday to give up 10 MHz of spectrum located closest to the GPS band. Instead, it wants to pair 5 MHz of […]