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Integral Systems Europe Announces EPOCH IPS Satellite Ground System PUS Compliance Toulouse, France (SPX) May 13, 2008 
ISE (Integral Systems Europe) has announced that its' EPOCH IPS (EPOCH Integrated Product Suite) COTS product is in compliance with ESA's (European Space Agency) PUS (Packet-Utilization Standard) for Satellite Control Systems and EGSE (Electrical Ground Support Equipment). Integral has implemented a complete, database-driven system for PUS services, with an open architecture for mission-specific ... read more |
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Hughes Surpasses 400,000 Consumer And Small Business Satellite Broadband Subscribers
Germantown MD (SPX) May 13, 2008Hughes Network Systems has announced that the number of HughesNet residential and small business subscribers passed the 400,000 mark in the first quarter of this year, affirming Hughes' position as the leading provider of broadband satellite Internet access to consumers and small businesses in the U.S. "The continued growth in our subscriber base is evidence of the need for broadband acces ... more Intelsat Expands Global Telecommunications Meeting To Connect The World 
Pembroke, Bermuda (SPX) May 13, 2008Intelsat has announced that its annual Global Telecommunications Meeting (GTM) held in Washington, D.C., 2-5 June, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, will expand beyond carrier-oriented transaction services to a world telecommunications summit addressing many of the most pressing issues faced by today's global corporate network operators, carriers and governments. For the past 34 years GT ... more KVH Launches Lease Program For TracPhone V7 Maritime Broadband Communications System 
Middletown RI (SPX) May 13, 2008Shipping and offshore oil and gas operators need ever-increasing bandwidth both for enterprise operations as well as for crew morale and welfare. With its smaller size, broadband data rates, Voice over IP (VoIP) phone connections, and substantially lower hardware and airtime service costs, the new TracPhone V7 from KVH Industries is an outstanding solution for commercial communications. ... more Orbital Data Net And Spacenet Support Emergency Communications Networks In Missouri 
McLean VA (SPX) May 13, 2008Spacenet has seen its advanced VSAT system deployed as part of an emergency response network for two Missouri state agencies - Missouri Hospital Association (MHA) and Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT). The networks, deployed and managed by Orbital Data Net (ODN), provide high-speed satellite based links to support critical data and voice communications in the case of a disaster or te ... more Raytheon Reaches Key Milestone On NASA Glory Space Program 
El Segundo CA (SPX) May 13, 2008Raytheon has completed manufacture and testing of the optics detector module for the aerosol polarimetry sensor. The sensor will ride on the NASA Glory satellite to help agency and other federal officials better understand the impact of aerosols on global warming and climate change. The central component of the sensor, the module contains 161 optical elements, including six telescopes prec ... more |
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Ottawa (AFP) May 9, 2008Canada's industry minister confirmed Friday he is blocking the sale of leading space firm MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates to a US defense contractor, saying it provided no net benefit to Canada. Industry Minister Jim Prentice first announced last month that he would block the proposed sale of MacDonald Dettwiler (MDA) to US firm Alliant Techsystems (ATK), amid fears the future of Canada's ... more Sprint And Google Expand Relationship For Richer Mobile Experience 
Overland Park KS (SPX) May 13, 2008Sprint and Google have announced a partnership aimed at more deeply integrating Google applications and services into Sprint customers' mobile experience. As part of the deal, Google will become Sprint's preferred mobile search provider and Sprint users will have easier access to Google Maps for mobile, YouTube and more. Sprint and Google are committed to providing users with the most dyna ... more VZ Navigator Version 4 Now Available In Florida 
Tampa FL (SPX) May 13, 2008Verizon Wireless, builder and operator of the nation's most reliable wireless network, has announced that VZ NavigatorSM (Version 4) is now available in Florida on select consumer phones. The newest version of VZ Navigator allows customers in 75 cities nationally and all major Florida markets to access information about traffic incidents, obtain traffic updates and find detours. In additio ... more Japan Plans Missile Defense Warning Satellites 
Washington (UPI) May 9, 2008 Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda belied his mild-manner low-key image Friday when he OK'd a new measure that would transform Japan's decades-old policy supporting the demilitarization of space. The Cabinet Committee of the main chamber of the Japanese Parliament, or Diet, Friday approved legislation that would allow Japan to deploy military systems in space for defensive ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) May 13, 2008China said Tuesday it "welcomed" the offers of aid that have come in from around the world following a devastating earthquake that has caused nearly 10,000 confirmed deaths so far. "After the earthquake, the international community offered its support and sympathy to China. China and its people express their thanks and their welcome toward that," foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said. ... more Soldiers trek in as army leads China's quake rescue race 
Dujiangyan, China (AFP) May 13, 2008Chinese soldiers and relief workers trudged through rugged terrain and driving rain on Tuesday in a frantic race to reach devastated communities cut off by a powerful earthquake. China's massive army is spearheading the desperate relief effort following Monday's 7.9-magnitude earthquake in the country's southwest, with more than 50,000 People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops sent into the disa ... more Bodies line the streets as quake town's agony laid bare 
Dujiangyan, China (AFP) May 13, 2008The bodies, some with stiff forearms in front of their faces reflecting the desperate final struggle at the moment of death, were unceremoniously lined up on the road and covered with plastic. Under a downpour that seemed to never end - "the heaven is crying" one resident mused - members of the paramilitary People's Armed Police sifted through the rubble of a nearby office building, draggi ... more Myanmar state media ignore tragedy on the ground 
Yangon (AFP) May 13, 2008Survivors and aid workers emerge from Myanmar's devastated Irrawaddy delta with stories of families wiped out, bodies floating in rice paddies and starving cyclone victims begging by the roadside. But none of that is making it into the tightly controlled state media. Instead, it is generals in medal-covered uniforms handing out food packets, and soldiers clearing trees from the roads, wh ... more
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