Register for CloudCamp @ Cloud Expo Silicon Valley Follow @CloudExpo on Twitter Further cementing its position as The Largest Cloud Computing Event in the World, the organizers of the 7th International Cloud Expo being held at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA, on November 1-4, 2010, announced today that the event will also feature - on November 2nd, 2010 - a CloudCamp unconference. CloudCamp @Cloud Expo Silicon Valley is aimed at anyone working with, or interested in working with, cloud technologies. "With the rapid change occurring in the industry, we need a place where we can meet to share our experiences, challenges and solutions," said CloudCamp co-founder Dave Nielsen, who will personally be facilitating the process on site at the Santa Clara Convention Center. "At CloudCamp," Nielsen continued, "participants will be encouraged to share their th... (more)

Leading C-Suite Perspectives Upcoming at Cloud Expo Silicon Valley

What does the CIO of the National Reconnaissance Office have in common with the CEOs of Abiquo, Apprenda, Tier3, OutSystems and OpSource, the Co-Founder & CTO of Dell Boomi, the CTOs of Rackspace, rPath, Compuware, BMC, NextIO, SoftLayer, SOA Software, Gale Technologies, CiRBA and UShareSoft, and the Chief Cloud Executive at VMware?  Answer: all are members of the distinguished Speaker Faculty of Cloud Expo Silicon Valley, due to take place November 7-10, 2011, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA - the heart of Silicon Valley. Cloud Computing is changing the way we work and live. The economic realities that companies faced this year and last led many IT executives in 2010 and 2011 to closely evaluate cloud computing. The cloud is here to stay, and it is expanding fast. Cloud computing is fast shifting responsibility for application maintenance, ... (more)

Don’t forget to register for FOSE 2013

By Ryan Kamauff FOSE is the nation’s premier event for government technology professionals who need tools, resources, and best practices to transition to the cloud, mitigate cybersecurity threats, and achieve the goals of the DGS while managing uncertainty and the critical need to make it all happen on-time and on-budget. “The heavy impact of sequestration and across the board budget cuts has put stress on agency training opportunities,” said Mike Eason, Vice President, Public Sector Events, 1105 Media, Inc. “We are responding by offering high-level training and educational programs for free. We hope to help advance agency missions by providing these opportunities to all government attendees.” Government attendees will receive FREE access to FOSE’s FULL educational program, including the executive-level conference featuring five tracks and over 40 comprehensive s... (more)

Library and Archives Canada Presents the Virtual Exhibition "Celebrating B.C. Culture"

OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 04/21/09 -- Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is proud to present the virtual exhibition Celebrating B.C. Culture, a dynamic cultural event showcasing a particular region of the country. From April 21 to May 3, 2009, the spotlight will be on British Columbia. The virtual exhibition features samples from the abundant and varied LAC collection of historical and current works by British Columbia artists. The LAC has created a website called Celebrating B.C. Culture, which gives all Canadians across the country the opportunity to experience the diversity of the province's contemporary artistic culture. As in previous years, this joint effort by the LAC and the National Arts Centre (NAC) will highlight the culture of a particular region. This year, the arts and culture of British Columbia will be celebrated during the NAC event BC Scene.... (more)

Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL) Reports 6% Increase In First Quarter 2009 Diluted EPS to $0.68. All Research Units Achieve Organic Sales Growth. Full Year 2009 Guidance Reaffirmed; Diluted EPS Expected to Exceed Reported EPS for 2008 of $2.65.

ST. LOUIS, April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, a leading Life Science and High Technology company, reported that its first quarter 2009 diluted EPS grew by 6% to $0.68 from $0.64 in the first quarter of 2008. Reported sales for the first quarter of 2009 were $519 million, a decline of 9% from the first quarter of 2008. Excluding a 10% currency impact, first quarter sales grew organically by 1% from a year ago. Organic sales for the Company's Research business grew over 3%, with individual business unit growth ranging from 2% to 7%, driven largely by moderate to strong growth in sales in Europe and CAPLA (Canada, Asia Pacific and Latin America) to customers in academia, the pharmaceutical industry and in government. Organic sales for SAFC, the Company's Specialty Fine Chemicals business, declined 5% in Q1 2009 as stable sales to U.S. custo... (more)

Methanex Reports First Quarter Results

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 04/28/09 -- For the first quarter of 2009, Methanex (TSX: MX)(NASDAQ: MEOH)(SANTIAGO: Methanex) reported Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $13.1 million and a net loss of $18.4 million ($0.20 per share on a diluted basis). This compares with Adjusted EBITDA of negative $13.3 million and a net loss of $3.9 million ($0.04 per share on a diluted basis) for the fourth quarter of 2008. Bruce Aitken, President and CEO of Methanex, commented, "Despite the current environment of weaker demand and lower methanol prices, we generated positive cash flow from operations during the first quarter. In addition, our first quarter results would normally have been higher, however our cost structure had not fully adjusted from the higher methanol price environment last year and this negatively impacted our results." Mr. Aitken added, "Global methanol... (more)

Kyocera Mita America Ranks Highest in Monochrome Multifunctional Product Reliability and Quality

Kyocera Mita America, Inc., one of the world's leading document solutions companies, today announced that it has been honored with the 2009 BERTL Readers’ Choice Award for Monochrome Reliability and Quality for segments 4-6. The award is the result of a worldwide end-user survey conducted by BERTL. “Reliability is a factor in maintaining productivity in any enterprise and having a dependable device is crucial,” said Margie Davis, managing director, BERTL. “Kyocera has continually impressed us with its high performance reliable products that offer end user customers an industry leading total cost of ownership.” Over the past year, BERTL conducted a worldwide survey covering more than 20 manufacturers’ copier, printer and MFP performances across a range of areas. Responses were received from enterprise buyers and technical professionals in over 90 countries, respons... (more)

Anita Borg Institute Announces Registration is Open for 2009 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing

The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) announced today that registration is now open for the 9th annual Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing conference, which will be held September 30-October 3, 2009 at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort in Tucson, Arizona. The full program for the event is also now available. The world’s largest gathering of women in computing in industry, academia, and government, the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (GHC) is a four day technical conference designed to bring the research and career interests of women in computing to the forefront. Over 300 speakers will include leading researchers and industry experts discussing their current work, while special sessions focus on the role of women in today’s technology fields, including computer science, information technology, research, and engineering. C... (more)

The Woodrow Wilson Center Announces 2009-2010 Fellows

WASHINGTON, June 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Lee H. Hamilton, president and director of the Woodrow Wilson Center, today announced the members of the 2009-2010 fellowship class. The 24 fellows, most of whom will arrive in September 2009 to spend an academic year in residence at the Center, include scholars and practitioners from the United States, Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Israel, United Kingdom, and Uzbekistan. "We are looking forward to having this prominent group in residence this fall at the Wilson Center," said Hamilton. "These men and women are distinguished in their fields of expertise and will enhance the intellectual discourse at the Center and the public policy community in Washington." The list of 2009-2010 fellows is listed below along with the projects they will pursue while in residence at the Wilson Center. Katherine Benton-Cohen, Assis... (more)

VPI Wins Prestigious 2009 IP Contact Center Technology Pioneer Award from Customer Interaction Solutions Magazine

Technology Marketing Corporation’s Customer Interaction Solutions magazine has recognized VPI as a winner of its IP Contact Center Technology Pioneer Award for 2009. Since 1982, TMC’s Customer Interaction Solutions has been a leading commentator of the CRM, call center and teleservices industries. VPI (http://www.VPI-corp.com), the premier developer of integrated interaction recording and workforce optimization solutions for enterprises, trading floors, government agencies, and emergency service providers, introduced its analytics-enhanced IP call recording software VPI CAPTURE PROTM in March of 2009. It has since been recognized by industry experts and users as the most ground-breaking IP call recording system available today – marking a radical departure from the conventional IP call recording solutions currently in use at contact centers. VPI CAPTURE PRO provide... (more)

3SBio Inc. to Report 2009 Second Quarter Earnings on August 11, 2009

SHENYANG, China, July 23 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- 3SBio Inc. (Nasdaq: SSRX), a leading China-based biotechnology company focused on researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing biopharmaceutical products, today announced that it will release financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009 after the US market closes on Tuesday, August 11, 2009. Following the earnings announcement, 3SBio's senior management will host a conference call at 5:00 am (Pacific) / 8:00 am (Eastern) / 8:00 pm (Beijing/Hong Kong) on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 to discuss its 2009 second quarter financial results and recent business activity. The conference call may be accessed using the dial-in numbers below: Conference ID: 21352657 Local dial-in: China - landline 800-819-0121 China - mobile 400-620-8038 International toll-free dial-in: Hong Kong 800933053 United King... (more)