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US hands over former Sunni rebel hotspot to Iraq
RAMADI, Iraq AFP — Iraqi forces on Monday took control of the Sunni Anbar province, once the most explosive battlefield in Iraq, from the US military, symbolising the growing security gains in the war-torn country. The transfer ceremony at the governate building in the provincial capital of Ramadi marked...
Tags: Al-Qaeda, Government, HotSpot, Iraq, SECURITY
Research articles 2008-08-31
Indonesian forest fires spark haze fears in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR AFP — The growing number of forest fires in Indonesia's Sumatra island has triggered warning bells that hazy skies could return to neighbouring Malaysia, environmental officials said Sunday. Forest fires from Indonesia caused by traditional farming methods have been blamed for the choking haze, which shrouds the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, HotSpot, Indonesia, Malaysia, WIRELESS
Research articles 2008-08-03
Honda system to warn motorists of crime hotspots
TOKYO AFP — Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. will start a new system this week warning motorists when they are driving close to crime hotspots. Based on information from the police, drivers will get an alert through Honda's on-board navigation system about areas where cars have been damaged, stolen...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Honda Motor Co., HotSpot, Manufacturing, motorist
Research articles 2008-04-21
Global Environment Partners Provide Additional $20 Million to Protect Endangered Habitats.
M2 PRESSWIRE-11 January 2008-WORLD BANK GROUP: Global Environment Partners Provide Additional $20 Million to Protect Endangered HabitatsC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:11012008 Washington, D.C. -- The World Bank and Conservation International CI today signed an agreement for $20 million in...
Tags: environment, FINANCE, habitat, HotSpot, WIRELESS, World Bank
Research articles 2008-01-11
BOZII Signs Agreement with Coordinate Technologies to Support Customer Connectivity on 2200 Chinese Wi-Fi Hotspots
Agreement signed will enable BOZII customers and partners, such as UK WiMAX Operator FREEDOM4, to extend personal wireless broadband services into the Chinese market BEIJING -- Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. The corrected release reads: BOZII SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH...
Tags: agreement, China Mobile Ltd., China Netcom, HotSpot, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, WIRELESS
Research articles 2007-12-03
New Canadian Technology Clusters Emerge as 42 Companies Rank in the 2007 Deloitte Technology Fast 500; Averaging a revenue growth rate of 984% over five years, many of the Canadian winners hail from non-traditional technology hotspots.
TORONTO, ONTARIO, Oct 23, 2007 Marketwire via COMTEX -- A regionally diverse list of rapidly-growing Canadian technology companies is featured today in the 2007 Deloitte Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the fastest growing North American technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies, based on percentage...
Tags: Deloitte LLP, FINANCE, HotSpot, revenue, software, Technology
Research articles 2007-10-23
Mexico City to be one, giant Wi-Fi hotspot by 2008: mayor
MEXICO CITY AFP — All of Mexico City will be one free, wireless Internet hotspot by 2008, Mayor Marcelo Ebrard announced Monday. The project "will accelerate the technological development of the city," Ebrard said after signing a contract with the Chinese telecoms and networking giant ZTE. The project...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, camera, HotSpot, NETWORKING, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS
Research articles 2007-04-02
Wi-Fi, WiMAX, and 3G will coexist and compete for wireless data delivery.(MARKET INTELLIGENCE)
The three main technologies capable of broadcasting wireless data at broadband speeds to consumer devices--Wi-Fi, WiMAX and cellular 3G--are battling it out for market share worldwide. Each technology has its benefits and challenges, but ultimate adoption will vary greatly depending upon which region of the world...
Tags: 3G, broadcasting, HotSpot, In-Stat, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, WIRELESS
Research articles 2007-03-01
NATO strike kills Taliban commander in Afghan hotspot
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan AFP — Warplanes have struck a Taliban compound in southern Afghanistan with "precision munitions", killing an area commander and about 10 of his men, the NATO force said. Villagers said Wednesday the raid in the southern province of Helmand, near a town captured by Taliban two weeks...
Tags: Afghanistan, Agence France-Presse, attack, civilian, Government, HotSpot, NATO, SECURITY
Research articles 2007-02-14
Mercury Hotspots Detected in Eastern U.S. and Canada
WASHINGTON, DC ENS — --> By J.R. Pegg WASHINGTON, DC , January 9, 2007 ENS – U.S. sources of mercury emissions, particularly coal-fired power plants, are the major cause of five biological mercury hotspots identified in New England, New York and Nova Scotia, according to two new scientific studies. The...
Tags: deposition, emission, HotSpot, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, WIRELESS
Research articles 2007-01-09
New Scientific Studies Identify Causes of Mercury Pollution Hotspots
To: ENERGY EDITORSContact: Judy Brown of Hubbard Brook Research Foundation, +1-603- 653-0390, Ext. 102, or jbrown@hbresearchfoundation.org; or Kathy Fallon Lambert +1-802-356-2786, or kfl@ecosysteminfo.com; or Charles T. Driscoll, Ph.D., +1-315-443-3434, or cell, +1-315-729-1850, or ctdrisco@syr.edu; or David Evers, Ph.D., +1-207-839-7600, Ext. 110, or cell, +1-207-653-7378, or david.evers@briloon.org; or Thomas Holsen, Ph.D.,...
Tags: cell, emission, HotSpot, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, WIRELESS
Research articles 2007-01-09
New Studies Identify Causes of Mercury Pollution Hotspots for the First Time
To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Judy Brown of Hubbard Brook Research Foundation, +1-603- 653-0390 x102, or jbrown@hbresearchfoundation.org WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- PRESS CONFERENCE: Tuesday, January 9, 2007 - 9:30 am EST TOPIC: In two new studies in the journal BioScience scientists identify five known and nine suspected biological mercury hotspots in...
Tags: HotSpot, pollution, scientist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, WIRELESS
Research articles 2007-01-08
Finding hotspots: an autonomous sensor developed by NASA proves its worth in firefighting.(PHOTONICS)
In the early morning hours of Oct. 26, 2006, an arsonist started a small fire in Riverside County, Calif., Esperanza, and 18 hours later, 24,000 acres were involved. Later that same day the Governor declared a state of emergency, citing "conditions of extreme peril." The California...
Tags: aircraft, California, FAA, HotSpot, imaging, Manufacturing, NASA, sensor
Research articles 2007-01-01
ABI Research forecasts Wi-Fi hotspots increasing by 47 percent in 2006.(MARKET INTELLIGENCE)
A new ABI Research forecast finds that in 2006, the number of commercial Wi-Fi hotspots will grow by 47 percent worldwide to 143,700. While almost three-quarters of these sites (74 percent) are still found in North America and Europe, the Asia Pacific region is growing very ...
Tags: ABI Research, Europe, HotSpot, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS
Research articles 2006-11-01
Survey Suggests Majority of Consumers Are Not Concerned about Privacy at Public Wi-Fi Hotspots
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Only 26% Expressed Concerns about Security, Research Also Indicates That 51% of U.S. Adults Have Connected to the Internet Wirelessly of Which 63% Have Done So in a Public Hot Spot AnchorFree, the world's largest free Wi-Fi network and community, consisting of more than 10,000 wireless...
Tags: AnchorFree Inc., Harris Interactive, HotSpot, INTERNET, privacy, survey, WIRELESS
Research articles 2006-09-12
Haze thickens over Indonesia's Sumatra, Borneo
JAKARTA AFP — Haze from fires raging on the jungle-covered Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Borneo has thickened as officials met to prepare a plan for battling the blazes. "We are in a meeting now to coordinate steps to fight the ground and forest fires and the resulting smoke," said...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, agency, HotSpot, Malaysia, MARKETING, WIRELESS
Research articles 2006-08-24
Haze returns to Indonesian part of Borneo island
JAKARTA AFP — Thick and acrid haze from fires set to clear land is blanketing parts of the Indonesian section of Borneo island, a meteorology official said. "The haze is thick early in the morning, limiting visibility to under 200 meters (660 feet), but by 9:00 visibility would already...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, HotSpot, Malaysia, NETWORKING, WIRELESS
Research articles 2006-08-13
Malaysia's northern Penang state hit by haze
KUALA LUMPUR AFP — Malaysia's northern Penang state was hit by haze caused by fires on Indonesia's Sumatra island, a meteorological official said. A senior official with the Meteorological Department, Donis Gunting, said the haze, carried by southwesterly winds, moved to mainland Penang state and its tourist island overnight...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, HotSpot, Indonesia, Malaysia, WIRELESS
Research articles 2006-07-05
Israel ransacks homes in Gaza hotspot
ABASSAN, Gaza Strip AFP — Israeli tanks withdrew from a spot of farm land in the southern Gaza Strip, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake after the fiercest clashes since Israel began its offensive. Palestinian families, uprooted from their homes during Saturday's day-long operation, returned after dawn...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, HotSpot, husband, Israel, SECURITY, soldier, spokeswoman
Research articles 2006-07-02
Hotzones, particularly in urban areas of dense population where they are referred to as metrozones are therefore becoming increasingly attractive to non-cellular commercial operators.
M2 PRESSWIRE-2 June 2006-Research and Markets: Hotzones, particularly in urban areas of dense population where they are referred to as metrozones are therefore becoming increasingly attractive to non-cellular commercial operatorsC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05062006 Dublin - Research and Markets...
Tags: HotSpot, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, WIRELESS
Research articles 2006-06-02
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