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TerraEchos Inks Reseller Agreement with IBM to Offer Sensor-Based Security Systems

TerraEchos, a company offering covert surveillance and intelligence sensor solutions, has been designated as an IBM Advanced Partner in Information Management to resell the IBM InfoSphere Streams technology, a sophisticated computing platform for" big data-in-motion" analytics developed by IBM.

From TerraEchos, Inc. 5 Aug 2011

Kodak Image Sensor Heads to Jupiter as Part of Juno Mission

The 4-ton Juno spacecraft will carry a high resolution CCD image sensor on-board as it launches this week at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The sensor, designed by Eastman Kodak Company, is called JunoCam and will help capture images of the gas giant. The cruise will take five years to reach Jupiter on a mission to study its structure and decipher its history, arriving July 2016.

By Andy Choi 4 Aug 2011

Israeli Chemists Develop 'Date Rape' Drug Sensor

In Israel two researchers working at the Tel Aviv University claim to have invented a sensor which can detect date rape drugs in beverages with a high degrees of accuracy.

By Andy Choi 4 Aug 2011

Bendix Acquires Vehicle Sensors Business from Iteris

Iteris, a Santa Ana based traffic management company, has sold its vehicle sensors business to Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems for $14 million. The company hopes that the sale to Bendix will advance its reputation in the traffic handling market.

By Andy Choi 4 Aug 2011

RF Code Unveils New Tethered Temperature Sensor

RF Code, which provides wire free environmental and power monitoring and asset management solutions has launched a new tethered temperature sensor, the R151, which would offer deployment flexibility for accurate temperature monitoring of vital areas, which cannot be monitored with the help of traditional sensors such as areas, which are below a raised floor inside a data center and industrial refrigerators, which store expensive drugs.

From RF Code Inc. 4 Aug 2011

Lockheed Martin Clinches Production Contract for Arrowhead

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $60 million production contract for the Arrowhead or Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) for the AH-64D Apache attack helicopter.

From Lockheed Martin Corporation 4 Aug 2011

Iteris Accomplishes Sale of Vehicle Sensors Business to Bendix

Iteris, a provider of traffic management solutions, has sold its vehicle sensors business to Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems with an amount of $2 million subjected to adjustments and holdbacks on the basis of the working capital at the closing.

By Andy Choi 4 Aug 2011

Agilent and UC Davis to Advance Millimeter Wave Technology Used in Radars and Sensors

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) and the University of California, Davis, today announced they will establish the Davis Millimeter Wave Research Center. The DMRC will focus on advancing technology in millimeter wave and THz systems for radar, imaging systems, sensors, communications and integrated passive devices found in electromagnetic metamaterials and antennae.

From Agilent Technologies, Inc. 4 Aug 2011

3eTI Unveils New EnergyGuard Wireless Monitoring and Control System

3e Technologies International (3eTI) has launched a new wireless platform called EnergyGuard, which has been developed to provide extra precise systems control over energy consumption management.

By Andy Choi 4 Aug 2011

Fiber Optic Systems Technology to Offer Corrosion Monitoring Systems for a Pipeline Industry Project

Fiber Optic Systems Technology, a developer and producer of patented non-intrusive sensor products, has declared that it will offer corrosion monitoring systems for an important technology development project for the key energy sector backed by the Government of Alberta.

By Andy Choi 4 Aug 2011

Sensor-NITE Shares Acquired by Sensata Technologies

Sensata Technologies Holding has declared the completion of the formerly announced acquisition from Elex Group, the shares of Sensor-NITE Group.

By Andy Choi 3 Aug 2011

National Semiconductor Introduces Seven New Sensor Analog Front-Ends

National Semiconductor (NSM) has expanded its portfolio of sensor AFE systems with the addition of seven new 16-bit and 24-bit sensor analog front-ends (AFE), which would offer system designers more options to choose, ranging from low cost to high performance sensors.

By Andy Choi 3 Aug 2011

Frost + Sullivan’ New Analysis Throws Light on Satellite-Based EO Market in the Asia Pacific Region

Frost & Sullivan has conducted a new analysis for the Asia Pacific Satellite- based Earth Observation Market. In 2010, revenues earned for this market were more than US$70.1 million and it is estimated that it would cross US$220.5 million by the year 2018.

From Frost & Sullivan 3 Aug 2011

Dongbu HiTek Begins Volume Production of HDR CMOS Image Sensor Chips

Dongbu HiTek has commenced mass manufacturing of high dynamic range (HDR) CMOS image sensor (CIS) chips for a Chinese manufacturer, BYD Microelectronics. BYD image sensors would initially focus on door monitoring systems and other security surveillance applications.

From Dongbu Hitek 3 Aug 2011

Fujitsu STYLISTIC Q550 Tablet PC Introduced with AuthenTec’ Smart Sensor for Enhanced Security

AuthenTec, a company, which deals with identity management and security solutions, has proclaimed that their AES2660 smart sensor has been incorporated on the back of Fujitsu’s new STYLISTIC Q550 tablet PC, for providing one-touch security.

By Andy Choi 3 Aug 2011