Science Education & Policy

NCP Engineering Releases VPN Client For Symbian OS-Based Mobile Devices

NUREMBERG, Germany, July 31 /PRNewswire/-- NCP engineering GmbH, a leading provider of endpoint security and VPN solutions, today announced the release of its Secure Entry Client for Symbian OS-based mobile devices. The new IPSec VPN client can be used on ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 31 2008 - 7:30am

California Olive Oil Presses On

A bottle of Chateau Neuf De Pape wine from the Rhone region in France may include constituents of up to 13 grape varietals. Time-zones away, olive oil experts at U.C. Davis work with 100 olive varietals to create cutting-edge olive oil. After all, like win ...

Article - Audrey Amara - Jul 31 2008 - 10:03pm

SunGard Announces Intention To Acquire GL TRADE For Euro 41.70 Per Share

GENEVA and PARIS, August 1 /PRNewswire/-- SunGard and GL TRADE today announced SunGard's intention to acquire a majority stake in GL TRADE, a global financial software solutions company serving more than 1,600 customers. ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Aug 1 2008 - 12:33am

EQUATE Petrochemical Company Adopts Advanced Learning Management From Tata Interactive Systems (TIS)

MUMBAI, August 1 /PRNewswire/--- TIS' Learning Planet(TM) all set to Enable Success at one of the World's Leading Petrochemical Companies. Learning Planet(TM), an Enterprise Learning Management System from global E-learning provider TIS, has rec ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Aug 1 2008 - 3:30am

Addax Petroleum Announces Federal Government Approval Of Nigeria Gas Utilisation Initiative

CALGARY, Canada, August 1 /PRNewswire/--- International Consortium Formed for Investment in Gas Development- Including the Potential Monetization of OML137 Gas ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Aug 1 2008 - 8:33am

Would Changing The Measurement Mean Fewer Failing Schools Are Failing?

Ohio State University researchers have developed a new method of measuring school quality based on schools’ 'impact on learning' and their results say that summer vacations and parent incomes have more to do with low test scores than the quality ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 3 2008 - 7:49pm

Brightcove Accelerates Expansion In Japan

LONDON, August 4 /PRNewswire/--- Brightcove's New Subsidiary in Japan Adds General Manager, Announces First Customer, and Closes $4.9 Million Financing; gorin.jp to Publish Beijing Olympic Video With Brightcove Brightcove Inc., the leading global Int ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Aug 3 2008 - 9:30pm

TechWeb's Advanced Trading Magazine Names Top Ten Quantitative Analyst Schools

MANHASSET, New York, August 4 /PRNewswire/--- Industry Veterans Rank Financial Engineering Programs Based on Wall Street Recruitability TechWeb's Advanced Trading, the premiere source for objective industry-specific content for trading executives, to ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Aug 4 2008 - 8:33am

Is Head Start Working For Children?

Growing interest in publicly funded programs for young children has drawn attention to whether and how Head Start and other early childhood programs should be asked to prove their worth. Congress asked the National Research Council for guidance on how to i ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 4 2008 - 11:20am

SDW- An Invaluable Business Asset That Costs Only Time!

LONDON, August 4 /PRNewswire/-- The most valuable business asset that you and your sports and leisure facility could own this year will cost you nothing more than your time. Because a ticket to Sports Development Week (SDW, 23-25 September, Birmingham NEC ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Aug 4 2008 - 11:30am