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Archive for November 20th, 2006

Micro-Ant Announces Blade Technology

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Micro-Ant Inc. has announced the development of its Blade technology, which as applied to microstrip antennas, enhances electrical performance while allowing for smaller, cheaper, and…

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Starchaser, PTC Renew Partnership

November 20th, 2006 by

PTC and Starchaser Industries, a privately held high-technology company, have renewed their commitment to Pro/Engineer, a PTC integrated CAD/CAM/CAE system, for an…

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Topcon Awarded GNSS Technology Contract

November 20th, 2006 by

Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) claims it has been awarded the first governmental Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) contract designed to harness signals from all current and planned positioning satellite systems. The Tennessee Department of…

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Sirius Canada Partners With Canadian Automobile Association

November 20th, 2006 by

Sirius Canada Inc. signed an exclusive multi-year strategic partnership to become the official satellite…

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UN To Hold Satellite-Aided Search and Rescue Training In South Africa

November 20th, 2006 by

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (OOSA), within the framework of the United Nations Program on Space Applications, will hold a five-day training course on the International Satellite System for Search and Rescue (Cospas-Sarsat) with the Department of Transport of the Republic of South Africa. The…

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Air Force To Develop Reusable Space Vehicle

November 20th, 2006 by

The U.S. Air Force is developing an orbital test vehicle, based on the design of a NASA X-37 technology demonstrator, to continue full-scale development and on-orbit…

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Arqiva To Acquire BT Satellite Broadcast Business

November 20th, 2006 by

Arqiva reached an agreement Nov. 17 to acquire the full-time service components of BT’s Satellite Broadcast Services business for 25 million British pounds ($47.2 million) in cash. The Satellite Broadcast…

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