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Research and development needs to be a global affair
Leader Chambers didn't mention that Cisco was simultaneously announcing a new research and development lab in Hanoi, a move the company said was "about the potential of the young engineering talent in Vietnam, and this initiative is one of our efforts to...
[April 24, 2006, 15:40]
Teaching Software Engineering for Embedded Systems: An Experience Report From the Manaus Research and Development Pole
White Papers This paper describes an inter-universities training program specially created for embedded systems organized by CEFET-AM, a technical college, and carried out by Genius Institute of Technology, a research and development company, both located in...
[November 29, 2008, 23:00]
Advancing Research and Development: The Scientific Supercomputing Center Karlsruhe (SSCK)
White Papers They needed a partner who was experienced and innovative-someone who would work with them to consistently meet the current and future demands of the rapidly changing research and industrial base the center served.
[June 24, 2009, 16:01]
New Product Development for a Medical and Biotech Research Firm
White Papers Affymetrix is a leader in the development and commercialization of systems to acquire, analyze and manage complex genetic information in order to improve life. The company's goal was to increase chip usage and a desktop solution is another way of...
[February 10, 2009, 0:20]
Pathfinder Develops and Launches PlantCollections.org to Enable Research Into Complex Biological Relationships
White Papers The Chicago Botanic Garden, in conjunction with 29 partners, needed to build an internet application to improve the process of collecting plants and address conservation issues, contribute to education and enable research into complex biological...
[March 10, 2009, 0:21]
University Speeds Research and Enhances Researcher Agility With HPC System
White Papers The Laboratory of Neuro Imaging at the University of California at Los Angeles is dedicated to the development of scientific approaches for the comprehensive mapping of brain structure and function. Until recently, researchers who wanted to use the...
[July 25, 2009, 1:18]
Government to put £39.5m into R&D
News Technology companies are being given the chance to compete for £39.5m government funding for research and development. In April, the government announced a reform of funding for research and development, saying in its New Industry, New Jobs report...
[October 13, 2009, 1:00]
IBM alphaWorks: From software theory to fact
News One of alphaWorks's primary goals is to showcase technologies from the various IBM research and development labs around the world so early adopters can evaluate them and provide feedback. Established in 1996, alphaWorks is a web community for...
[June 5, 2008, 12:27]
Europe gets Microsoft technology licensing boost
News So far it's signed up Enterprise Ireland and The Finnish National Fund for Research and Development. Microsoft is stepping up efforts to license technologies from its research efforts to entrepreneurs and small businesses.
[January 31, 2006, 8:50]
Intel bemoans poor UK science education
News The UK Government needs to prioritise science education in schools if it wants to build upon the country's research and development sector, Intel's European general manager has suggested. The last year has seen a significant rise in the amount of...
[November 30, 2006, 15:09]
Nokia and Cambridge team up on nanotechnology
News Nokia and Cambridge University have announced what they say will be a long-term research and development partnership based in the UK. The partnership could provide a boost for UK-based research and development, which took a hit last year when Intel...
[March 7, 2007, 14:53]
European R&D investment levels 'stagnating'
News The number of science and technology researchers in Europe is increasing, but the European Union is still far from reaching its research and development investment targets, the European Commission has warned.
[January 23, 2009, 15:40]
R&D tax credit to be reformed
News The government is rejigging the way it gives tax credits to UK companies who invest in research and development (R&D). By simplifying the definition of research and development for tax purposes, the government hopes to make it easier for companies...
[December 10, 2003, 16:00]
Microsoft boosts Irish workforce
News Microsoft has announced it plans to open a new research and development centre in Ireland. Microsoft is expected to invest around $6.1bn in research and development this fiscal year and has opened several R&D facilities of late, including a mobile...
[March 11, 2005, 11:50]
Mandelson: UK needs entrepreneurs
News Entrepreneurs need to bridge the gap between research and commercial development, according to business secretary Peter Mandelson. The disparity between research and commercialisation in the UK has been noted by many researchers, and was one of the...
[October 14, 2009, 16:38]
China sees massive rise in R&D
News By the end of 2006, China will be the second-highest investor in research and development, according to figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The burgeoning economic powerhouse has rapidly increased the...
[December 5, 2006, 7:42]
R&D takes backseat during HP's IT revamp
News Despite the fact HP's recent IT consolidation slowed down research and development for almost three years, the bitter pill needed to be taken, according to a senior vice president. During the transformation, research and development plans had to be...
[April 17, 2008, 10:42]
Mixed reception for new R&D tax credit
News The government's decision to redefine the rules governing research and development (R&D) tax credits has been welcomed by some in the high-tech sector, but others have claimed that the changes don't go far enough.
[April 10, 2003, 13:01]
US plans huge spend on nanotechnology
News The Nanotechnology Research and Development Act budgets $2.36bn (£1.48bn) over three years, an average of $787m annually, for nanotechnology research and grants to universities and private corporations.
[May 8, 2003, 9:28]
Grid computing 'vital to Europe's future'
News The European Commission (EC) has announced that grid computing will be a cornerstone in attempts to improve the coordination of research and development activities across Europe and improve competition with the US and Japan.
[June 1, 2005, 12:55]
