Security Appliance Market Continues on Strong Growth Trajectory in First Quarter of 2012, According to IDC

.2012 – According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, both factory revenue and unit shipments grew in the first quarter of 2012 (1Q12) marking the eighth consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth. Worldwide factory revenue was up 9.7% year over year to $1.9 billion as shipments increased 12.9% to 511,220 units.
Geographically, all regions with the exception of Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) saw double-digit growth in unit shipmen

Maxwell Systems Releases StreetSmarts 8.0 Construction Management Software

Maxwell Systems Releases StreetSmarts 8.0 Construction Management Software

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA — (Marketwire) — 07/02/12 — , a leading provider of complete solutions, today announced the release of 8.0, a comprehensive job cost accounting and project management software solution that helps businesses to better manage construction, equipment, materials, financials, and more.With the 8.0 release of this software for and , construction businesses will appreciate valuable new features and enhancements that allow users to:Access StreetSmarts from anywhere by connec

STMicroelectronics and Harbin Institute of Technology Establish Joint Laboratory for Innovation in Electronics

BEIJING — (Marketwire) — 07/02/12 — STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, and Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), one of China-s most renowned national key universities, today announced the opening of a joint laboratory to encourage innovation in electronics. The laboratory is located at the Electric and Electronic Experimental Teaching Center of HIT, with an aim to support efforts in the study, rese