The South Florida Technology Alliance has new members in the board of directors, Stefan Pittinger and Quinn Bailey. The former is the Vice President and General Manager of Peak 10 South Florida while the latter is the Manager of Tax Services for Daszkal Bolton LLP. The company promotes regional technology community and gives active members the basis to participate in a vibrant network of innovative technology.
To her credit Stefan is a guru in tech industry and is committed to have her expertise used for the better of the company in …

The company engaged in the business of surveying technological solutions, ICOP Digital, Inc was announced the winner of the statewide bid in Florida. The award was for car video solutions installed in new car purchases. The bid in the fire/ rescue vehicle and other automobile was managed by the Florida Chiefs Association, the Florida Sheriffs Association and the Association of Counties.
The cooperative contract is such that all the parties concerned in the State have the added advantage of facilitated pre-determined prices of new vehicle purchases. ICOP is the only company …

The Science Museum of Minnesota has given, as its part of proving back to the society and help in the preservation of the environment, a 30-acre tract of land good for real estate in rural Afton to be preserved and be left as open space for wildlife keeping.
The deal was struck last week with Belwin Conservancy. Belwin Conservancy is a non-profit making body that concerns itself with environmental awareness and over the years earned a name for drawing thousands of people, mostly students, to its center. The environmental group owns …

The Pentagon has released its report on the Afghan situation, saying that progress was unequal in terms of Taliban insurgency. The report which was one among two annual reports that are due to the Congress every year, said that progress had been achieved in issues of security, governance and development.
However it issued a warning that Taliban forces were gaining in strength following the NATO agreement to pull out combat forces from the area.
The report said the President Obama’s escalation was a contributing factor to the rise in violence to growth …

Only a few days are left for the Black Friday sales of this year and most of the stores have announced
their deals for the shoppers. While almost all the retail chains and departmental stores have revealed
their deals, Apple Inc. is still holding their deals as secret. Apple Black Friday 2010 deals are yet to
surface. Therefore, gadget lovers who have saved money to buy Apple accessories will have to wait for
some more time.
According to the reports, Apple Inc. has declared to arrange a special shopping event on Black Friday. It
has been …

A conviction on the murder of US government intern Chandra Levy, has been made on Ingmar Guandique, an immigrant from El Salvador, who now faces a sentence of life imprisonment.
The 2001 murder of the 24-year old woman revealed that she had been having an affair with California democrat, Gary Condit. The former congressman’s career was shred into tatters after the police indicated he was a suspect in the murder. Although the charges against him were subsequently dropped, he nevertheless left office in 2003.
Even after Guandique was convicted, Condit declined to …

A 27-year old accountant who had been found guilty of sending a menacing electronic communication is now moving to challenge the conviction in court. Paul Chambers, who had posted a message on the social network, Twitter, to the effect that he would blow apart an airport, is going to be represented by prominent human rights lawyer, Ben Emmerson.
The basis of the challenge on the conviction is the determination of the question whether section 127 of the Communications Act was applied correctly. The defense is considering Chamber’s case to be an …

FBI investigation into incidences concerning insider trade has cast its net wider. Currently, legal action has been taken against Galleon Group a hedge fund, where many of the accused persons entered a plea of guilty and agreed to testify against fellow defendants. The Galleon case which is the biggest of insider trading cases in history is still being tried.
Currently, a ruling on whether telephone conversations that were recorded in secret can be admissible evidence in the trial is being awaited. Some of those that have entered a plea of ‘not …

The Commerce Department released a report on the economy that will come as good news to Americans keen on their economy. In the 3rd quarter of July to September, there was an annualized growth rate of 2.5%. This is as opposed to an estimated rate of 2%.
The growth was attributed to higher spending by American consumers, especially on items such as cars; as well as a rise in the volume of exports.
In the 2nd quarter, a growth of 1.7% was registered and so the latest figures show a considerable improvement. …

A satellite that according to reports will be used to eavesdrop on enemy communications was launched on Sunday. The spacecraft was released to orbit by the United States National Reconnaissance Office from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station via a Delta-4 heavy rocket.
The spacecraft which can put as much as 13 tons in a geostationary transfer orbit is the largest unpiloted American launch vehicle and has an antenna reflector of 18m for relaying phone and data traffic.
The gigantic booster which took off at 1758hrs is taking its fourth flight since its …