Thursday, January 31, 2013
Southern California Edison’s Infrastructure Improvements Pave Way for Move of Large Refinery Drums
News Release:
Southern California Edison’s Infrastructure Improvements Pave Way for Move of Large Refinery Drums
Media Contact: Susan Cox, (626) 302-2255
ROSEMEAD, Calif., Jan. 31, 2013 — Infrastructure improvements and other pre-work by Southern California Edison (SCE) crews in the South Bay are being completed in preparation for the transportation of six Chevron refinery drums down public streets in the beach communities beginning Feb. 20.
Chevron is funding the project. No fees will be incurred by SCE customers.
In anticipation of this large project, SCE crews have been raising and replacing power poles, and rerouting high-voltage circuits to clear the 4.5 mile route to minimize public impact and service interruption.
In addition, street lights will be moved on the night of each transport by SCE crews during the transportation of each drum set to assure safety to the public and electrical grid reliability.
The drums each measure 100 feet long and 28 feet wide.
The six large drums are scheduled to be moved in pairs on Feb. 20 and during the week of Feb. 25 and the week of March 4, weather permitting.
SCE pre-work and infrastructure improvements include the following:
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About Southern California EdisonAn Edison International (NYSE:EIX) company, Southern California Edison is one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, serving a population of nearly 14 million via 4.9 million customer accounts in a 50,000-square-mile service area within Central, Coastal and Southern California.
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Customers Continue Rapid Adoption of Oracle Fusion Human Capital Management
Oracle Press Release
Customers Continue Rapid Adoption of Oracle Fusion Human Capital Management
Oracle Continues its Leadership in Next-Generation HCM to Help Power the Business
Redwood Shores, CA – January 31, 2013
News Facts
Customers across the world continue to select and deploy Oracle Fusion Human Capital Management (HCM), contributing to rapid adoption of the solution in the Oracle Cloud.
Prominent companies who have recently chosen Oracle Fusion HCM include Brightcove, Newfield and Travelzoo.
Joining others like Gerson Lehrman Group, notable customers who have recently gone live include CSS International and Drivestream, who are using Oracle HCM Cloud Service.
eVerge Group represents one of many customers using Oracle Fusion Global Payroll andOracle Fusion Global Payroll Interface to enable compliant payroll around the world, in multiple currencies and languages.
This continued rapid adoption underscores Oracle’s leadership in delivering next generation HCM, including HCM cloud services, to help transform HR into a strategic contributor to the changing business landscape.
A part of the Oracle Cloud, Oracle HCM Cloud Service offers the advantages customers expect from SaaS (software as a service), without the limitations of niche solutions. It delivers the power of Oracle Fusion Applications in a simple subscription pricing model – with no hardware to buy and no software to support.
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“We selected and successfully deployed Oracle HCM Cloud Service for global core HR – including Network@Work, talent management, and business intelligence,” said Kirk King, CEO, CSS International. “We believe this is the best solution to help us take our HR operations to the next level, where HR can significantly contribute to our underlying business goals. We’ve also seen cost savings attributed to the SaaS deployment.”
“As a global professional services company, our people are our product. Our extensive goal setting and review process helps us attract, retain and grow our people. Oracle studied our process and showed us exactly how Oracle Fusion Performance Management could automate our cumbersome paper process,” said Jason Lindenberg, CIO, Drivestream. “Oracle HCM Cloud Service is helping to provide us a single, consistent multi-country HCM solution, and in turn we are using our expertise to help other organizations transform their own operations with Oracle HCM Cloud Service.”
“With the implementation of Oracle Fusion HCM, eVerge Group has been able to replace three disparate systems and external service providers previously required to support all HR and payroll activities,” said Bob Moser, Senior Director, Fusion HCM Applications practice, eVerge Group. “We now have an enterprise-wide unified system that enables us to manage our HR and payroll processes seamlessly. And since we subscribe to Oracle’s cloud-based offering, they take care of the maintenance and upgrades.”
Drivestream and eVerge are Platinum level members in Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN).
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The Rugby Football Union Boosts the Fan Experience with IBM Analytics and Big Data
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The Rugby Football Union Boosts the Fan Experience with IBM Analytics and Big Data
Armonk, N.Y. - 31 Jan 2013: The Rugby Football Union (RFU) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a strategic five year agreement. As Official Analytics Partner for the RFU, IBM will implement a leading analytics solution to provide fans with real-time insights into the game, including information about individual performance by players – the IBM TryTracker.
In a first for rugby, IBM’s Predictive Analytics software will analyse historic and current rugby data provided by Opta, the world’s leading sports data provider, to provide valuable in-game stats. It will give viewers access to insights that will heighten their understanding of what to watch for in each game and explain what needs to be done to increase the likelihood of a team win against specific opponents.
The IBM TryTracker will include the ‘Keys to the Game’, to provide play-by-play insights during the game, and predict three crucial areas of performance specific to each team ahead of match day. For example, the system may predict that if a side hits their target in these aspects of their game then they are more likely to increase their chances of victory, for example the proportion of scrums won or rate of successful kicks. The data collected and provided by Opta for all England internationals is analysed by IBM, before being hosted on RFU.com.
In addition, the platform will feature a new way to represent ‘Momentum’, which depicts visual graphics of the match as it unfolds – and identifies key moments, decisions and turning points based on every facet of the game. It will also determine the match’s ‘Key Influencers’ by analysing every action of every player to reveal which three players are having the biggest positive impact on their team’s overal performance. Results are based on position specific historical data, and will show the average performance of the player's teammates.
As well as providing the analytics for IBM TryTracker, the agreement also includes the implementation of a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) transformational plan for the RFU. Using IBM Analytics will allow the RFU to better understand information on rugby fans, their needs and preferences, to enable the organisation to communicate with supporters and participants in a more personalised way.
Sophie Goldschmidt, Chief Commercial Officer, RFU: “We’re delighted to be working with a company of IBM’s calibre. This important new long-term agreement will enable the RFU to give fans even more insight and understanding into what’s happening on the pitch and why, as well as ensuring we remain at the forefront of new technology to enrich the overall fan experience. Our plans also involve utilising IBM’s expertise to further benefit the grassroots game and enhance performance at the elite level.”
"In sport and business, data is a game changer, “said Martin Guillaume, Media and Sports Leader for IBM Global Business Services UK and Ireland. “IBM is powering new consumer experiences with advanced real -time analytics. By doing this, we offer a new way to enjoy the game, by uncovering insights that matter, enhancing the fan experience and providing vital feedback to players and stakeholders."
This technology builds on what is already in use in well known global tennis tournaments such as Wimbledon, The Australian Open and The US Open. IBM is tapping the power of predictive analytics to help deliver insights into everything touching performance, sports injuries, key plays and more. By delivering these insights directly to fans, IBM is driving a smarter sporting experience, giving millions of rugby fans around the world the tools to a more enjoyable game.
The world of sports, and many sporting teams alike, are finding new ways to uncover hidden insights from Big Data to gain a competitive edge. Analytics continues to change how sport is being viewed and played, ensuring that fans have a complete interactive experience so they do not miss a moment.
The IBM TryTracker can be accessed by all mobile devices and tablets. The three Keys to the Game will be released every Thursday ahead of the weekend match day during the RBS 6 Nations tournament taking place from February 2 to March 16 2013, in which England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France and Italy will participate. The new platform is available at www.rfu.com/ibmtrytracker
This week’s Keys to the Game are:
England Keys
• Win more than 14 turnovers
• Get more than 5 linebreaks
• Achieve a successful goal kick percentage of more than 74%
Scotland Keys
• Achieve a tackle success rate greater than 95%
• Win more than 85% of own lineouts thrown
• Have more than 6 attempts at goal
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Notes to Editors
About the Rugby Football Union (RFU)
The Rugby Football Union is the National Governing Body for rugby union in England and supports participants and fans from the grassroots to the national team. For more information visit www.rfu.com. You can keep up to date with all RFU news on @Official_RFU
About IBM
Explore this site to learn about IBM's solutions and success stories, and how you can use data to make your business work smarter.
About Opta
Opta collect, package and analyse more live sports data in greater detail than anyone else. The level of detail we collect brings an added dimension to the world of sport. It allows for more innovative broadcast coverage, more engaging online and print reporting and more intelligent professional analysis.
More information – www.optasports.com
Cisco Schedules Conference Call for Q2 Fiscal Year 2013 Financial Results
PRESS RELEASE
Cisco Schedules Conference Call for Q2 Fiscal Year 2013 Financial Results
SAN JOSE, Calif, --- January 31, 2013 --- Cisco has scheduled a conference call for Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at 1:30 PM (PT) to announce its second quarter fiscal year 2013 financial results for the quarter ending Saturday, January 26.
Financial results will be released over Marketwire as well as the European Business and Technical Wire after the close of the market on Wednesday, February 13, 2013.
Cisco’s quarterly earnings press release will be posted at www.cisco.com under the “Newsroom” section.
Date: February 13, 2013
Time: 1:30 PM (PT); 4:30 PM (ET)
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Replay: A telephone playback of the Q2 FY 2013 conference call is scheduled to be available beginning at 4:30 PM (PT) on February 13, 2013, through 4:30 PM (PT) on February 20, 2013. The replay will be accessible by calling 866-484-6427 (International callers: 203-369-1601). The call runs 24 hours/day, including weekends.
An archived version of the webcast will be available on Cisco Systems’ Investor Relations website athttp://investor.cisco.com
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IBM Announces Breakthrough with Combination of Security Intelligence and Big Data
IBM Press Release:
IBM Announces Breakthrough with Combination of Security Intelligence and Big Data
Data analytics helps organizations hunt for cyber attacks
ARMONK, N.Y. - 31 Jan 2013: Advanced attacks, widespread fraud and the pervasive use of social media, mobile and cloud computing are drastically altering the security landscape. As organizations increasingly need to manage Big Data, the way that corporate data needs to be protected is rapidly changing.
To aid in the detection of stealthy threats that can hide in the increasing mounds of data, IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced IBM Security Intelligence with Big Data, combining leading security intelligence with big data analytics capabilities for both external cyber security threats and internal risk detection and prevention. IBM Security Intelligence with Big Data provides a comprehensive approach that allows security analysts to extend their analysis well beyond typical security data and to hunt for malicious cyber activity.
This new solution combines real-time correlation for continuous insight, custom analytics across massive structured data (such as security device alerts, operating system logs, DNS transactions and network flows) and unstructured data (such as emails, social media content, full packet information and business transactions), and forensic capabilities for evidence gathering. The combination helps organizations address the most vexing security challenges, including advanced persistent threats, fraud and insider threats.
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is a leading financial services transaction clearing and settlement provider linking funds and carriers with their distribution networks and handling more than 3.6 million securities from 122 countries and territories valued at US$39.5 trillion. DTCC protects the financial markets and systems as a whole, using scale and expertise with advanced data analytics to perfect a more robust, unified infrastructure and promote solutions that systematically reduce risks, amplify operating efficiency and minimize cost for the member firms.
“As the sophistication and technological means of cyber-criminals increase, the financial industry and government need to move to a risk-based framework that incorporates the dynamic nature of the threat landscape,” said Mark Clancy, CISO, Managing Director, Technology Risk Management, DTCC. “We need to move from a world where we ‘farm’ security data and alerts with various prevention and detection tools to a situation where we actively ‘hunt’ for cyber-attackers in our networks. IBM’s Security Intelligence with Big Data solution gives us a practical way to gain visibility across our environment. We’re gaining real-time security awareness and meaningful insight into historical activity across years of diverse data.”
“Leveraging assets from across IBM, we are on a relentless push to expand the scope of our security intelligence capabilities for clients,” said Brendan Hannigan, General Manager of IBM’s Security Systems Division. “Our goal is to provide actionable insight into every bit of data, no matter where it resides across the network, and help clients learn from past activity to better secure the future.”
“As the sophistication and technological means of cyber-criminals increase, the financial industry and government need to move to a risk-based framework that incorporates the dynamic nature of the threat landscape,” said Mark Clancy, CISO, Managing Director, Technology Risk Management, DTCC. “We need to move from a world where we ‘farm’ security data and alerts with various prevention and detection tools to a situation where we actively ‘hunt’ for cyber-attackers in our networks. IBM’s Security Intelligence with Big Data solution gives us a practical way to gain visibility across our environment. We’re gaining real-time security awareness and meaningful insight into historical activity across years of diverse data.”
“Leveraging assets from across IBM, we are on a relentless push to expand the scope of our security intelligence capabilities for clients,” said Brendan Hannigan, General Manager of IBM’s Security Systems Division. “Our goal is to provide actionable insight into every bit of data, no matter where it resides across the network, and help clients learn from past activity to better secure the future.”
For forward-leaning organizations seeking advanced insight into security risks, IBM Security Intelligence with Big Data helps provide unprecedented powers of detection by combining deep security expertise with analytical insights on a massive scale. The solution helps organizations answer questions they could never ask before, by widening the scope of investigation to new data types. By analyzing structured, enriched security data alongside unstructured enterprise data, the IBM solution helps find malicious activity hidden deep in the masses of an organization’s data.
“Success today is too often defined as the absence of failure by the information security industry, instead of the demonstration of effectiveness. We do a lot of things in our profession that are hard to observe and hard to quantify. But any time you can measure the success or failure in a provable way, you can produce a much better outcome,” Mark Clancy, CISO, Managing Director, Technology Risk Management, DTCC said.
Integrated Security Intelligence and Big Data Analytics for Advanced Use Cases
Security use cases such as advanced persistent threat detection, fraud detection and insider threat analysis require a new class of solutions that can analyze more data, with more flexibility, and deliver more accurate results.
Made in IBM Labs, IBM Security Intelligence with Big Data unites the real-time security correlation and anomaly detection capabilities of the IBM QRadar Security Intelligence Platform with the custom analysis and exploration of vast business data provided by IBM InfoSphere BigInsights. The result is an integrated solution that combines intelligent monitoring and alerting with a workbench for threat and risk analysts to analyze and explore security and enterprise data in ways previously not possible.
Key capabilities include:
· Real-time correlation and anomaly detection of diverse security and network data
· High-speed querying of security intelligence data
· Flexible big data analytics across structured and unstructured data – including security, email, social media, business process, transactional, device, and other data
· Graphical front-end tool for visualizing and exploring big data
· Forensics for deep visibility into network activity
Rich Solutions with a Robust Roadmap
Included in IBM Security Intelligence with Big Data is an extensive set of pre-packaged security intelligence content, ranging from a comprehensive security data taxonomy and automated data normalization, to pre-defined rules and dashboards that codify industry best practices and accelerate time to value. IBM plans to deliver InfoSphere BigInsights Application Accelerators for specific use cases, to further accelerate deployment and enhance benefits.
The solution is additionally backed by expert professional services from IBM. These capabilities help clients kickstart their big data security initiatives through design best practices and proven implementation expertise. The solution is also supported by IBM Security Services, which helps clients manage day-to-day security operations by providing real-time management and monitoring of diverse technologies, such as SIEM, and complimentary services such as security assessments, and incident response and preparedness.
Availability
IBM QRadar Security Intelligence Platform products and IBM Big Data Platform products, including IBM InfoSphere BigInsights, are available immediately.
Availability
IBM QRadar Security Intelligence Platform products and IBM Big Data Platform products, including IBM InfoSphere BigInsights, are available immediately.
About IBM Security
IBM's security portfolio provides the security intelligence to help organizations holistically protect their people, data, applications and infrastructure. IBM offers solutions for identity and access management, security information and event management, database security, application development, risk management, endpoint management, next-generation intrusion protection and more. IBM operates one of the world's broadest security research and development, and delivery organizations. This comprises 10 security operations centers, nine IBM Research centers, 11 software security development labs and an Institute for Advanced Security with chapters in the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific. IBM monitors 15 billion security events per day in more than 130 countries and holds more than 3,000 security patents.
IBM's security portfolio provides the security intelligence to help organizations holistically protect their people, data, applications and infrastructure. IBM offers solutions for identity and access management, security information and event management, database security, application development, risk management, endpoint management, next-generation intrusion protection and more. IBM operates one of the world's broadest security research and development, and delivery organizations. This comprises 10 security operations centers, nine IBM Research centers, 11 software security development labs and an Institute for Advanced Security with chapters in the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific. IBM monitors 15 billion security events per day in more than 130 countries and holds more than 3,000 security patents.
For more information on IBM security, please visit: www.ibm.com/security.
All client examples cited or described are presented as illustrations of the manner in which some clients have used IBM products and the results they may have achieved. Actual environmental costs and performance characteristics will vary depending on individual client configurations and conditions.
IT system security involves protecting systems and information through prevention, detection and response to improper access from within and outside your enterprise. Improper access can result in information being altered, destroyed, misappropriated or misused or can result in damage to or misuse of your systems, including for use in attacks on others. No IT system or product should be considered completely secure and no single product, service or security measure can be completely effective in preventing improper use or access. IBM systems, products and services are designed to be part of a comprehensive security approach, which will necessarily involve additional operational procedures, and may require other systems, products or services to be most effective. IBM DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ANY SYSTEMS, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES ARE IMMUNE FROM, OR WILL MAKE YOUR ENTERPRISE IMMUNE FROM, THE MALICIOUS OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY PARTY.
All client examples cited or described are presented as illustrations of the manner in which some clients have used IBM products and the results they may have achieved. Actual environmental costs and performance characteristics will vary depending on individual client configurations and conditions.
IT system security involves protecting systems and information through prevention, detection and response to improper access from within and outside your enterprise. Improper access can result in information being altered, destroyed, misappropriated or misused or can result in damage to or misuse of your systems, including for use in attacks on others. No IT system or product should be considered completely secure and no single product, service or security measure can be completely effective in preventing improper use or access. IBM systems, products and services are designed to be part of a comprehensive security approach, which will necessarily involve additional operational procedures, and may require other systems, products or services to be most effective. IBM DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ANY SYSTEMS, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES ARE IMMUNE FROM, OR WILL MAKE YOUR ENTERPRISE IMMUNE FROM, THE MALICIOUS OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY PARTY.
IBM Helps McDonald’s Serve Up Social Collaboration To Transform Workforce
IBM Press Release:
IBM Helps McDonald’s Serve Up Social Collaboration To Transform Workforce
Global Food Service Retailer Embraces Social Media, Mobile and Cloud to Drive Growth
Johannesburg, South Africa - 31 Jan 2013: IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced that McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) South Africa, part of the global leading global food service retailer, is using IBMsocial business software to embrace the convergence of social, mobile and cloud facilitating its expansion to new markets and enabling its employees to collaborate more effectively.
McDonald's staff member in Johannesburg, South Africa, signing up to social networking to communicate faster. (Credit: IBM)
McDonald’s is working with IBM and its Business Partner, Knowledge Dimension, to transform the way its almost 200 restaurants and 8000 employees communicate and collaborate, thereby helping the company communicate and operate more effectively. McDonalds will begin transforming into a social enterprise to help geographically dispersed employees to communicate more effectively, sharing ideas that will allow them to deliver exceptional customer service.
Established in South Africa in November 1995, this market is considered one of the most successful markets for McDonald's international and initially opened 30 restaurants in just 23 months. The company has trained and employed almost 8000 South Africans at various levels, including franchisees, restaurant managers and crew.
“With our intended aggressive expansion plans – growing the number of restaurants by approximately 25 restaurants a year – improved communications is undoubtedly a business imperative,” says Greg Solomon, Managing Director for McDonald’s South Africa. “Equipping our employees with a social network to improve communication is critical in helping us fulfill our brand promise to customers for quality, service, cleanliness, and value.”
Challenged by having to communicate across this vastly dispersed organisation, the company sought a more effective way to reach every one of their crew, driving engagement and collaboration across the system.
The company’s “Engagement with our People” initiative kick started in 2011, intended to implement processes and tools between head office, Owner Operators (Franchisees), restaurant managers and crew (employees) to increase productivity, improve decision-making and achieve measurable business results has been hugely accelerated with this solution, giving management and staff a new way of interacting, collaborating and sharing information and expertise,” says Gary Swale, Director, Business Development, Knowledge Dimension.
McDonald’s SA is currently using IBM Connections and IBM Sametime instant messaging software to support internal communication and training requirements across their branch network.
The McDonald's crew (staff at restaurant level) will access the platform via an innovative, first-to-market in South Africa, mobile solution, supplemented by in-restaurant touch screen docking stations. This phase is scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2013.
"McDonald's decision to embrace social business is pioneering and is reflective of the need to find smarter ways of working," says Alistair Rennie, general manager, social business, IBM. "McDonald's is taking a purposeful approach, using social technologies to engage employees, empower customers and drive organizational performance to secure a competitive advantage."
The agreement with McDonalds was signed in late 2012.
Raytheon achieves UK first with opening of new silicon carbide foundry
Raytheon Press Release:
GLENROTHES, Scotland, Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon today officially "opened for business" a new UK-leading silicon carbide manufacturing "foundry" facility, developed through several years' research into advanced manufacturing processes and materials science. The application of silicon carbide in electronic systems will place the UK in a leading position to develop next-generation, high-efficiency, smaller, low-weight power conversion products used in harsh environments across the automotive, aerospace, geothermal explorations, oil and gas, and clean energy sectors.
The Secretary of State for Scotland, the Rt. Hon. Michael Moore, who opened the foundry, said: "Today marks an important demonstration of what we can achieve in the UK through collaboration. The silicon carbide foundry is the first of its kind in the UK and represents the fusion of Raytheon's investment in UK manufacturing technology with university expertise, backed by UK Government funding from the Technology Strategy Board. This scientific and engineering endeavour born out of Raytheon Glenrothes has placed Scotland in a unique leadership position globally, enhanced by universities across the UK. The investment has created a team of world-class engineering specialists working in the production of silicon carbide devices and systems designed to operate at high temperatures, specialists who will continue to shape and influence advanced manufacturing processes and technologies."
Raytheon's ability to process silicon carbide utilizes high-temperature annealing and high-temperature/high-voltage ion implantation. The components provide unique properties in electronics: silicon carbide has the ability to operate at higher voltages and greater temperatures than pure silicon, and at a third of the weight and volume -- improving operational performance and reducing system operating costs. Raytheon is the first company to have successfully tested silicon carbide circuit devices at temperatures up to 400 degrees Celsius.
Bob Delorge, chief executive, Raytheon UK, said: "Raytheon's investment in the foundry coupled with support from the Technology Strategy Board exceeds £3.5 million to date. This places the company at the start of a journey to exploit new global markets for this cost-efficient material, which is estimated to bring significant new business to Raytheon in Scotland in the coming years. As well as employing industry-leading engineers and scientists, we have made substantial commitments to develop new engineering talent to maintain our technological edge in high temperature silicon carbide. We are supporting Ph.D. students and undergraduates, and we are giving apprentices and young graduates the opportunity to develop their careers in this new and exciting arena of next-generation semiconductor technology.
"What was previously unachievable is now possible with silicon carbide," he added, "as it allows for smaller and lighter electronics to operate in harsh environments, and addresses a real customer need for significant energy efficiency savings in the manufacture of power switching and rectifying components (AC/DC converters)."
Ian Watson, director of the aerospace, defense, security and space trade organization, ADS Scotland, said: "Today we see Raytheon UK gearing up for future success -- through investment, collaboration and diversification. At ADS, we know one of the main challenges industry faces as it looks to the future is continuing technological discovery to stay ahead of global competition. To address this challenge, it is vital that industry and academia work together to advance technology and fully explore commercial applications. Raytheon's new facility at Glenrothes is a brilliant example of this and shows the company to be confident not only about its own future, but also the future of the United Kingdom as a home to market leading innovation.
"This sector with companies such as Raytheon that operate in Scotland contributes billions in sales, millions in R&D and thousands in jobs. It demonstrates exactly why aerospace and defense are at the heart of the economy and why their success is crucial to our overall future economic prospects."
About Raytheon UK
Raytheon Glenrothes has more than 500 people employed in hi-tech engineering-related jobs. Raytheon UK is a subsidiary of Raytheon Company. It is a prime contractor and major supplier to the UK Ministry of Defence and has developed strong capabilities in mission systems integration in defense, national security and commercial markets. Raytheon UK also designs, develops and manufactures a range of high-technology electronic systems and software at facilities in Harlow, Glenrothes, Uxbridge, Waddington and Broughton.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2012 sales of $24 billion and 68,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 91 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems; as well as a broad range of mission support services. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass. For more about Raytheon, visit us at www.raytheon.com and follow us on Twitter @raytheon.
Notes to Editors
Raytheon's leadership in silicon carbide is based on research and development into advanced manufacturing processes and technology. This has been aided by collaborative partnerships between Raytheon Glenrothes, UK academia and specific project funding from the UK government's Technology Strategy Board.
The collaboration to date is as follows:
Warwick University
Advising on the characterization of silicon carbide.
University of Strathclyde
Funded by the UK government's Technology Strategy Board, the University of Strathclyde has worked with Raytheon on the High Temperature Silicon Carbide (HiTSiC) program.
Newcastle University
Newcastle University is actively working as an advisor to Raytheon on the HiTSiC program.
Heriot Watt University
Currently working with Raytheon to design and build packaging solutions for harsh environments.
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh worked with Raytheon to conduct market research on the exploitation of disruptive technologies.
Manchester University
Partnered with Raytheon to develop silicon carbide technology for the Pro Drive initiative.
Technology Strategy Board
The Technology Strategy Board is the UK government's main channel to support business-led technology innovation. Its role is to stimulate and accelerate technology development and innovation in the areas which offer the greatest potential for boosting UK growth and productivity. It delivers a range of grant programs to support businesses, including collaborative R&D competitions, Smart and Knowledge Transfer. For more information visit:https://www.gov.uk/technology-strategy-board
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Northrop Grumman Sponsors New Mexico FIRST LEGO League State Championship
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Jan. 31, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) recently sponsored the New Mexico FIRST LEGO League (FLL) state championship competition held on Jan. 26 at Albuquerque Academy. The purpose of the FLL competition is to immerse children in real-world science and technology challenges.
In addition to being a first-time gold sponsor of the program, Northrop Grumman employees volunteered to provide onsite expertise during the competition.
"It's exciting for Northrop Grumman to support kids who are passionate about using science, technology, engineering and mathematics [STEM] to develop solutions to problems that face today's scientists," said Kelly Whalen, sector vice president of strategy, business development and innovation, Northrop Grumman Technical Services. "We are committed to doing our part to reverse the trend of declining student interest in STEM education and help students become talented innovators as they prepare to enter the workforce."
Teams designed their own solutions to a current scientific question or problem, and built autonomous LEGO robots that perform a series of missions. The 2012 challenge, which covers the 2012-2013 school year, involved students ages 9 to 14 developing "Senior Solutions" aimed at enabling a better quality of life for senior citizens. The students explored the topic of aging and how it may affect a person's ability to maintain his or her lifestyle – solving issues such as getting around, keeping in touch and staying fit.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems, cybersecurity, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
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Northrop Grumman Completes All Flight Optics for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope With Delivery of the Aft-Optical System
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REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Jan. 31, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) accepted delivery of the aft-optical system (AOS) from teammate Ball Aerospace, marking the completion of all flight optics for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. Northrop Grumman is under contract to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., for the design and development of the Webb Telescope's optics, sunshield and spacecraft.
The AOS is a precision beryllium rectangular optical bench that houses the tertiary mirror and the fine steering mechanism installed at the center of the Webb Telescope's primary mirror. The AOS is surrounded by a shroud to eliminate stray light and two large radiator panels to keep the assembly cold. This subsystem collects and focuses the light from the secondary mirror and feeds it into the science instruments.
"Our teammates at Ball Aerospace have done an excellent job on all of the optical elements, including the testing and completion of the aft-optical system," said Scott Texter, Webb Optical Telescope Element manager for Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems.
Since May 2012, the AOS has undergone a series of thermal, vibration and cryogenic testing to demonstrate that it can withstand the rigorous vibration environment of launch and remain precisely aligned to function at extremely cold temperatures in space. The system successfully completed all performance testing earlier this month.
"This was a unique technical challenge, requiring unprecedented fabrication and testing of the mirrors to ensure operation at the cryogenic temperature of 40 Kelvin," said Texter.
The AOS will remain at Ball Aerospace to be used in integrated testing with the flight actuator drive unit. The team will finish building the cryogenic electronics that control the mirrors and the source plate assembly that is used to test the complete Optical Telescope Element for the Webb Telescope.
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Voluntary Field Correction Action Issued for GE Healthcare’s Resuscitation Systems with Blender, Installed in GE Giraffe and Panda Infant Warmers
GE Press Release:
Voluntary Field Correction Action Issued for GE Healthcare’s Resuscitation Systems with Blender, Installed in GE Giraffe and Panda Infant Warmers
January 31, 2013
LAUREL, Maryland, January 31 2013 ― On October 15, 2012, GE Healthcare initiated a voluntary field corrective action of the field upgrade kit for GE Healthcare’s resuscitation systems with blender, installed in GE Giraffe and Panda infant warmers.
The field upgrade kit for GE Healthcare’s resuscitation unit with blender, used with GE’s Giraffe and Panda infant warmers, may impact patient safety. The oxygen and air wall inlet fittings and/or labels on the back panel may have been reversed during assembly. As a result, this could potentially reverse the air/oxygen mixer concentrations; for example, a setting of 100% oxygen could have an output of 21% oxygen, and vice versa. The settings of the blender knob would no longer be accurate.
This voluntary field correction only impacts field upgrade kits for GE Healthcare’s resuscitation systems with blender, installed in GE’s Giraffe and Panda infant warmers. The affected resuscitation system upgrade kits were manufactured from April 2008 to September 2012.
GE Healthcare initiated the field correction on October 15, 2012, and began notifying customers with affected units through an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter, which provided instructions and illustrations to allow hospital personnel to conduct immediate inspection and mitigation, and follow up has been conducted to confirm their receipt of the letter. GE field service engineers have inspected units at approximately 89% of the identified customer sites. The remaining unconfirmed customers are being contacted and scheduled for inspection by GE field service technicians. To date, no patient injuries have been reported with this issue.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has classified this recall as a Class I recall. FDA defines Class I recalls as “a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.”
For additional information regarding this field action, please contact GE Healthcare Customer Service at 1-800-345-2700.
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GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services that are shaping a new age of patient care. Our broad expertise in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, drug discovery, biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies, performance improvement and performance solutions services help our customers to deliver better care to more people around the world at a lower cost. In addition, we partner with healthcare leaders, striving to leverage the global policy change necessary to implement a successful shift to sustainable healthcare systems.
Our “healthymagination” vision for the future invites the world to join us on our journey as we continuously develop innovations focused on reducing costs, increasing access and improving quality around the world. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, GE Healthcare is a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE). Worldwide, GE Healthcare employees are committed to serving healthcare professionals and their patients in more than 100 countries. For more information about GE Healthcare, visit our website atwww.gehealthcare.com.
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