Science Education & Policy

DROITWICH, England, September 9 /PRNewswire/ -- - Sawston Village College (UK) adopts Ericom's application access solution - The Alternative to Citrix - as an integral component in modernising the college's ICT infrastructure Ericom(R) Software is pleased to announce that Sawston Village College has selected PowerTerm(R) WebConnect -- The Alternative to Citrix -- to deliver a secure remote access solution to its staff and students. Sawston was established in 1930 as the country's first village college whereby Henry Morris, then the Secretary for Education in Cambridgeshire, fulfilled his own…

SAN JOSE, California, September 9 /PRNewswire/ -- - Flash(R) Streaming Server Software Innovator Success Attributed to Unmatched Combination of Performance, Functionality, Price, and Support Wowza Media Systems, an emerging leader in streaming media server software, today announced that their award-winning Wowza Media Server(R) Pro has surpassed the 10,000 global licensees mark in just 18 months since its launch. The key to Wowza's success: its unmatched combination of performance, innovation, price and support. Among its 10,000+ licensees, Wowza counts such well-known brands as Sun…

MUMBAI, India, September 9 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM India and TechInsights (http://www.techinsights.com), divisions of United Business Media, LLC, have today announced that this year's Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) India, has been certified by the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Extension. This enables all conference attendees the opportunity to receive academic credit towards professional certification. By providing this service to our attendees, ESC India, which offers the Indian embedded design industry an in-depth, unbiased and world-class education for all levels of design…

With a nationwide shortage of science teachers and plummeting student test scores,school districts have the option of hiring people with science degrees but little training in education. Without proper support, research shows that 66 percent of new teachers will quit the profession within three years and new research from George Mason University's New Science Teachers' Support Network (NSTSN) has identified the most vital forms of support for new science teachers—providing them with in-classroom support and quality courses in how to teach science. Working with middle and high school science…

LONDON, September 9 /PRNewswire/ -- British employers are the strictest in Europe when it comes to allowing employees to surf social networking sites, according to a report by 3 mobile. Experts have coined a new term to describe a generation of Europeans who surf social networking sites at work: 'Social Notworking' which has reached endemic proportions - but not so much in the UK. A pan European survey commissioned by the mobile network provider reveals that despite UK employees being the workaholics of Europe**, UK businesses aren't permitting any kind of time out via 'Social Notworking'.…

BASKING RIDGE, New Jersey, September 9 /PRNewswire/ -- - New Managed Wireless LAN Service Now Available to Large-Business and Government Customers Around the World Ensuring that today's employees can collaborate effectively, either in the office or around the world, is critically important to the success of large businesses - and a key challenge for information technology (IT) executives. To help meet that challenge, Verizon Business has launched a new, managed wireless local area network (MWLAN) service that enables businesses and government entities take full advantage of wireless…

SAN DIEGO, September 8 /PRNewswire/ -- *Weakest Link in Computer Security Strengthened *Innovative UK Company Trumps Industry Giants *Pharma Giant Rolls Out Lanxoma Across Europe A British developed revolutionary, system-level computer security program Lanxoma (www.lanxoma.com) launched at the prestigious DEMOfall 08 emerging technology conference in San Diego this morning (www.demo.com). Lanxoma Restricted Access Permission System (RAPS) from Unity Solutions is the first product to address the need for data security from the inside, creating a permanent, digital record that deters abuse,…

Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide but many people with cardiovascular disease have none of the common risk factors usually blamed, such as smoking, obesity and high cholesterol. Researchers say they have discovered a new link between gum disease and heart disease, according to a presentation at the Society for General Microbiology's Autumn meeting being held this week at Trinity College, Dublin. In recent years chronic infections have been associated with a disease that causes "furring" of the arteries, called atherosclerosis, which is the main cause of heart attacks. Gum…

LONDON, September 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Vagisil(R) are delighted to invite you to The WoW Show - a one-day event, run by Wellbeing of Women, focusing on women's gynaecological health issues at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Bringing together the college's well-respected consultants and leading doctors in the field of gynaecology, The WoW Show gives you the chance to meet the experts and ask the questions you've always wanted to know the answers to. When: Saturday 20th September 2008, 10.00 am to 4.00 pm Where: The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 27…

BALTIMORE, September 8 /PRNewswire/ -- - Offering Achieves Global Recognition As Result of Rigorous Testing RWD Technologies, a global company that develops and implements organizational performance solutions, today announced the newest version of its comprehensive performance support product that allows staff to collaboratively create, store and manage application simulations and procedural documentation, successfully completed SAP's Premium Qualification process. During the rigorous testing process, RWD uPerform(R) 3.0, met key criteria in a process that focused on 13 categories including…