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World’s Largest Telescope to Be Placed on Chilean Mountain Top

July 6, 2016 - in Construction, Projects

Take some of the world’s most sensitive astronomical instruments including more than 900 mirrors with a diameter of up to 4.5 meters - 798 of them are hexagonal and extremely vulnerable to changes in temperature and mechanical shock. Add some very advanced…

The Installed Base of Active Cargo Tracking Units Will Reach 5.8 million by 2019

October 30, 2015 - in Corporate, Maintenance, Sensors

Gothenburg, Sweden, Oct. 30, 2015—According to a new research report from the M2M/IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of active tracking devices…

Paragon Encourages Transport Planners to Get Smarter with Maps

October 9, 2015 - in Corporate, Roads, Surveying/Mapping

Dorking, UK, Oct. 9, 2015—Paragon is encouraging planners to get more out of their plan with a suite of smarter mapping products designed to add greater…

Maritime Administrator Jaenichen, Vice Mayor Lowenthal Host Town-hall style Forum on Beyond Traffic Framework

September 29, 2015 - in Corporate, Transportation

LONG BEACH, Calif. – U.S. Maritime Administrator Paul “Chip” Jaenichen and Long Beach Vice Mayor Suja Lowenthal today hosted the third of 11 nationwide regional forums on the Beyond Traffic draft framework at Long Beach Convention Center. The Beyond…

Mabey Hire Makes £1.3m Investment in New Fleet of Heavy Goods Vehicles

August 17, 2015 - in Construction, Corporate

Aug. 17, 2015—Construction industry leader Mabey Hire has commissioned a fleet of 13 Scania Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs), in a £1.3 million spend that signals the company’s largest ever investment in logistics. The new vehicles will substantially increase…

Esri and E2open Partner to Deliver Market-Leading Supply Chain Solutions

December 8, 2014 - in Corporate, Modeling

Redlands, California—December 8, 2014—E2open, the leading provider of cloud-based solutions for collaborative planning and execution across global trading networks, today announced that it has joined the Esri Partner Network. Through this partnership,…

Trimble Concludes its 7th International User Conference with Record Breaking Attendance

November 10, 2014 - in Corporate, Event Coverage

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 7, 2014—Trimble (TRMB) opened its 7th international users conference on Monday with more than 4,200 registered attendees from 83 countries around the world. Dimensions 2014 provided insight into how information technologies are redefining…

Paragon Routing Software Helps Menzies Distribution Deliver Today’s News Today

October 21, 2014 - in Analysis, Corporate, Transportation

Dorking, UK, Oct. 21, 2014—Menzies Distribution, a marketing, logistics and delivery specialist, has implemented Paragon’s Multi Depot routing software to schedule daily deliveries of around seven million newspapers and magazines. Operating from 48 depots,…

Libelium Smart Logistics Sensors Add Real-Time Tracking and Monitoring

September 17, 2014 - in Corporate, Sensors, Transportation

Libelium has released new Smart Logistics modules for Waspmote sensor nodes that provide position, sensing and transmission capabilities to enable real time tracking, via 3G, GPS and GPRS. These new modules for Waspmote and Plug & Sense! devices can read…

SAP and IBM Collaborate to Serve Transportation and Logistics Industry

May 30, 2014 - in Corporate, Transportation

IBM IBM +0.37% and SAP AG SAP +0.04% today announced plans for a global collaboration to provide tailored business applications and consulting services for the transportation and logistics industry. Across the globe, transportation companies such as ocean…