VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Michigan, April 12 /PRNewswire/ --
Visteon Corporation (NYSE: VC) product experts from Europe, Asia and
North America have collaborated to deliver global perspectives on automotive
trends and advancements at the 2007 SAE World Congress, April 16-19 at
Detroit's Cobo Center. These engineers have co-authored technical papers
related to automotive climate control, lighting and electronics technologies
that will be presented during the Congress.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001201/DEF008LOGO )
Interest in touch screen vehicle controls featuring haptic feedback is
the topic of a paper contributed by Colleen Serafin -- a Visteon engineer --
and her colleagues in North America and Germany, Michael Tschirhart, Ph.D.,
and Rainer Heers, Ph.D. Serafin and Tschirhart will present the paper at the
Congress.
"The increasing content and functionality that drivers bring into the
vehicle cockpit, initially through consumer electronic devices in many cases,
may also bring added complexity to the driver experience," explains
Tschirhart. "A fundamental challenge is how to design products that integrate
important new features in a way that is consistent with the driver's limited
information processing capability."
Managing this proliferation through touch screens with haptic feedback --
feeling a click or pop underneath your finger -- is the focus of this paper,
for which consumer research studies were conducted in both Germany and the
United States.
Another Visteon paper focuses on emission devices in the North American
and Asian markets. The paper proposes a new evaporative emissions device that
can be permanently installed in the vehicles' air cleaner cover without
requiring service for 150,000 miles (the expected life of the vehicle). This
Visteon-invented device is designed to reduce the level of harmful emissions
from the vehicle. The paper documents some of the considerations of
programming an absorbent evaporative emissions device in a 2007 production
passenger car for the North American and Asian markets.
The Visteon technical papers will be available Monday, April 16, on
http://www.sae.org, Here is a complete list of the papers, by presentation
date and time (EDT):
Monday, April 16
- User Experience in the U.S. and Germany of In-Vehicle Touch Screens
with Integrated Haptic and Auditory Feedback (to be presented at 10:30
a.m. in room W2-68)
Tuesday, April 17
- Radiated Noise Prediction of Air Induction Systems Using Filter Seal
Modeling and Coupled Acoustic-Structural Simulation Techniques
(written only, no oral presentation)
- Towards Development of Thermal Standards for the Design of LED Lamps
(1:30 p.m. in room W2-66)
- Construction and Application of New Field Lenses (TIR Type) for
Automotive Lighting Functions (3 p.m. in room W2-66)
Wednesday, April 18
- Control Method of Dual Motor-Based Steer-by-Wire System (9 a.m. in
room W1-51)
Thursday, April 19
- A Real Time Statistical Method for Engine Knock Detection (9 a.m. in
room W2-69)
- Subjective Odor Evaluation in Automotive Industry (2:30 p.m. in room
D2-08)
- Investigating Cleaning Procedures for OEM Engine Air Intake Filters (3
p.m. in room D2-08)
- Design Considerations and Characterization Test Methods for Activated
Carbon Foam Hydrocarbon Traps in Automotive Air Induction Systems
(3:45 p.m. in room D2-08)
- A High Speed Flow Visualization Study of Fuel Spray Pattern Effect on
Mixture Formation in a Low Pressure Direct Injection Gasoline Engine
(10:30 a.m. in room M2-29)
The SAE World Congress is a forum that brings together representatives of
vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, government and academia from around the
world for the exchange of ideas on the state of advanced automotive
technology and business.
Visteon Corporation is a leading global automotive supplier that designs,
engineers and manufactures innovative climate, interior, electronic and
lighting products for vehicle manufacturers, and also provides a range of
products and services to aftermarket customers. With corporate offices in Van
Buren Township, Mich. (U.S.); Shanghai, China; and Kerpen, Germany; the
company has facilities in 26 countries and employs approximately 45,000
people.
Web site: http://www.visteon.com
Visteon Corporation
Thursday, April 12, 2007
DOYLE'S ROOM SWITCHES TO MICROGAMING POKER NETWORK
LONDON, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Microgaming, the world's largest provider of online casino and poker
software, announces that the world renowned online poker site, Doyle's Room
(www.doylesroom.com) has officially joined its rapidly expanding poker
network. The move will allow Doyle's Room to expand into European markets and
is seen as yet more evidence of the continued success of the rapidly growing
Microgaming Poker Network.
Doyle's Room launched in 2004 and since that time has cemented itself as
one of the world's most popular online gaming sites. As well as offering one
of the largest tournament selections in the industry, it also draws players
to its extremely popular Bounty tournaments, a series of weekly tournaments
in which players vie to win prizes by knocking out the bounty players.
Players looking to sign up can expect to meet and play the likes of Mike
Caro, Todd Brunson and the great man himself, as well as a host of other
professional and celebrity faces.
Doyle Brunson or "Texas Dolly" as he is affectionately known is one of
the world's most celebrated poker players, accumulating a record ten World
Series of Poker bracelets and winning back to back world championships during
his career. He is widely acknowledged to be the Godfather of poker, the
game's most recognizable face and he still plays at the highest limits in the
biggest games in the world.
The move to the Microgaming Poker Network will provide Doyle's Room with
even greater liquidity and access to one of the most aggressive tournament
schedules on the web, offering players the chance to enter a wealth of
satellites to some of the world's biggest offline tournaments. In the last
week of February alone $400k worth of buy-ins were won on the network.
Roger Raatgever, CEO Microgaming says, "It doesn't get much bigger than
this - signing up the 'king' of poker to the Microgaming Poker Network, so as
you can imagine we view this as a real coup."
A spokesperson for Doyle's Room said, "We are delighted to be joining the
Microgaming network. We reviewed many software providers in our search for a
better gaming experience for our players and Microgaming met all of our
requirements in terms of liquidity, tournaments and player features. We look
forward to a long and successful partnership with them"
URL: www.microgaming.com
Media contact:
David Hall
Chameleon PR Ltd
Tel: +44-(0)20-7680-5500
Email: David@chameleonpr.com
software, announces that the world renowned online poker site, Doyle's Room
(www.doylesroom.com) has officially joined its rapidly expanding poker
network. The move will allow Doyle's Room to expand into European markets and
is seen as yet more evidence of the continued success of the rapidly growing
Microgaming Poker Network.
Doyle's Room launched in 2004 and since that time has cemented itself as
one of the world's most popular online gaming sites. As well as offering one
of the largest tournament selections in the industry, it also draws players
to its extremely popular Bounty tournaments, a series of weekly tournaments
in which players vie to win prizes by knocking out the bounty players.
Players looking to sign up can expect to meet and play the likes of Mike
Caro, Todd Brunson and the great man himself, as well as a host of other
professional and celebrity faces.
Doyle Brunson or "Texas Dolly" as he is affectionately known is one of
the world's most celebrated poker players, accumulating a record ten World
Series of Poker bracelets and winning back to back world championships during
his career. He is widely acknowledged to be the Godfather of poker, the
game's most recognizable face and he still plays at the highest limits in the
biggest games in the world.
The move to the Microgaming Poker Network will provide Doyle's Room with
even greater liquidity and access to one of the most aggressive tournament
schedules on the web, offering players the chance to enter a wealth of
satellites to some of the world's biggest offline tournaments. In the last
week of February alone $400k worth of buy-ins were won on the network.
Roger Raatgever, CEO Microgaming says, "It doesn't get much bigger than
this - signing up the 'king' of poker to the Microgaming Poker Network, so as
you can imagine we view this as a real coup."
A spokesperson for Doyle's Room said, "We are delighted to be joining the
Microgaming network. We reviewed many software providers in our search for a
better gaming experience for our players and Microgaming met all of our
requirements in terms of liquidity, tournaments and player features. We look
forward to a long and successful partnership with them"
URL: www.microgaming.com
Media contact:
David Hall
Chameleon PR Ltd
Tel: +44-(0)20-7680-5500
Email: David@chameleonpr.com
Monday, April 9, 2007
GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS, GOOD NEWS
09/04/2007
HATBORO, Pennsylvania, April 9 /PRNewswire/ --
- IGCE Responds to Conference Logjam
It was announced this past week that the IGCE Conference, scheduled for
May 6-8 in Dublin, Ireland, had been postponed. Despite heralded successes in
2006, in Costa Rica and Ireland, Federico Schiavio, Director of Conferences
for The Sports Network, indicated that the decision was a response to
speakers, sponsors, attendees and exhibitors.
"There is an obvious logjam when it comes to conferences these days,
particularly in the area of gaming, due to heightened involvement of
governments from the U.S. to China, and the direction of the industry,"
stated Mr. Schiavio when interviewed. "The bandwagon is starting to list
perceptively. Consequently, while we enjoyed rewarding responsiveness to our
own entries into this arena last year, it was incumbent upon us to recognize
the situation and realistically react to our core audience. That meant
addressing the bottleneck in a manner that would allow everyone who wanted to
come to our conference to do so by rescheduling and determining a venue that
was acceptable and accessible to them in light of traffic difficulties that
many were facing.
"Since the IGCE, while an integral part of our corporate development," he
continued, "is not our core business, as it is with others, we can be much
more elastic and adaptable. It then allows our speakers to go elsewhere for
the exposure that many conferences afford them and does the same for the
sponsors, exhibitors and attendees who would have to spread their staff
efforts to a greater degree than they wished to do."
While reacting to the conference congestion noted by Mr. Schiavio, IGCE
also pointed out that they will be making an announcement shortly concerning
new dates for a conference in the September/October time period, together
with a venue destination.
"We are going to take conference scheduling one step further," added Mr.
Schiavio, "by surveying the very people that asked for the postponement to
help them adjust and modify their own plans regarding where they would like
to have us the hold the conference and where. The basic timeframe is set but
destinations are still open and will be selected from such locales as Macau,
Singapore, Bangkok, Milan, Madrid, Dublin, London, Budapest, Hong Kong,
Stockholm, Brussels, Lisbon and Cape Town. Candidly, all who asked ... and
the numbers dictated our decision ... made reference to the glut of
gatherings. It was apparent," he concluded, "they all want to follow us but
are prevailing upon us in fashion they would not do with others since they
know we will try to accommodate them and we have taken the first step(s) in
doing so.
"The good news is our response, bad is the postponement and good, again,
is our rescheduling."
IGCE has indicated that all inquiries regarding speaking at the
conference, attendance, exhibiting and sponsorship must be made between now
and July 30th following the forthcoming release of specific dates and
destination.
Additional information on the conference is available by emailing
info@igconference.com, contacting Federico Schiavio at
fschiavio@igconference.com or by calling +1-215-441-5887.
About The International Gaming Conference & Expo
The IGCE was created to address issues within the gaming industry and to
cover land-based ventures and online Internet efforts. Its founders are
experts within the industry and each conference is focused upon coverage of
every topic of interest and importance to its attendees with a reach and
reputation that is able to gather together the most important voices within
the industry on an international level.
Web site: http://www.sportsnetwork.com
http://www.igconference.com
The International Gaming Conference & Expo
HATBORO, Pennsylvania, April 9 /PRNewswire/ --
- IGCE Responds to Conference Logjam
It was announced this past week that the IGCE Conference, scheduled for
May 6-8 in Dublin, Ireland, had been postponed. Despite heralded successes in
2006, in Costa Rica and Ireland, Federico Schiavio, Director of Conferences
for The Sports Network, indicated that the decision was a response to
speakers, sponsors, attendees and exhibitors.
"There is an obvious logjam when it comes to conferences these days,
particularly in the area of gaming, due to heightened involvement of
governments from the U.S. to China, and the direction of the industry,"
stated Mr. Schiavio when interviewed. "The bandwagon is starting to list
perceptively. Consequently, while we enjoyed rewarding responsiveness to our
own entries into this arena last year, it was incumbent upon us to recognize
the situation and realistically react to our core audience. That meant
addressing the bottleneck in a manner that would allow everyone who wanted to
come to our conference to do so by rescheduling and determining a venue that
was acceptable and accessible to them in light of traffic difficulties that
many were facing.
"Since the IGCE, while an integral part of our corporate development," he
continued, "is not our core business, as it is with others, we can be much
more elastic and adaptable. It then allows our speakers to go elsewhere for
the exposure that many conferences afford them and does the same for the
sponsors, exhibitors and attendees who would have to spread their staff
efforts to a greater degree than they wished to do."
While reacting to the conference congestion noted by Mr. Schiavio, IGCE
also pointed out that they will be making an announcement shortly concerning
new dates for a conference in the September/October time period, together
with a venue destination.
"We are going to take conference scheduling one step further," added Mr.
Schiavio, "by surveying the very people that asked for the postponement to
help them adjust and modify their own plans regarding where they would like
to have us the hold the conference and where. The basic timeframe is set but
destinations are still open and will be selected from such locales as Macau,
Singapore, Bangkok, Milan, Madrid, Dublin, London, Budapest, Hong Kong,
Stockholm, Brussels, Lisbon and Cape Town. Candidly, all who asked ... and
the numbers dictated our decision ... made reference to the glut of
gatherings. It was apparent," he concluded, "they all want to follow us but
are prevailing upon us in fashion they would not do with others since they
know we will try to accommodate them and we have taken the first step(s) in
doing so.
"The good news is our response, bad is the postponement and good, again,
is our rescheduling."
IGCE has indicated that all inquiries regarding speaking at the
conference, attendance, exhibiting and sponsorship must be made between now
and July 30th following the forthcoming release of specific dates and
destination.
Additional information on the conference is available by emailing
info@igconference.com, contacting Federico Schiavio at
fschiavio@igconference.com or by calling +1-215-441-5887.
About The International Gaming Conference & Expo
The IGCE was created to address issues within the gaming industry and to
cover land-based ventures and online Internet efforts. Its founders are
experts within the industry and each conference is focused upon coverage of
every topic of interest and importance to its attendees with a reach and
reputation that is able to gather together the most important voices within
the industry on an international level.
Web site: http://www.sportsnetwork.com
http://www.igconference.com
The International Gaming Conference & Expo
Saturday, April 7, 2007
ANNOUNCING DADDY: NUMBER 1
07/04/2007
DADDY
DADDY
Number 1, 96 pages
http://www.daddythemagazine.com
Javier Peres is very pleased to present the inaugural issue of DADDY, a quarterly journal of art published in an edition of 2000.
DADDY is an image-based publication made just for you.
DADDY is available at Peres Projects Los Angeles (969 Chung King Road, Los Angeles, California, US); Peres Projects Berlin (Schlesische Str. 26, 10997 Berlin, Germany); Art Metropole, Toronto; The MOCA Store, Los Angeles; Printed Matter, Inc., NY; PRO QM, Berlin, Germany.
For further information or reproductions please contact Kathy Garcia at tel. (213) 617-1100 or daddy@daddythemagazine.com
For more information go to: http://www.daddythemagazine.com
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for more information.
Electronic Flux Corporation
295 Greenwich st, #532, NYC NY 10007
DADDY
DADDY
Number 1, 96 pages
http://www.daddythemagazine.com
Javier Peres is very pleased to present the inaugural issue of DADDY, a quarterly journal of art published in an edition of 2000.
DADDY is an image-based publication made just for you.
DADDY is available at Peres Projects Los Angeles (969 Chung King Road, Los Angeles, California, US); Peres Projects Berlin (Schlesische Str. 26, 10997 Berlin, Germany); Art Metropole, Toronto; The MOCA Store, Los Angeles; Printed Matter, Inc., NY; PRO QM, Berlin, Germany.
For further information or reproductions please contact Kathy Garcia at tel. (213) 617-1100 or daddy@daddythemagazine.com
For more information go to: http://www.daddythemagazine.com
AOL users click here
for more information.
Electronic Flux Corporation
295 Greenwich st, #532, NYC NY 10007
OUT NOW: CONTEMPORARY ART IN SINGAPORE
07/04/2007
Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) Singapore
Out Now: Contemporary Art in Singapore
Gunalan Nadarajan, Russell Storer and
Eugene Tan
ISBN 978-981-05-6461-2
23cm x 28cm
For enquiries / mail order, call +65 6340 9102
or email icas@lasalle.edu.sg
LASALLE College of the Arts (Singapore) is pleased to inform you of the launch of Contemporary Art in Singapore, a book that seeks to introduce the general audience to the development of contemporary art in Singapore from the 1970's till the present day.
Curated and written by Gunalan Nadarajan, Russell Storer and Eugene Tan, Contemporary Art in Singapore features works by established and emerging artists who are pushing the boundaries of contemporary art practice including Cheo Chai-Hiang, Heman Chong, Chua Ek Kay, Amanda Heng, Jeremy Hiah, Ho Tzu Nyen, Salleh Japar, Khiew Huey Chian, Kill Your Television (KYTV), Koh Nguang How, Zai Kuning, kAI Lam/Zulkifle Mahmod/Pink Ark, Jane Lee, Luis Lee, Lee Wen, Vincent Leow, Jason Lim, Lim Shing Ee, Susie Lingham, Francis Ng, Matthew Ngui, Donna Ong, Ana Prvacki, Milenko Prvacki, Rizman Putra, Colin G Reaney, Jeremy Sharma, Shirley Soh, Tan Kai Syng, Margaret Tan, Michael Tan, The Artists Village (TAV), Suzann Victor, Ian Woo, Woon Tien Wei, Juliana Yasin and Ye Shufang.
With incisive explanatory texts on each artist's seminal works, methodologies, critical positions, key biographical points and significant exhibitions alongside visual essays, the book is an insightful overview of the burgeoning contemporary art practice in Singapore and its relationship with the international art world over the last three decades.
While there has been a considerable level of critical discussion and analysis of contemporary art in Singapore over this period, Contemporary Art in Singapore is one of the few systematic attempts to theoretically and historically contextualise it.
Contemporary Art in Singapore is published by LASALLE's Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore, with support from the National Arts Council (NAC) of Singapore, in conjunction with the Singapore Art Show.
PUBLICATION INFO
Contemporary Art in Singapore
Gunalan Nadarajan, Russell Storer and Eugene Tan
ISBN 978-981-05-6461-2
23cm x 28cm
For enquiries / mail order, call +65 6340 9102 or email icas@lasalle.edu.sg
Note on the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) Singapore
Since its formation in 2004 as a division of LASALLE College of the Arts (Singapore), the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) Singapore has positioned itself at the forefront of research, creation, interpretation and exhibition of international and Asian contemporary visual arts, media arts and design.
Through research, conferences, publications and exhibitions, ICA Singapore seeks to forge a network of relationships with artists, curators, researchers and institutions both in Asia and internationally, and be a catalyst for their creative expression and active engagement with their respective audiences.
For more information go to: http://www.lasalle.edu.sg/secondary.html
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for more information.
Electronic Flux Corporation
295 Greenwich st, #532, NYC NY 10007
Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) Singapore
Out Now: Contemporary Art in Singapore
Gunalan Nadarajan, Russell Storer and
Eugene Tan
ISBN 978-981-05-6461-2
23cm x 28cm
For enquiries / mail order, call +65 6340 9102
or email icas@lasalle.edu.sg
LASALLE College of the Arts (Singapore) is pleased to inform you of the launch of Contemporary Art in Singapore, a book that seeks to introduce the general audience to the development of contemporary art in Singapore from the 1970's till the present day.
Curated and written by Gunalan Nadarajan, Russell Storer and Eugene Tan, Contemporary Art in Singapore features works by established and emerging artists who are pushing the boundaries of contemporary art practice including Cheo Chai-Hiang, Heman Chong, Chua Ek Kay, Amanda Heng, Jeremy Hiah, Ho Tzu Nyen, Salleh Japar, Khiew Huey Chian, Kill Your Television (KYTV), Koh Nguang How, Zai Kuning, kAI Lam/Zulkifle Mahmod/Pink Ark, Jane Lee, Luis Lee, Lee Wen, Vincent Leow, Jason Lim, Lim Shing Ee, Susie Lingham, Francis Ng, Matthew Ngui, Donna Ong, Ana Prvacki, Milenko Prvacki, Rizman Putra, Colin G Reaney, Jeremy Sharma, Shirley Soh, Tan Kai Syng, Margaret Tan, Michael Tan, The Artists Village (TAV), Suzann Victor, Ian Woo, Woon Tien Wei, Juliana Yasin and Ye Shufang.
With incisive explanatory texts on each artist's seminal works, methodologies, critical positions, key biographical points and significant exhibitions alongside visual essays, the book is an insightful overview of the burgeoning contemporary art practice in Singapore and its relationship with the international art world over the last three decades.
While there has been a considerable level of critical discussion and analysis of contemporary art in Singapore over this period, Contemporary Art in Singapore is one of the few systematic attempts to theoretically and historically contextualise it.
Contemporary Art in Singapore is published by LASALLE's Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore, with support from the National Arts Council (NAC) of Singapore, in conjunction with the Singapore Art Show.
PUBLICATION INFO
Contemporary Art in Singapore
Gunalan Nadarajan, Russell Storer and Eugene Tan
ISBN 978-981-05-6461-2
23cm x 28cm
For enquiries / mail order, call +65 6340 9102 or email icas@lasalle.edu.sg
Note on the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) Singapore
Since its formation in 2004 as a division of LASALLE College of the Arts (Singapore), the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) Singapore has positioned itself at the forefront of research, creation, interpretation and exhibition of international and Asian contemporary visual arts, media arts and design.
Through research, conferences, publications and exhibitions, ICA Singapore seeks to forge a network of relationships with artists, curators, researchers and institutions both in Asia and internationally, and be a catalyst for their creative expression and active engagement with their respective audiences.
For more information go to: http://www.lasalle.edu.sg/secondary.html
AOL users click here
for more information.
Electronic Flux Corporation
295 Greenwich st, #532, NYC NY 10007
Friday, April 6, 2007
IT IS NOW SIMPLY 'WIMBA'
06/04/2007
NEW YORK, April 6 /PRNewswire/ --
- Horizon Wimba Name Change Reflects Brand Simplification
Horizon Wimba, the education technology company that helps people teach
people, announced today that it has changed its name to Wimba. The company
will continue to offer the same collaborative software and services to its
education customers, while rationalizing the brand.
Wimba's brand reconciliation will eliminate the multiple monikers and
identities that currently define the company.
"We've been known as Horizon Wimba, HorizonLive and even Wimba since
HorizonLive and Wimba merger in 2004," said Tommaso Trionfi, CEO of Wimba.
"We want our customers to identify us by our incredible products and
committed customer service-period. To date, our brand has been known for
having multiple names and identities and this shift addresses that reality."
Staying the Same:
The products and services upon which education institutions worldwide
have grown to trust and rely won't change. Wimba will support its products
and customers as it always has.
Wimba's new tagline: People Teach People.
Wimba enables the achievement of key pedagogical objectives that cannot
be reached with standard course management systems. Such objectives include
fostering instructive dialogue, creating hands-on interaction, and ensuring
access to as many students as possible. The software helps students and
teachers connect by combining interactive technologies such as voice, video,
podcasting, content authoring, assessment, and instant messaging with an
educators' mission to stimulate the most powerful educational tool of all
time -- the mind.
The tagline reflects Wimba's belief that while technology is a
significant enabler of education, at the end of the day it is people who
teach people.
New product offering: The Wimba Collaboration Bundle
The Wimba Collaboration Bundle offers a rich array of collaborative tools
that allow faculty to retain the highly personal and lively nature of
traditional classroom instruction. From voice to video, from podcasting to
content authoring to instant messaging, the Collaboration Bundle works
seamlessly within existing online courses so instructors never need a new
username or password, and never have to leave their familiar online course
environments.
New company division: Wimba Publishing Services
Wimba Publishing Services knows that a textbook isn't simply a textbook
anymore -- it's part of a collection of learning materials tailored by the
demands of a school's professors and students. Wimba Publishing Services
combines the Company's expertise in providing services for academic
publishing companies with its expertise in collaborative technologies to help
schools and publishers create compelling offerings for delivering and
assessing content in all disciplines.
About Wimba
Wimba is a company focused solely on education and dedicated to the
principle that people learn more when they are drawn closer together. Our
collaborative software applications for the online education market enable
institutions to bridge technology and pedagogy by supplementing course
management systems with many of the proven disciplines of in-person learning
environments. Wimba's intuitive solutions enable educators and students to
quickly and easily teach and learn live online, engage in live chat and
instant message exchanges, benefit from oral content being added to
text-based course content, and more. Instructors can also use Wimba solutions
to convert Microsoft Word documents into accessible web pages and to create
and administer tests, quizzes, and exams. Our focus on education and
collaboration with educators fuels our product development.
Wimba. People Teach People. http://www.wimba.com
Web site: http://www.wimba.com
Wimba
NEW YORK, April 6 /PRNewswire/ --
- Horizon Wimba Name Change Reflects Brand Simplification
Horizon Wimba, the education technology company that helps people teach
people, announced today that it has changed its name to Wimba. The company
will continue to offer the same collaborative software and services to its
education customers, while rationalizing the brand.
Wimba's brand reconciliation will eliminate the multiple monikers and
identities that currently define the company.
"We've been known as Horizon Wimba, HorizonLive and even Wimba since
HorizonLive and Wimba merger in 2004," said Tommaso Trionfi, CEO of Wimba.
"We want our customers to identify us by our incredible products and
committed customer service-period. To date, our brand has been known for
having multiple names and identities and this shift addresses that reality."
Staying the Same:
The products and services upon which education institutions worldwide
have grown to trust and rely won't change. Wimba will support its products
and customers as it always has.
Wimba's new tagline: People Teach People.
Wimba enables the achievement of key pedagogical objectives that cannot
be reached with standard course management systems. Such objectives include
fostering instructive dialogue, creating hands-on interaction, and ensuring
access to as many students as possible. The software helps students and
teachers connect by combining interactive technologies such as voice, video,
podcasting, content authoring, assessment, and instant messaging with an
educators' mission to stimulate the most powerful educational tool of all
time -- the mind.
The tagline reflects Wimba's belief that while technology is a
significant enabler of education, at the end of the day it is people who
teach people.
New product offering: The Wimba Collaboration Bundle
The Wimba Collaboration Bundle offers a rich array of collaborative tools
that allow faculty to retain the highly personal and lively nature of
traditional classroom instruction. From voice to video, from podcasting to
content authoring to instant messaging, the Collaboration Bundle works
seamlessly within existing online courses so instructors never need a new
username or password, and never have to leave their familiar online course
environments.
New company division: Wimba Publishing Services
Wimba Publishing Services knows that a textbook isn't simply a textbook
anymore -- it's part of a collection of learning materials tailored by the
demands of a school's professors and students. Wimba Publishing Services
combines the Company's expertise in providing services for academic
publishing companies with its expertise in collaborative technologies to help
schools and publishers create compelling offerings for delivering and
assessing content in all disciplines.
About Wimba
Wimba is a company focused solely on education and dedicated to the
principle that people learn more when they are drawn closer together. Our
collaborative software applications for the online education market enable
institutions to bridge technology and pedagogy by supplementing course
management systems with many of the proven disciplines of in-person learning
environments. Wimba's intuitive solutions enable educators and students to
quickly and easily teach and learn live online, engage in live chat and
instant message exchanges, benefit from oral content being added to
text-based course content, and more. Instructors can also use Wimba solutions
to convert Microsoft Word documents into accessible web pages and to create
and administer tests, quizzes, and exams. Our focus on education and
collaboration with educators fuels our product development.
Wimba. People Teach People. http://www.wimba.com
Web site: http://www.wimba.com
Wimba
CIRCA ISSUE 119, SPRING 2007 OUT NOW!
06/04/2007
Circa
Circa Issue 119, Spring 2007
Circa Art Magazine
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Ireland
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The spring issue of Ireland's leading magazine for contemporary visual art is now on sale. The 112 full-colour pages include news, feature articles, reviews, projects, a host of images, and advertising from Ireland's main art spaces.
Feature articles
If you build it, will they come? – and what will they do when they get there? Gemma Tipton looks at new art spaces around Ireland, how they're functioning, what they're doing right or wrong Vox pop: what art would you buy? If money were no object, what art would those questioned want in their collection? All's fair? Peter FitzGerald interviews Helen Mason, curator of a new art fair in Dublin this May Everything is something else Declan Long writes about the work of Patrick Hall Archive, archive, archive! Julie Bacon on art's new(ish) interest in the archive
Reviews
Belfast Felt experience Slavka Sverakova Belfast / Derry Miriam de Búrca: Stealing weeds and me taken out David Hughes Cork Niamh Lawlor and partners: Based on a true story: A seminar on mis-information Treasa O'Brien Derry Christine Mackey: Points of departure Julie Bacon Dublin Drawing is a verb. Drawing is a noun / The square root of drawing / Getting on mother's nerves – psychological drama in contemporary drawing Siún Hanrahan Makiko Nakamura Paintings Donal Maguire John Gerrard: Dark portraits Paul O'Brien .all hawaii eNtrées / luNar reGGae Eimear McKeith Santa's sweet-shop labour force elves (Nevan Lahart and others): X-mass the spot Tim Stott Matt Stokes: Lost in the rhythm Chris Fite-Wassilak and David Beattie Galway Tulca Katherine Waugh New York Corban Walker: Grid stack Tim Maul Portadown Victor Sloan and Glenn Patterson : Luxus David Hughes Sligo Jaki Irvine: In a world like this Aileen Blaney Book John Onians, edi
tor: Compression vs. expression: Containing and explaining the world's art Brian Curtin DVD Gary Coyle and Stephen Gardner: The Sea Aileen Blaney
Also available for online purchase: Space: Architecture for Art, a Circa book on the theory and practice of art spaces; it includes a comprehensive directory to visual-arts spaces throughout the island of Ireland. More information at http://www.recirca.com/space
Buy or subscribe to Circa Art Magazine at http://www.recirca.com/subscribe (you can also buy gift subscriptions and PDFs here).
Scans of the pages of the first 110 issues of Circa are now accessible online at http://www.recirca.com/scans
Circa is supported by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon, The Arts Council of Northern Ireland, and Culture Ireland.
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Circa Issue 119, Spring 2007
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http://www.recirca.com
subscriptions / purchase / PDFs: http://www.recirca.com/subscribe
The spring issue of Ireland's leading magazine for contemporary visual art is now on sale. The 112 full-colour pages include news, feature articles, reviews, projects, a host of images, and advertising from Ireland's main art spaces.
Feature articles
If you build it, will they come? – and what will they do when they get there? Gemma Tipton looks at new art spaces around Ireland, how they're functioning, what they're doing right or wrong Vox pop: what art would you buy? If money were no object, what art would those questioned want in their collection? All's fair? Peter FitzGerald interviews Helen Mason, curator of a new art fair in Dublin this May Everything is something else Declan Long writes about the work of Patrick Hall Archive, archive, archive! Julie Bacon on art's new(ish) interest in the archive
Reviews
Belfast Felt experience Slavka Sverakova Belfast / Derry Miriam de Búrca: Stealing weeds and me taken out David Hughes Cork Niamh Lawlor and partners: Based on a true story: A seminar on mis-information Treasa O'Brien Derry Christine Mackey: Points of departure Julie Bacon Dublin Drawing is a verb. Drawing is a noun / The square root of drawing / Getting on mother's nerves – psychological drama in contemporary drawing Siún Hanrahan Makiko Nakamura Paintings Donal Maguire John Gerrard: Dark portraits Paul O'Brien .all hawaii eNtrées / luNar reGGae Eimear McKeith Santa's sweet-shop labour force elves (Nevan Lahart and others): X-mass the spot Tim Stott Matt Stokes: Lost in the rhythm Chris Fite-Wassilak and David Beattie Galway Tulca Katherine Waugh New York Corban Walker: Grid stack Tim Maul Portadown Victor Sloan and Glenn Patterson : Luxus David Hughes Sligo Jaki Irvine: In a world like this Aileen Blaney Book John Onians, edi
tor: Compression vs. expression: Containing and explaining the world's art Brian Curtin DVD Gary Coyle and Stephen Gardner: The Sea Aileen Blaney
Also available for online purchase: Space: Architecture for Art, a Circa book on the theory and practice of art spaces; it includes a comprehensive directory to visual-arts spaces throughout the island of Ireland. More information at http://www.recirca.com/space
Buy or subscribe to Circa Art Magazine at http://www.recirca.com/subscribe (you can also buy gift subscriptions and PDFs here).
Scans of the pages of the first 110 issues of Circa are now accessible online at http://www.recirca.com/scans
Circa is supported by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon, The Arts Council of Northern Ireland, and Culture Ireland.
For more information go to: http://www.recirca.com
AOL users click here
for more information.
Electronic Flux Corporation
295 Greenwich st, #532, NYC NY 10007
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