Dr. David N.K. Wang as New President and CEO
The Board of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (”SMIC” or “the Group”; NYSE: SMI and SEHK: 0981.HK), today announced the appointment of Dr. David N.K. Wang as an Executive Director of the Board and the President and CEO of SMIC effective immediately. Dr. Richard Chang has resigned to [...]

New Application Combines Social Networking Power of Facebook with the Life-Changing Promise of Volunteer Computing
Often in the fight against cancer, researchers are not limited by their ingenuity, but the resources available to make research effective. The processor power needed to handle complex calculations is often in short supply. To help address this need, Intel Corporation [...]

Firm Continues to Expand West Coast Presence and Nationwide Litigation Practice
Continuing the extension of the firm’s West Coast presence with the industry’s top talent, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., announced that Michele Floyd, former Senior Legal Director of Commercial Litigation at Yahoo! Inc., has joined the firm as a Member in [...]

University of Rochester President Is Leading Authority on Securities Law
Eastman Kodak Company said today that Joel Seligman, the President of the University of Rochester, was named to the company’s board of directors, effective July 1, 2009.
Mr. Seligman, 59, became the 10th president of the University of Rochester in December 2004, after serving as [...]

ArcSight, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARST), a leading global provider of compliance and security management solutions that protect enterprises and government agencies, today announced the appointment of Roger Siboni to its board of directors.
Mr. Siboni, 54, who is currently an independent investor, previously served as president and chief executive officer of E.piphany, Inc., a provider of customer [...]

Italian Yachting Team to Utilize SIMtone’s Cloud Computing Platform in Their Quest for the 33rd America’s Cup
SIMtone Corporation, a privately held company delivering Universal Computing, today announced that it is sponsoring the Green Comm Challenge, also known as Circolo di Vela Gargnano (CVG), a team that recently submitted its challenge in the 33rd America’s [...]

Freescale Semiconductor has named Dr. Reza Kazerounian as its new senior vice president and general manager of the Microcontroller Solutions Group (MSG).
“Reza brings with him a wealth of industry experience and expertise to Freescale,” said Rich Beyer, Freescale chairman and CEO. “He will be a great addition to the team as we sharpen our [...]

KAITEKI Institute Will Focus on 21st Century Challenges
A new global research institute focused on meeting 21st Century challenges in energy, the environment and healthcare has been established by Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation, it was announced here today.
Known as the KAITEKI Institute, it will be managed by Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, president of the Mitsubishi Chemical [...]

New lights increase sustainability, improve visibility and reduce energy consumption by up to 80 percent
BetaLED™ luminaires were unveiled yesterday at the University of California, Davis’ Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center For The Performing Arts’ parking structure, Davis, CA. LED fixtures, featuring activity-sensing technology adapted and developed at the California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC) at [...]

Organizations and Law Enforcement in Test Program to Reduce Deaths and Arrests

The Teachable Moment Foundation, which successfully helped change laws in California associated with drunk driving, has launched a campaign focused on changing behaviors of young males in Sacramento County. Sacramento ranks number one out of the 13 major metropolitan areas in California in drunk [...]