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VOL III No 44 April 11, 2004: CYBERZONE/BIOZONE CALENDAR
A SERVICE OF CREATIVE RESOURCES, INC. by MARTY PLOTNICK
HAWAI'I CALENDAR:
****NEW****Tuesday, April 13--5:45 p.m. ELECTONIC PIZZA -- U.H.
MARINE SCIENCES AUDITORIUM. Speaker: Jeff Au, Managing Director & General Counsel, PacifiCap Group, LLC, Hawai'i-based private equity & VC. Topic: "The Real Skinny on Act 221"
http://www.cyberpizzahawaii.com/upcoming.html for details and parking information.
****NEW****Wednesday, April 28 --12:00 pm - 1:00 pm. UOP Brown Bag
Seminar: "Technology Entrepreneuring: The Ultimate Reality Show."
Speaker: Mr. Peter Kay, one of Hawaii's most recognized technology visionaries. Participants will learn about what it's really like to be a tech entrepreneur: to rise, fall, rise, fall, and rise. If you've dreamed of creating your own business, you won't want to miss out on Peter's 20 years of starting five different companies in Hawaii. University of Phoenix, 828 Fort St., Rooms 101/102.
Free. For more information, call 536-2686 ext. 108 or e-mail Steven.Schoen@phoenix.edu.
****May 10-12, Asia Pacific Conference on Emerging
Technologies: The Challenge of the Mobile Revolution and the Digital Divide. Sponsors: East-West Center and the Korea Information Strategy Development Institute (KISDI). Renaissance Hotel in Seoul, Korea. Early Registration Deadline April 26, For more information and registration materials:http://www.eastwestcenter.org/sem-bp.asp
Registration Online: http://www.eastwestcenter.org/index.asp
General East-West Seminar information: Marilu Khudari, khudarim@eastwestcenter.org, or phone 944-7384.
UH CALENDAR http://dbserver.its.hawaii.edu/calendar/
HTDC CALENDAR
http://www.hitechhawaii.com/webevents.asp
IF YOU HAVE CALENDAR ITEMS, SEND THEM TO martycri@lava.net
CYBERZONE
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PLANS MIRROR CAMPUS ONLINE A long-term project at the University of Illinois at Springfield will create a "mirror" campus online that offers all of the institution's
39 degree programs over the Internet. The university appears to be the first to create such a mirror, which will not affect the offerings of the institution. Instead, students will have the option of taking any course on campus or online. Those involved with the project said one of its goals is to keep online education in the mainstream. The university expects to have eight degree programs online by this fall, with another eight online within three years.
The remaining degree programs are expected to be available online in about 10 years. Funding for the project comes in part from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, which said it intends to make grants to other institutions that want to pursue similar programs.
Chronicle of Higher Education, 5 April 2004 (sub. req'd) http://chronicle.com/prm/daily/2004/04/2004040503n.htm
JAPAN, CHINA, SOUTH KOREA TO WORK ON WINDOWS ALTERNATIVE The governments of Japan, China and South Korea have agreed to work together to come up with an alternative computer operating system to reduce reliance on Microsoft's Windows, the Yomiuri and Nihon Keizai newspapers reported, According to the reports, the three countries will help their private sectors develop Linux, an open-source OS that can be copied and modified freely. The agreement was signed in Beijing by senior government officials from the three countries.
Full Story (Japan Today)
MEDICAL ZONE
A MEDICAL FINGER MONITOR RING
Want to have doctors wrapped around your finger? MIT engineers have developed a "ring sensor" that monitors the wearer's temperature, heart rate, and blood oxygen level.
http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/prototype60404.asp?trk=nl
A BLACK BOX FOR PEOPLE
Stanford University and NASA/Ames scientists have developed the CPOD, which typically keeps track of the wearer's heart performance, blood pressure, respiration, temperature, blood oxygen levels, and movements. The device can store data for eight-hour periods for later downloading or send it wirelessly in real time.
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/07apr_blackbox.htm
SLEEK NEW DEVICES HELP LOW-VISION PATIENTS SEE With a stylish exterior of metallic blue and gray, the device looks like a personal digital assistant but slightly larger. Julius Mendalis, 84, a lawyer for the company that makes Arizona Iced Tea, paid $795 for this gadget, and he loves it, though he is not a man of technology, rarely uses computers and does not surf the Web. It is helping him read again.
The Quicklook, an amalgamation of a tiny digital video camera and a four-inch liquid-crystal display screen, acts as an electronic magnifying glass, enlarging the text of a newspaper or a legal brief to an inch high. At that size, Mr. Mendalis, whose vision has deteriorated from macular degeneration can see the letters clearly.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/06/health/06EYE.html?pagewanted=print&position=egeneration,
MANY HOSPITALS RESIST COMJPUTERIZED PATIENT CARE For years, technology has been held out as a key to curbing the scourge of medical errors. But hospitals and doctors say they have good reason to be cautious about the new technology.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/06/technology/06errors.html?th
CRM LINKS NURSES TO PATIENTS
Connextions Health has begun selling a CRM product that lets organizations proactively anticipate and prevent patients' problems before those problems escalate into significant events. One customer that has signed on to Connextions' healthcare CRM offering is Blue CrossBlue Shield of Florida (BCBSF).
http://www.crmbuyer.com/perl/story/33243.html
SAMS IMPROVES NAVAL & MARINE HEALTHCARE
The Standard Automated Medical System (SAMS) is an automated medical support application and is currently in use at over 1200 sites in the Navy and Marine Corps, military Sealift Command and the U.S.
Coast Guard. Basically, the system tracks the medical and dental readiness of operational units. SAMS includes several modules for documenting medical encounters, tracking radiation exposure data, monitoring environmental conditions, monitoring womenís health, supplies, and tracking individual and unit medical and dental readiness.
http://www.federaltelemedicine.com/n032904.htm
BIO/NANO/MEMS ZONE
CHOCOLATE CHERUBS
Researchers have uncovered the perfect excuse to eat lots of chocolate Easter eggs this year, for pregnant women at least. The study of 300 mums-to-be showed those that ate chocolate every day had babies who smiled and laughed more. Also, the babies of stressed women who enjoyed chocolate regularly showed less fear of new situations than babies of stressed women who did not. The cause of the effect is not known, but some chemicals in chocolate are associated with positive mood
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994854
SWEET HOPE FOR MALARIA VACCINE
Each year, malaria parasites infect up to half a billion people and kill at least one million, most of them in sub-Saharan Africa-most of them children under the age of five. Now, after decades of futile efforts, new hope is emerging for the development of a malaria vaccine. The vaccine consists of a synthetic version of the malaria toxin-a sugar molecule first identified in the late 1980s. Because the vaccine comprises a sugar, it does not require refrigeration and is less vulnerable to parasites than other vaccines being tested.
http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/jonietz0404.asp?trk=nl
ICE MELT MAY DRY OUT U.S. WEST COAST
By mid century cities and towns along the American west coast could be suffering serious water shortages in response to climate change.
As Arctic sea-ice melts, annual rainfall is forecast to drop by as much as 30 per cent from Seattle to Los Angeles, and inland as far as the Rocky Mountains reports New Scientist.
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/iceage-04b.html
SENATOR FORMING CAUCUS TO KEEP NANOTECH ISSUES ON FOREFRONT Sen. George Allen, R-Va., is organizing a new congressional caucus aimed at promoting nanotechnology and helping to educate other lawmakers and their constituents about the new and emerging industry.
The "caucus will serve as a forum to keep nanotechnology issues before members of Congress and I would encourage your participation,"
Allen said at a National Nanotechnology Initiative conferencei n Washington.
http://www.smalltimes.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=7687
BIO BRIEFS ZONE
Denver--Pharmion goes public and raises $76.2 million
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/797268
Denver--NaPro sells off paclitaxel division
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/797269
Greensboro/Winston-Salem--Merz sees fingernail drug key to R&D group http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/797270
Kansas City--Bartle maneuver would stem push for life sciences
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/797271
Kansas City--Life sciences leaders help craft new plan to move area forward
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/797272
Memphis--Limited liability co-op bill aims to increase farm investments
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/797273
San Francisco--SuperGen's second-chance chemo drug begins FDA review
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/797274
Seattle--An unusual approach lets little biotech try, try again
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/797275
Seattle--Cialis makes Icos desirable
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/797276
South Florida--Clinical trials show Avastin can extend life expectancy
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/797277
South Florida
Researchers collaborate on cancer
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/797278
Washington--Canon focuses HQ hunt: Search for new life sciences division base pits Maryland against Northern Virginia
http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/797279
Washington--With new technologies, drug trials less trial and error http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/797280
CHINA ZONE
IBM ENTERS CHINA's REAL ESTATE MARKET
IBM is enlarging its business scope by officially entering the Chinese real estate market for the first time. IBM inked a deal in Beijing with the China Electronics Plaza (CEPlaza), a landmark modern office building located in Zhongguancun, dubbed the "Silicon Valley of China." Described by the company as an innovation in marketing, sources with IBM (China) said the IT giant had reached an agreement to form a strategic partnership with CEPlaza, which has a total construction space of more than 120,000 square metres.
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200404/05/eng20040405_139478.shtml
SHANGHAI OFFICE RENT INCREASE TOPS ASIA
Office rents rose faster in Shanghai than anywhere else in Asia last year, according to a survey.
The rise in Shanghai was the third fastest in the world, the survey by real estate consultant Cushman & Wakefield found. Rising 9.7 percent last year, Shanghai's annual occupancy cost was reported at
2,878 yuan (US$347.70) a square meter, ranking 29th in the world, Cushman & Wakefield said.
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200404/05/eng20040405_139479.shtml
BEIJING IT INDUSTRY OUTPUT WILL REACH US$36 BILLION Within the next five years, Beijing plans to gradually grasp the core technology of IT industry, so as to double the total production value of the IT industry in Year 2008 to reach the output size of RMB300 billion (USD 36 billion). The focus of Beijing Five-Year plan is to increase the development of the software and integrated circuit industry. In the following five years, Beijing will promote the development of six new industries, including digital TV industry, mobile communication industry, IC card and digital recognition industry, computer and network products industry, transportation electronic industry and digital camera industry.
(Source: International Financial News, March 30, 2004, - Translated by Peng Aiqun)
DESIGNED AND MADE IN CHINA
Chinese manufacturers aren't just copying products conceived in the West, writes columnist Michael Schrage: they're improving them.
http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/schrage0404.asp?trl=nl
WIRELESS ZONE
CALIFORNIA's BAY AREA LEADS WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY RACE The San Francisco Bay Area has found itself atop Intel's "Most Unwired Cities" list, which means the area offers the most wireless connectivity options in the United States.
http://email.wirelessweek.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/egLQ0C1swl0B4I0CSsV0AR
HOTSPOT HITS ZONE
Aptilo hotspots can WeRoam; Borders has a book on how to connect; Tadaa unwires major Montreal building; CocoWalk in Miami goes wireless; and more.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,thj,1,l0p5,ecft,jcj3,9ffi
A Chicago Hospital overdoses on wireless; Alberston's customers shop wirelessly; Connexion goes to Singapore; the rural UK gets mesh support; and more.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,tt9,1,l0p5,ecft,jcj3,9ffi
Hotspot access has opened in seven mid-sized airports around the United States including El Paso, Omaha, Anchorage and others.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,thj,1,3of8,60gh,jcj3,9ffi
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