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Qioptiq Introduces Innovative Intraoral Camera for Dental Market

Qioptiq, a global company which designs and manufactures photonic products and solutions, today announced that it has introduced a new and innovative intraoral camera with autofocus for the dental market.

25 Feb 2010

Olympus Launches HDTV Gastroscope for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures

Olympus, a precision technology leader designing and delivering innovative solutions in Medical and Surgical products among other core business areas, today introduced a 9.9-millimeter gastroscope that delivers HDTV image quality and Narrow Band Imaging (NBI). The new scope, the GIF-H180J model, is intended for upper gastrointestinal screening, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Its notable new feature, an auxiliary water channel, flushes away blood, mucus and other debris inside the upper gastrointestinal tract, helping to ensure a clear view at all times. Combined with the optional OFP Flushing pump, the GIF-H180J allows for faster, more convenient irrigation of the visual field.

25 Feb 2010

FCI Acquires MergeOptics' Assets to Complement its High-Speed I/O Portfolio

FCI, a leading manufacturer and provider of connector and cable assembly solutions to the data, communications, consumer, industrial and medical markets. has acquired the assets of MergeOptics (www.mergeoptics.com), a manufacturer of active optical cables (AOCs) and optical transceivers. This acquisition will allow FCI to leverage MergeOptics' leadership position in AOCs to complement FCI's passive and active copper cables assemblies to address data and communications market applications.

25 Feb 2010

New Océ ColorWave Multifunction Printer for Wide Format Color and B/W Documents

Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, today announced the North American launch of the Océ ColorWave® 300, the world's first single footprint multifunction system that can print, copy and scan wide format documents in both color and black & white.

25 Feb 2010

Visionworks to Open New Eye Care Center in Western Pennsylvania

On Friday, February 26 Visionworks will celebrate the grand opening of its newest locations in Monroeville Mall and South Hills Village. Visionworks is a full-service optical retail center that features several thousand private label and designer frames along with contact lenses at value prices.

25 Feb 2010

Holy Name Hospital Implements Fujitsu PalmSecure Biometric Solution to Improve Healthcare Efficiency

Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc., a leading supplier of innovative computer products including peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced that Holy Name Hospital in Teaneck, N.J. is the first hospital in New Jersey to implement the Fujitsu PalmSecure™ palm vein authentication technology for patient registration and identification. The Fujitsu PalmSecure biometric solution integrates into Holy Name's new Palm First registration system to bolster security of medical records and enhance the overall patient experience. The PalmSecure technology helps Holy Name prevent medical identify theft and comply with the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) while ensuring that patients receive care more efficiently. Fujitsu (booth #5232) will demonstrate the PalmSecure authentication solution during HIMSS10 Annual Conference & Exhibition, March 1-3, 2010 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

25 Feb 2010

View Systems Introduces Mini Sim Cam for Home Security

View Systems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VSYM), a security and tele-data solutions provider, unveiled its newest product today: the Mini Sim Cam.

25 Feb 2010

Xtera Communications Secures Contract to Deploy High-Capacity Optical Network in Africa

Xtera Communications, Inc., a leading global provider of optical and IP networking solutions, was awarded a contract by TOGO TELECOM to deploy a high capacity optical network across Togo, West Africa. Phase I of the work was completed in January 2010. When completed, this deployment will migrate the current Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) long-distance domestic network to a new optical layer relying on advanced broadband optical amplification technology for higher capacity and optical protection, providing enhanced network resilience and availability.

25 Feb 2010

New Optical Communications System Enables High-Speed Undersea Communications

In a technological advance that its developers are likening to the cell phone and wireless Internet access, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientists and engineers have devised an undersea optical communications system that—complemented by acoustics—enables a virtual revolution in high-speed undersea data collection and transmission.

25 Feb 2010

Laser Ablation Technique Preserves Paintings and Sculptures

A laser technique best known for its use to remove unwanted tattoos from the skin is finding a second life in preserving great sculptures, paintings and other works of art, according to an article in ACS' monthly journal

25 Feb 2010

Concentrix Solar to Install 1MW CPV Solar Power Plant at Chevron Mining Facility

Concentrix Solar, a leading supplier of Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) systems and a new division of the Soitec Group (Euronext Paris), the world's leading supplier of engineered substrates, announced today that it has signed a contract with Chevron Technology Ventures for the deployment of a one megawatt (MW) CPV power plant to be installed at a Chevron Mining facility in Questa, New Mexico, USA. With this announcement, Concentrix Solar confirms full commercial readiness for worldwide deployment, and is paving the way to utility-scale CPV projects.

25 Feb 2010

History and Future of Laser Technology Featured at LaserFest Seminar Held in San Diego

As part of LaserFest, the year-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first working laser, the Optical Society (OSA) and the American Physical Society (APS) sponsored a special day-long seminar on the birth, growth and future developments in laser science and technology at the 2010 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting. The seminar, titled "The History and Future of Laser Technology," took place Sunday, Feb. 21 in San Diego at the meeting, considered the world's largest interdisciplinary science forum.

25 Feb 2010