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Vendor : DataDrill 3.6.1 Integrates Measurement with Estimation, Planning & Control
Updated metrics solutions for software project management 
Fredericksburg, VA, USA -- (NewswireToday) -- Distributive Management has announced the release of much anticipated updates to its DataDrill software. This newest version of the popular software management application, DataDrill 3.6.1, focuses on allowing customers to quickly create and deploy a measurement process based on best practices.
Peter Baxter, President and Product Manager, says “DataDrill delivers quantitative project data to software managers faster and more efficiently, especially in organizations that plan to expand or change their processes.”
"DataDrill 3.6.1 directly assists software project managers with their critical management activities – estimation, planning, metrics and measurement, analysis and reporting."
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 03, 2009 (515 Reads)
Applications : A test tip from Yokogawa's Test & Measurement group
Do you have measurement or monitoring requirements in unsafe or uncomfortable environments? 
Newnan,GA, USA -- If these scenarios sound familiar - then get remote - with the remote-capable DL750. Any engineer with requirements to detect, measure, monitor and record electrical or mechanical systems from a remote location knows the value of remote capabilities.The Yokogawa DL750 stays on the job when it comes to monitoring and recording data in unsafe, inaccessible, or uncomfortable locations. The DL750 can be found on-board windmills or solar collectors, in boiler rooms, steam plants or nuclear plants, and in other tough environments.
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Posted by GRPeacock on Friday, January 02, 2009 (852 Reads)
Vendor : Economical Indicator Gage from Mahr Federal Measures IDs/ODs
Measures on the Shop Floor
PROVIDENCE RI, USA -- A versatile bench-mounting indicator gage available from Mahr Federal provides a handy and economical way to measure IDs and ODs right on the shop floor. Available in both T-Plate and V-Plate styles and in two sizes, the 36 B ID/OD Indicator Gage can measure inside diameters from 0.75" to 9" and outside diameters from 0.25" to 9.5". The 36 B comes with either a dial indicator, Maxum® III, or µMaxum indicator, and a number of different jaw sets and contacts.
"The 36 B is a real work horse," said George Schuetz, Director of Precision Gages for Mahr Federal.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 01, 2009 (906 Reads)
Calibration : 2008 A Second Longer Than 2007?
From The Time Service Dept, USNO: A new LEAP SECOND ADDED to 2008, making it actually 86,401 seconds longer than 2007*
Image Courtesy USNOWashington, DC , USA -- The last leap second was introduced in COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME (UTC) at the end of December 2005.
There WILL be a another positive leap second introduced in UTC on December 31, 2008.
COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME (UTC) WILL SEQUENCE AS FOLLOWS:
31 DEC 2008 23 HOURS 59 MINUTES 59 SECONDS
31 DEC 2008 23 HOURS 59 MINUTES 60 SECONDS
01 JAN 2009 00 HOURS 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS
The aged Earth is slowing down in its daily rotation, at least in the current epoch.
Civil time is occasionally adjusted by one second increments to ensure that the difference between a uniform time scale defined by atomic clocks does not differ from the Earth's rotational time by more than 0.9 seconds.
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), an atomic time, is the basis for civil time.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 (1059 Reads)
New Products : Low-cost 125KHz RFID reader - 02
Used as plug and play RFID teminal
Guangzhou / Guangzhou, China -- DAILY RFID has recently launched LF 125KHz RFID reader-02 designed as a plug and play device for industrial and outdoor environments especially in library, with a low price at $ 32 (USD). The small size of the DAILY LF 125KHz RFID Reader, approximately the size of a business card, allow for use as a mobile terminal.
In addition to the small dimensions, it features low power consumption.
By inserting the LF 125KHz RFID reader into PC and PDA via a USB interface,the integrated device can be used for most low frequency RFID applications such as access control, time and attendance, industrial automation, process control, logistics, and supply chain management.
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Posted by RFID_DAILY on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 (898 Reads)
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