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No excuses for not being fashionable in Asia, thanks to Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) and World Fashion Channel (WFC). The two agencies have entered into a long term agreement for capacity on the ABS 1 satellite to improve and extend the channel's distribution in Asian broadcast gateway at 75 degrees East.
Read MoreDISH Network Corporation [Nasdaq: DISH] set the bar for the next-generation HD when they became the first in the industry to offer high definition programming in 1080p, the highest and best HD resolution available. This new functionality is part of DISH Network's most recent expansion in high definition services, that includes TurboHD, the first 100 percent, all-HD suite of programming packages.
Read MoreSkyWave Mobile Communications has supplied UK-based MarineTrack with DMR terminals for integration with their tracking and monitoring solutions. MarineTrack’s solution was recently used to safeguard participants in the 2008 Round Britain Powerboat Race, held in Portsmouth, UK, in June.
Read MoreDigitalGlobe, a provider of high resolution satellite world imagery products and services, launched ImageAtlas 4.0. This is the newest version of its online store for high-resolution digital earth imagery, and enables companies in real estate, civil engineering, government, insurance, GIS and public safety to easily and affordably access on-demand satellite and aerial images of specific locations, properties and neighborhoods.
Read MoreSkyBitz, a leading asset solution and information management service provider, announced that FFE Transportation Services (FFE), Inc. [NASDAQ: FFEX] Frozen Food Express Industries, Inc. has chosen the American Eagle fleet as its launch pad for implementing the SkyBitz solution. FFE is a leading motor carrier specializing in temperature-controlled transportation of products and perishable goods including food products, health care supplies and confectionery items.
Read MoreHarris Corporation (NYSE: HRS) is supplying a wide range of HD and SD broadcast equipment to support some of the world's leading broadcasters during their live coverage of the upcoming 2008 Beijing Summer Games in Beijing, China.
Read MoreSpacenet Inc. has achieved Service Provider Level I PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security) compliance for their VSAT satellite and managed wireline services.
Read MoreOnce again, SkyTrac has obtained a supplemental type certificate (STC), this time for the installation of its automated flight following and satellite communications equipment on the Eurocopter EC120 and EC135 airframe types.
Read MoreGood news for those in remote and rural Canada. Naskapi Imuun and OmniGlobe Networks signed agreements that creates Canada's first national cellular service provider equally owned by an Aboriginal partner.
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