The 100K Genome Project, led by the University of California, Davis, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, and Agilent Technologies, today announced that it has added 20 newly completed genome sequences of foodborne disease-causing microorganisms to its public database at the National Center for Biotechnology Information. …read more
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Sixteen of the top 25 companies offering a good work-life balance are technology companies, according to a new ranking from the job site Glassdoor, with the SAS Institute and National Instruments leading the pack.
The SAS Institute, which makes business analytics software for industries ranging from casinos to oil and gas providers, occupied the number-one spot on Glassdoor’s third annual ranking of the top companies for work-life balance, up from number four last year. National Instruments, which makes automated test equipment and virtual instrumentation software, was ranked second.
Other enterprise IT companies such as Slalom Consulting, Mentor Graphics, FactSet and Agilent Technologies also ranked high on the list. Other companies offering consumer services and products, like Yahoo, AOL, Nokia and MasterCard, were also named.
It is not surprising that SAS topped the list. The Cary, North Carolina-based company provides a dedicated work-life department staffed by eight full-time social workers who provide services to employees, for free, that include support services for child development, aging and elder care, and advising for the college search process.
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Agilent Technologies Outfits UC Berkeley Electronics Lab with $300,000 of Test Equipment
SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYS: A) today announced that it donated bench-top electronic measurement equipment worth $300,000 to the Texas Instruments Electronics Design Laboratory, which opened at the University of California, Berkeley, yesterday. The new lab will provide more than 1,000 Berkeley students each year with hands-on experience applying the principles they learn in gateway electrical engineering courses such as microelectronic circuit design.
The new lab and adjoining student lounge in Cory Hall – the home of the Electrical Engineering Division of UC Berkeley’s Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences – is fully equipped and delivers a real-world learning environment.
“Agilent Technologies has been our close partner in nurturing the creativity and drive of our students,” says S. Shankar Sastry, UC Berkeley’s dean of engineering. “We are deeply grateful for this tremendous gift, which will help prepare our students to lead technological innovation in the global economy.”
“It was exciting to see the new lab operational and immediately able to stimulate innovation among undergraduate engineering students,” said Mark Pierpoint, vice president and general manager, software and modular solutions, Agilent. “This opening reinforces Agilent’s commitment to foster engineering education and development at the university level.”
About the University of California, Berkeley
With its proximity to Silicon Valley and a global reputation for academic excellence, the University of California, Berkeley has long been a key driver of technological innovation. More than 4,800 students study engineering at Berkeley, taught by more than 200 full-time faculty. The mixed-signal MOS integrated circuit was pioneered by electrical engineering researchers at Berkeley, as was computer-aided design for integrated circuits and three-dimensional transistor technology. More than 40 affiliated engineering research centers, in areas from wireless communications to sustainable design, foster student instruction and industry collaboration. Learn more at coe.berkeley.edu.
Images of the Texas Instruments Electronics Design Laboratory at UC Berkeley are available at www.agilent.com/find/UCLab_images.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYS: A) is the world’s premier measurement company and a technology leader in chemical analysis, life sciences, diagnostics, electronics and communications. The company’s 20,500 employees serve customers in more than 100 countries. Agilent had
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TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies to Demonstrate Latest RF Circuit, System and 3-D EM Design and Simulation Solutions at WAMICON
SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYS: A) today announced it will demonstrate its latest RF circuit, system and 3-D electromagnetic design and simulation solutions at the 14th annual IEEE Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference. WAMICON 2013 will be held April 7-9 at the Caribe Royale Hotel and Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.
A gold-level sponsor of the event, Agilent will have technical experts and application engineers available for informal discussions and demonstrations pertaining to the unique applications of individual engineers.
“Engineers in the wireless communications and RF arenas today face a litany of design and test challenges brought about by rapidly evolving and increasingly complex standards and technologies,” said Charles Plott, product planning manager with Agilent EEsof EDA. “With its focus on addressing key aspects of wireless and RF technology, WAMICON 2013 will help engineers gain the information they need to succeed. Our presence at this event will further inform engineers of the latest innovations available to address the challenges they face.”
Agilent’s RF design and 3-D electromagnetic simulation solutions are based on its Advanced Design System 2012 platform, the world’s leading electronic design automation software for RF, microwave and high-speed digital applications. The software delivers breakthrough capabilities for multitechnology design inherent in today’s RF system-in-package components. ADS pioneers the most innovative and commercially successful technologies, such as X-parameters* and 3-D EM simulators, used by leading companies in the wireless communications, networking, aerospace and defense industries. For WiMAX™, LTE, multigigabit-per-second data links, radar and satellite applications, ADS provides full, standards-based design and verification with wireless libraries and circuit-system-EM cosimulation in an integrated platform.
Also playing an integral role in Agilent’s RF circuit, system and 3-D electromagnetic design and simulation solutions are EMPro and SystemVue. EMPro features a modern, efficient 3-D solid modeling environment, integration with the ADS design flow, and frequency and time-domain simulation. SystemVue offers integrated baseband and RF/µW system-level analysis, superior RF/µW modeling capabilities and easy-to-use links to measurement equipment.
The WAMICON 2013 Exhibition may be visited free of charge on Tuesday, April 9, from 1 to 4 p.m.
About Agilent EEsof EDA Software
Agilent EEsof EDA is the leading supplier of electronic design automation software for microwave, RF, high-frequency, high-speed digital, RF system, …read more
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TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies to Demonstrate Test and Measurement Solutions at OFC/NFOEC for 100G and Beyond
High-Speed Testing along Entire Value Chain of Data Centers and Cloud Computing
SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYS: A) today announced it will demonstrate test and measurement solutions for high-speed communication at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC) and National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (NFOEC), March 19-21, at the Anaheim Convention Center (Booth 2719) in Anaheim, Calif.
The new era of data-center infrastructure, enabling cloud computing, big data storage and analytics, is driving the development of new standards for higher data rates. This involves long-haul transmission lines through serial I/O interfaces in end-user devices. 100G and higher is the next speed class required in data centers and metro or long-haul communication lines.
Moving more data at rates of 100 Gb/s and higher across the cloud promises efficiency gains for operators in cost per bit transmitted. They will use technologies such as complex modulation, silicon photonics and integrated optics to achieve those data rates as they build out their networks. But these technologies also create challenges for designers who need to validate their high-speed optical and electrical components and systems.
“Achieving the goal of 100G and higher speeds requires flexible instruments that meet customer needs today and tomorrow,” said Juergen Beck, vice president and general manager of Agilent’s Digital Photonic Test Division. “Agilent is the only electronic test and measurement company that offers test solutions along the entire value chain of the cloud, addressing the latest technologies such as silicon photonics and coherent transmission.”
Agilent will introduce the following new products:
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With today’s robust rally, Hewlett-Packard shareholders are enjoying a rare day indeed. With an hour left to go in the trading day, the stock is up 14%. The move has lifted HP‘s market cap by $4.7 billion. By my calculation (using historic data from Yahoo Finance), HP shares have had moves of 14% or more just five other times over the last 50 years. Yes, 50 years. (The company actually went public in November 1957, but the data set I’m using doesn’t quite go back that far.) I count just 26 days in the company’s long history with moves of 10% or more, just five since 2002, and none (before today) since 2008. The most recent comparable move was a 14.5% rally on November 18, 2008, a day in which the company pre-announced strong earnings for the October 2008 quarter. The single biggest one-day move in HP‘s shares was November 6, 2001, when the stock rallied 17.3%. And here’s a delicious irony: That was the day that heirs of Bill Hewlett vowed to vote against the then-pending acquisition of Compaq; the Street was hoping the deal would not be completed. (But, of course, it was.) On November 18, 1999, the stock rose 16.3%; that was the day HP spun-off Agilent Technologies as a separate company. On May 17, 2001, HP shares rose 15.6%, following a strong earnings report for the April 2001 quarter. And on February 19, 1992, the stock rose 14.2%, which I presume followed a strong January quarter earnings report. (I’d note that the next big rally on the list was exactly one year earlier, a 13.7% move on February 19, 1991.) HP‘s rally accounts for more than 18 points of today’s rally on the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Even after today’s rally, HP shares are down 16% since Meg Whitman was named CEO. HP shares have now rallied 36% for the year to date. Previously: HP Spikes After FY Q1 Tops Estimates; UBS Raises Rating HP Earnings Top Estimates, CEO Whitman Says ‘No Plans’ For Breakup (LIVE) …read more
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