Yes indeed its true.. apparently the company has already turned down a $50 billion offer… yikes! Word on the street and from the NY Post has it that this is indeed taking place right now… more at http://www.nypost.com/seven/05042007/business/bills_hard_drive_business_peter_lauria_and_zachery_kouwe.htm
Archives for May 4, 2007
Mobile Monday set for next Monday in Palo Alto at Nokia Research Center
Are you interested in mobile technologies, location-based services, or wireless application development? If so and your near “the valley” be sure to take time to get over to Mobile Monday next week. The next event will be held at the Nokia Research Center in Palo Alto. See More information at http://www.mobilemonday.us/?p=176
Huge news in the survey world… Hexagon (Leica) scoops up Allen Precision
Some HUGE news this morning as Hexagon has made it official and purchased Allen Precision – pretty much the biggest survey dealer in the US! According to sources, Hexagon is owned by Leica. The company (Allen) is based in Duluth, Georgia and employs 41 people. More details on the buyout found at http://www.gisuser.com/content/view/11510/
A New Search Engine devoted to Google Mashups
The other day I decided to incorporate some of the fantastic links I have stored in my “goodie bag” and create a search utility that indexes only mashup and map mashing related resources. The results so far are very good and will enable you to easily search and locate mashups on any topic you like. Looking for a New York mashup? no worries.. how about beer or maybe sexual predators… no problem. Check it out and feel free to send me your favorite “mashup” links and I’ll be glad to add them to the DB – Jump to the Mashup Search Utility HERE – somewhat related you can also try the GISuser Search Engine (4000+ sites indexed) – an awesome tool for locating free GIS data and quality hand selected GIS resources!
Contribute to Wiki and win a Nokia N95
Hey developers, here’s a cool chance for you to win a skookum new Nokia N95… a cool $600 smartphone – high res video, GPS, 5 MP camera and more… simply contribute to the new Forum Nokia wiki and you could win… nice! See more on this opportunity here
GISuser Today from May 4, 07
Today at GISuser (from today’s newsletter)… In the news today I’m pleased to share details of some very interesting GIS projects that were brought to my attention this week in the 2007 BE awards (that’s pronounced “bee” awards, not “bee eee” awards) – see today’s spotlight for more. Are you looking for Mashups? In a bit of a “Beta” test I’ve created this Google Mashup Search Engine… check it out, try a search for beer and see what you get! If you happened to visit GISuser yesterday you may have noticed the frontpage spotlight turned onto a cool app called GeoGarage. Simply put, the app is billed as the first geospatial image web server compatible with Google Maps and Google Earth – more info available HERE. Finally, are you linked in? In case you’re new to the service Linked-In is an online professional network developed to help members stay in touch with colleagues and maybe even get in touch with work opportunities. It’s an ideal way to maintain a backup of your contacts, partucularly useful if you happen to change or leave your job on short notice. Of interest to some of you is this document designed to help you make the most of Linked-In… enjoy! Finally, are you searching for Geospatial RFPs? Try this handy resource… a free trial is available to our users.. .Good Luck. Have a fun-filled Kentucky Derby Saturday is that’s your cup of tea or Mint Julip! Today’s GISuser newsletter is archived HERE
Grocery Retail Online and ESRI news… huh?
Is it just me or do you find it odd that Grocery Retail Online is running PR from ESRI about a new pipeline industry manager (coinicidentally the new Manager is a friend of mine from Fort Collins – now living in Redlands) – weird man! See Here