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New Smart Parking Technology Helps Motorist Find Parking!
Monday, Feb 06, 2012
  According to Streeline.com, they are launching a new pilot program in New York City to test new Smart Parking technology that is being deployed by the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT). The program puts sensors within the pavement that will recognize when parking space...
Local Solar Company Awarded Government Contract Valued Up To $500 Million
Monday, Aug 22, 2011
Island Pacific Energy was one of three companies selected for the largest ever solar energy government contract in the State of Hawaii valued at up to $500 million. The photovoltaic facilities will be installed at military installations across Hawaii for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command....
FBI Launches First iPhone App Letting Parents Store Child's ID
Friday, Aug 05, 2011
  The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released its first mobile app designed to help parents notify authorities in the unlikely event their child goes missing. Currently, the FBI app is only available for the iPhone, but also works on the iPad and iTouch. H...
Pentagon on the Hunt for Social Networking-Savvy Individuals
Wednesday, Aug 03, 2011
Are you a social network guru willing to work for the government? The Pentagon wants you! In its efforts to combat cyberterrorism, the U.S. Department of Defense needs social media savvy individuals to search social media sites and identify where a major event like the Arab revolutions might happe...
Playstation Customers Restored End of This Week
Thursday, May 05, 2011
  Sony now plans to have their Playstation customers back on line by the end of this week after they missed their original deadline yesterday, May 4. More than 100 million of their customers’ information was hacked into between April 17 and 19. Yesterday, Kazuo Hirai, chairman...
HICHAM LAUNCHES “INNOVATION HAWAII” INITIATIVE
Tuesday, Feb 08, 2011
The Hawaii-Indonesia Chamber of Commerce (HICHAM), working with other Hawaii business organizations, has launched an initiative that will give innovative Hawaii-based small and medium-sized enterprises (SME’s) an opportunity to showcase their ideas in conjunction with November’s Asia-P...
Net Neutrality
Monday, Jan 03, 2011
What is Net Neutrality? Recently there has been a lot of talk about Net Neutrality, but what exactly is net neutrality and how will it affect you? Let's take a look at the basics of net neutrality and it's most recent developments. With the following information, you should be better informed on wha...
Roy K. Amemiya, Jr. Named ‘Ōlelo Community Media Interim President and CEO
Tuesday, Dec 14, 2010
Marsha Bolson, Vice Chair of the ‘Ōlelo Community Media Board of Directors, has announced the appointment of Roy K. Amemiya, Jr. as the organization’s interim President & CEO. In the announcement, Ms. Bolson said, “The board of ‘Ōlelo Community Media applauds Gov...
HONOLULU’S BUSINESS COMMUNITY GETS READY TO MIX IT UP
Thursday, Mar 04, 2010
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ashley Kirk Tel: 808-237-3671 Email: Ashley@hawaiipacificentertainment.com HONOLULU’S BUSINESS COMMUNITY GETS READY TO MIX IT UP The city’s business professionals are set to mingle this Thursday at Social Media-Up, an event that functions...
Geomapping Imagery Visualization Solution Available to Hawaii Air National Guard
Monday, Nov 23, 2009
The Hawaii National Guard will be given new technology that will enhance the access to complex geomapping data to support the mission of the Hawaii National Guard, HING.  This new technology was made available by the Telos Corporation which has provided more than 30 years of IT solutions and se...