Mississippi Business Journal » TECHNOLOGY & TELECOM – Market Sector http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Tue, 21 May 2013 19:01:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 State sends drone site proposal to FAA http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/07/state-sends-drone-site-proposal-to-faa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-sends-drone-site-proposal-to-faa http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/07/state-sends-drone-site-proposal-to-faa/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 19:27:31 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74386 JACKSON — Mississippi is bidding for one of six sites nationwide to test unmanned aerial vehicles. A Mississippi Development Authority spokeswoman says the state submitted its proposal to the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday. State officials say the FAA should choose Mississippi because it has three manufacturers of unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as a [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/07/state-sends-drone-site-proposal-to-faa/feed/ 1 NVision expands through new agreement with QinetiQ http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/07/nvision-expands-through-new-agreement-with-qinetiq/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nvision-expands-through-new-agreement-with-qinetiq http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/07/nvision-expands-through-new-agreement-with-qinetiq/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 11:23:17 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=74367 HANCOCK COUNTY — NVision Solutions Inc. has expanded its engineering services and capabilities through a strategic licensing agreement with QinetiQ North America Inc. (QNA) and the addition of personnel with expertise in underwater sensors and acoustic telemetry. Under its agreement with QNA, NVision will have the exclusive right to further develop and license to end [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/07/nvision-expands-through-new-agreement-with-qinetiq/feed/ 1 The Accelerator adds three new tenants, including GE Aviation http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/07/the-accelerator-adds-three-new-tenants-including-ge-aviation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-accelerator-adds-three-new-tenants-including-ge-aviation http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/07/the-accelerator-adds-three-new-tenants-including-ge-aviation/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 11:20:19 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=74365 HATTIESBURG — The Accelerator, the University of Southern Mississippi’s technology commercialization center, has added new tenants GE Aviation, Radiance Technologies and Vatican Capital. GE Aviation, which just opened a new aircraft engine composite parts production facility in Ellisville has leased space at The Accelerator and is working with Mississippi Polymer Institute (MPI) and Jones County [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/07/the-accelerator-adds-three-new-tenants-including-ge-aviation/feed/ 1 Newspaper recognizes tech company for excellent workplace http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/30/newspaper-recognizes-tech-company-for-excellent-workplace/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newspaper-recognizes-tech-company-for-excellent-workplace http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/30/newspaper-recognizes-tech-company-for-excellent-workplace/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:39:29 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=74051 JACKSON — Bomgar has been named one of the top companies to work for in Atlanta by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. In the small business category of the AJC’s Top 100 Workplaces for 2013, Bomgar was ranked as the No. 4 company to work for in Atlanta. Any Atlanta company with more than 50 employees is [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/30/newspaper-recognizes-tech-company-for-excellent-workplace/feed/ 0 New plant means more active partnership with university http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/29/new-plant-means-more-active-partnership-with-university/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-plant-means-more-active-partnership-with-university http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/29/new-plant-means-more-active-partnership-with-university/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:47:02 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=73997 ELLISVILLE and HATTIESBURG — The official opening of GE Aviation’s new plant in Ellisville will mark a significant uptick in the partnership between the manufacturer and the University of Southern Mississippi. Tomorrow, GE Aviation opens its new facility at the Howard Technology Park in Ellisville. Previously, the Southern Miss School of Polymers and High Performance [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/29/new-plant-means-more-active-partnership-with-university/feed/ 1 Senator quizzes NASA administrator about test stand http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/26/senator-quizzes-nasa-administrator-about-test-stand/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=senator-quizzes-nasa-administrator-about-test-stand http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/26/senator-quizzes-nasa-administrator-about-test-stand/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:31:01 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=73862 HANCOCK COUNTY – U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) wants NASA Administrator Charles Bolden to continue providing Congress information that will help ensure the upgrade of the Stennis Space Center’s B-2 test stand remains on schedule. Cochran addressed the NASA budget at a Senate Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Subcommittee hearing where Bolden provided testimony on [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/26/senator-quizzes-nasa-administrator-about-test-stand/feed/ 0 Economic developer: 4G network will boost county http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/24/economic-developer-4g-network-will-boost-county/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=economic-developer-4g-network-will-boost-county http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/24/economic-developer-4g-network-will-boost-county/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:18:03 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=73810 NORTH MISSISSIPPI — AT&T has expanded it 4G LTE network in Northwest Mississippi. AT&T 4G LTE coverage now includes parts of Batesville along Highway 6, Sardis and South Oxford. AT&T launched 4G LTE in Oxford Dec. 18, 2012, and the expanded coverage is part of its ongoing rollout across the market. “The addition of a [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/24/economic-developer-4g-network-will-boost-county/feed/ 0 Bomgar unveils new solution for Android, iOS apps http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/19/bomgar-unveils-new-solution-for-android-ios-apps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bomgar-unveils-new-solution-for-android-ios-apps http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/19/bomgar-unveils-new-solution-for-android-ios-apps/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:56:50 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=73571 JACKSON — Bomgar has introduced its new Embedded Remote App Support technology, which enables remote screen sharing and support for Android and iOS apps. The technology is delivered in a software development kit (SDK) that can be included in any Apple iOS or Android app by the app developer. Once Embedded Remote App Support is [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/19/bomgar-unveils-new-solution-for-android-ios-apps/feed/ 0 Telecom rolling out upgrades to eight cities this summer http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/11/telecom-rolling-out-upgrades-to-eight-cities-this-summer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=telecom-rolling-out-upgrades-to-eight-cities-this-summer http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/11/telecom-rolling-out-upgrades-to-eight-cities-this-summer/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:22:15 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=73023 ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — AT&T plans to roll out 4G LTE to eight communities this summer, The cities are Biloxi, Cleveland, Corinth, Greenwood, Gulfport, Meridian, New Albany and Philadelphia. C.D. Smith, regional director, AT&T Mississippi said that “teams will be working hard across these cities toward our upcoming 4G LTE launch.”

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/11/telecom-rolling-out-upgrades-to-eight-cities-this-summer/feed/ 0 Lab accused of falsifying testing results to Corp, Stennis http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/11/lab-accused-of-falsifying-testing-results-to-corp-stennis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lab-accused-of-falsifying-testing-results-to-corp-stennis http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/11/lab-accused-of-falsifying-testing-results-to-corp-stennis/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:24:42 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=73025 DIAMONDHEAD — Authorities have accused a company of making false statements about concrete tests it was hired to do for NASA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. Gulf Cities Testing Laboratories LLC, based in Diamondhead was charged in a criminal information in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. [...]

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