BRIEFCASE IRIS BRANCH WINS 3-D BIO-ID GRANT.Byline: - Staff and Wire Services CHATSWORTH - Iris International Inc. announced Tuesday that a subsidiary won a $2 million grant from the U.S. government to develop biometric 3-D face recognition technology for security screening purposes. The grant received by IRIS' Advanced Digital Imaging Research LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control subsidiary calls for development and testing of an experimental automated personal identification system for airports, ports of entry, defense installations, laboratories, corporations and other sites where security requires screening of individuals. ADIR ADIR Asociación para el Desarollo Integral Rural (Association for Rural Integral Improvement, Guatemala) ADIR Aircraft Data Insertion Retrieval was first called upon to apply its expertise to a major U.S. government undertaking in May 2003, when it received a contract from Lockheed-Martin to assist in the analysis of video images of the doomed launch of the space shuttle space shuttle, reusable U.S. space vehicle. Developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), it consists of a winged orbiter, two solid-rocket boosters, and an external tank. Columbia. ADIR's image analysis techniques were used to analyze the causes of the orbiter's breakup during re-entry RE-ENTRY, estates. The resuming or retaking possession of land which the party lately had. 2. Ground rent deeds and leases frequently contain a clause authorizing the landlord to reenter on the non-payment of rent, or the breach of some covenant, when the into the Earth's atmosphere “Air” redirects here. For other uses, see Air (disambiguation). Earth's atmosphere is a layer of gases surrounding the planet Earth and retained by the Earth's gravity. It contains roughly (by molar content/volume) 78% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93% argon, 0. . Marvel inks deal for DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. releases Marvel Enterprises Inc. is teaming with Lions Gate Entertainment
The comic book comic book Bound collection of comic strips, usually in chronological sequence, typically telling a single story or a series of different stories. The first true comic books were marketed in 1933 as giveaway advertising premiums. giant, whose 4,700-character library features such big names as Spider-Man and X-Men, said Tuesday the new agreement with Lions Gate covers eight original animated projects based on ``certain characters within the Marvel universe.'' Financial terms were not disclosed, nor were the titles and characters involved, but production will begin immediately and the first DVD is to be released late next year. MTV's Logo will debut in February NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of - Logo, an MTV-backed basic cable network aimed at the gay and lesbian community and long in the planning stages, will go on the air next February. In announcing a Feb. 17 launch date Tuesday, the Viacom-owned MTV Networks provided few specific programming plans, other than to say it will offer a mix of movies, reruns and reality-oriented shows. Viacom had been discussing a gay cable network since at least 1994, but put it on the back burner because of a weak economy and other priorities. Now, an improved economic outlet has pushed the plans forward. Logo will be available on cable systems in Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta and San Francisco and is seeking other distribution. Its goal is to be in about 14 million homes by the end of next year. TiVo revenue up, but so is net loss SAN JOSE - TiVo Inc. posted a wider net loss in the latest quarter as costs rose, but subscriptions and revenue continued to rise. For the quarter ended April 30, the Alviso-based maker of digital video recorders late Tuesday reported a loss of $9.1 million, compared with a loss of $7.9 million a year earlier. The per-share loss narrowed to 11 cents from 12 cents a year earlier, when TiVo had fewer shares outstanding. Revenue climbed to $34.5 million from $28.5 million a year earlier. Service revenue surged 74 percent to $22.2 million, while hardware sales slipped 3.2 percent to $14.3 million. |
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