The Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) will host the third annual Leadership Forum on Accessibility, January 29 - 30, 2009 at the Caribe Royale Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. This exciting two-day Forum provides an excellent venue for discussion of the business case for accessibility, its associated technologies and will provide successful accessibility [...]

IBM is announcing a collaborative effort with European Union partners to develop new technology that will help support active aging and prevent cognitive decline in the elderly population.
Based on intelligent audio and visual processing and reasoning, the “HERMES Cognitive Care for Active Aging” project will develop a combination of home-based and mobile device-based solutions [...]

Mark Logic® Corporation, provider of the industry’s leading XML server, announced that JetBlue Airways Corporation has selected Mark Logic as the technology foundation for the JetBlue Corporate Publications system — the application powering the airline’s JetBlue University corporate safety and compliance initiatives. As part of JetBlue University, the company’s consolidated learning department, JetBlue Corporate [...]

ICF International announced today that Sudeep Ghai has joined the firm as vice president with SH&E, an ICF International Company, in its London office. Mr. Ghai comes to the firm with more than 12 years senior level strategic and operational experience in the airline industry, with a track record of success in new business start [...]

MICROS Systems, Inc. a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that it has donated the MICROS OPERA Enterprise Solution to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration. The solution, which includes OPERA Property Management, OPERA Sales & Catering, [...]

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has been appointed to manage a hotel in Hyderabad, in the capital city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The property joins the company’s collection of landmark hotels as the first Fairmont property to be announced in India.
Opening in 2010, the Fairmont Hyderabad will feature 350 rooms and suites offering [...]

Agilysys, Inc., a leading provider of innovative information technology and hospitality software solutions, announced today that Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville, La. has selected Agilysys to provide a wide range of software solutions for the 531-room property, which recently completed an expansion that added an eight-story atrium and more than 200 guest rooms.
Paragon Casino Resort [...]

PROPERTY developer Sunway City Bhd (SunCity) is ready to launch its RM1.5 billion high-end condominium project in Andra Pradesh, India, by the middle of next year.
The Sunway Opus Grand Residency project is a 3,400-unit condominium development located close to Hitec City IT Park, considered the second Silicon Valley of India.
This will enable SunCity to tap [...]

Joey Nicotera’s fascination with multicolored light bulbs bordered on obsession when he was a teenager.
He framed posters in lights and decorated his own Christmas tree. When he couldn’t find a color bulb he wanted, he got paint cans from the basement and made some himself, bathing his second-story bedroom in an eerie glow.
Joey is now [...]

The Board of Directors of The Commerce Group, Inc. (NYSE:CGI - News) today approved a 20% increase in the Company’s regular quarterly cash dividend to $0.30 per share on the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company, payable March 9, 2007 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 26, 2007.
“This [...]

The federal government hopes to talk 100 of the country’s top firms into bringing 100 jobs each to New Orleans to help the city recover from Hurricane Katrina, the head of the federal recovery operation said.
The object is to help rebuild the city’s middle class, Donald Powell, the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding, told [...]

When South Africa was announced to be the hosts for the next FIFA World Cup, many voiced doubts about the country’s readiness to host such a significant and far-reaching event by 2010.
As one of the only events in the world that has profound economic, cultural and political impact on the host nation, the FIFA World [...]