~Other Announcements

Tie SC Monthly Event:The Future of Telecom, and Issues of Raising Capital
Want to meet the founders of Stamps.com and Luminious Networks? It's your chance to meet Dr. Mohan Ananda and Alex Naqvi talk about how they started their companies and what's in next for them. Dr. Ananda will talk about How to Raise Capital in Today's Economy and Mr. Naqvi will address The Future of Telecom. SEATS ARE LIMITED!! Register before it's too late. We closed seating few days ago, but have re-opened it. HURRY!!!!
August 29th TiE Event @ UCLA, 6pm
more information >

JETRO Los Angeles seeking applications for Invest In Japan Study Program
JETRO Los Angeles office will be nominating interested candidates from to participate in this program. The participant should be a senior level executive decision maker who seeks to expand or establish business in Japan. The primary criterion for inclusion in this program is the willingness of the participant to establish an office (small or large) or other infrastructure (repair facility, manufacturing plant, distribution warehouse etc.) in Japan. JETRO will arrange meetings with Japanese companies who can assist in the investment process of the overseas companies. JETRO will also introduce potential joint venture or technology licensing partners as well. For more information or to request an application, send an email to Masaru Nishiura, Director of Business Development.

~Other Articles

Sponsored by:

Business, Investment and Entrepreneurship:

Enabling innovation (Red Herring)
While not normally a wellspring of innovation, the suits on Wall Street and Sand Hill Road remain crucial to pushing technology forward.
full article >

The Declustering of America (Wall Street Journal)
The idea that New York, or any city, needs much more high-rise office space is rooted in a deep-seated, increasingly misplaced faith in what has become widely known as industry "clusters." This idea suggests that high-wage economies must be rooted in localized and specialized networks, as epitomized by Wall Street, Hollywood and Silicon Valley.
full article >

Digital Media :

Paper Jam (Forbes.com)
Hollywood's long-awaited digital revolution could get derailed by a low-tech snag: an inability to figure out who owns what.
full article >

Video-game stocks on fire (CNN)
Bucking the general tech malaise, Electronic Arts and others are turning in healthy gains.
full article >

Bioscience and Nano:

Shrinking toward the ultimate transistor (Science News)
For generations, scientists and engineers have been inventing new materials and designs for stuffing ever more circuit components into ever less space. Recently, scientists have created the first experimental devices in which transistor action seems to take place in individual atoms. The results show evidence that even the elemental building blocks of matter have what it takes to be circuit components.
full article >

Telecom and IT:

Ultrawideband Squeezes In (MIT Technology Review)
A newly approved radio technology promises wireless home electronics and positioning systems accurate to the centimeter. But opponents say it could also mean dead cell phones, thwarted satellite reception—even plane wrecks.
full article >