Princeton's SES World Skies plans orbital maneuver to minimize Cable TV disruptions

Princeton-based satellite operator SES World Skies is planning an "orbital maneuver" later this month that will hopefully minimize the probability of major cable TV reception problems, the company said in a press release today.
The maneuver is aimed at steering SES' AMC-11 satellite and its customers clear of interference from Intelsat’s troubled Galaxy 15 spacecraft, the so-called "Zombie" satellite. SES also plans to reposition its new SES-1 satellite to serve as a backup to enable some customers to "leapfrog" their broadcasts over interference. The company says the risk of interference should end by June 7.
One can only imagine how much processing power SES chewed up in calculating this solution.

Daily Links 5/17/2010: DuPont develops new OLED printing process

New Inks Could Mean Cheaper OLED Screens
DuPont has developed a printing process to bring down the cost of high-performance displays. (MIT Technology Review)

update CRM Inc. Brings a Revolution in Cloud-based CRM Solutions to North America (Business Wire)
Another area player in the Life Sciences CRM market.

PhillyDeals: Poker games as trader's test for making quick decisions (Philly.com: Philly Deals)

Four Programmers To Shove Off With Canoe's Interactive Ads
Comcast Networks, Discovery, NBCU, Rainbow To Debut RFI Applications (Multichannel News)

TV Apps to Bring in $1.9B by 2015 (NewTeeVee)

hhgregg Announces the Grand Opening of Twelve New Stores Serving Residents in Philadelphia and Greater Delaware Valley Area (Business Wire)

Neuxpower Expands Software To Cut 'File Bloat' In Large Files (Channel Web)

SAP SAPPHIRE News: 5/17/2010

SAP rolls out latest BusinessByDesign release (ZDNet Blogs)

SAP Readying In-memory Database Appliances (PC World)

SAP Co-CEO Defends Price of Sybase Deal (PC World)

SAP's SaaS strategy: On demand add ons, Business ByDesign starter packs (ZDNet Blogs)

SAP's "Third" CEO: Vishal Sikka
Early on at Sapphire 2010, CTO Vishal Sikka took on a somewhat starring and surprising role, even with his co-CEOs on stage. (CIO.com)

The other reason SAP bought Sybase (InfoWorld)

Spring Wireless Secures $12 Million in Growth Equity Led by SAP Ventures (PR Newswire)



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