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Latin Tech Wire - September 13, 2007

Submitted by editor on Sun, 12/09/2007 - 4:30pm.

Latin Tech Wire

September 13, 2007

Technology & Science News

Latin America: The Next Outsourcing Powerhouse?
Is Latin America the new India when it comes to outsourcing? For many U.S. companies, Mexico and other nations south of the border are playing a bigger role due to factors such as time zone and location.

VMware next generation virtualization technology
It's an age-old problem for system administrators: how do you keep a computing service available when the server it's running on fails? Technology called virtualization is transforming servers, enabling one machine to take over exactly where another left off.

Google Offers $20 Million X Prize to Put Robot on Moon
Google and the X Prize Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to spurring innovation through public competitions, have announced an award of $20 million will be given to the first private team to put a robot on the moon. Are you up for the challenge?

Planet in Peril: 16,306 species are threatened with extinction
The Western Lowland Gorilla and many other species are close to global extinction, according to the 2007 Red List of Threatened Species released by the World Conservation Union. One in four mammals are in jeopardy, as are one in eight birds, a third of all amphibians and 70 percent of the plants that have been studied.

Invention Could Replace Car Batteries
Texas-based EEStor Inc. could be on the road to commercially producing a device that allows electric vehicles to charge in minutes and drive for hundreds of miles, potentially breathing new life into the electric car.

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USHCC 28th Annual Convention & Business Expo
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National Society for Hispanic Professionals' Diversity Job Fairs
September 27, 2007 - Trinity College, Washington, DC
October 18, 2007 - Balboa Park, San Diego, CA
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33rd Annual MAES International Symposium and Career Fair
October 25 - 27, 2007 - Albuquerque Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM
The MAES (Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists) International Symposium and Career Fair event features technical papers, seminars, networking opportunities and one of the largest career fairs for Hispanics in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

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