Metron Journal

Now held three times a year, in New York, Prague, and Silicon Valley, the organizing principle of each International Virtualization Conference & Expo remains the same: our aim is to ensure, through an intense and carefully chosen program of technical and strategic breakout sessions, that attending delegates leave each Conference with abundant resources, ideas and examples they can apply immediately to leveraging Virtualization, helping them to maximize performance, minimize cost and improve the efficiency and flexibility of their Enterprise IT endeavors. The Call for Papers for the 7th International Virtualization Conference & Expo, which will be held in Santa Clara, CA, on November 2- 4, 2009, is currently still open. The submissions URL is here, and the deadline for submissions is June 30, 2009. Topics welcomed include every aspect of virtualization. For example: ... (more)

I Was at the Taping Of Cloud Computing Expo Power Panel in Times Square

I arrived in New York City this morning to attend the Cloud Computing Expo for the next three days. SYS-CON folks invited me on Sunday for the taping of the Cloud Computing Expo Power Panel which was taped at the Reuters Studios in Times Square. The live taping of the show was a blast. I met the panelists at the studio as well while watching the SYS-CON.TV show in the green room. The green room is actually gray and brown. The Cloud Computing Power Panel will be broadcast at the Cloud Computing Expo, March 31 - April 1, 2009, Roosevelt Hotel, in New York City. Two Cloud Computing E... (more)

Metron Aviation Appoints Stephanie Fraser as Vice President of Advanced Research and Engineering

DULLES, VA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/02/09 -- Metron Aviation, a leading provider of advanced research, engineering services and Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) solutions, announces the appointment of Stephanie Fraser as Vice President of Advanced Research and Engineering. Ms. Fraser is a specialist in aviation system performance and has more than 23 years experience in the aviation industry, where she has held senior executive, management, and technical positions at leading companies that serve the FAA. Ms. Fraser joins Metron Aviation from Flatirons Solutions, where she was Vice ... (more)

Accused Whistle Blower Fired - Now Volunteers for Flyers' Rights Organization

NAPA, Calif., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Accused whistler-blower Dr. Frederick J. Foreman, former Senior Analyst for Metron Aviation Inc. (an aviation consulting company with numerous government contracts), who was fired for allegedly revealing critical information regarding airline passenger safety to Kate Hanni of the Flyers' Rights coalition, has joined forces with the volunteer organization. Dr. Foreman, an MIT graduate and former professor at Florida A&M and Florida State Universities, was terminated from his job on September 25th of this year after contacting Kat... (more)

AMCC Announces Yahara Family of 10GbE Framer/Mapper/PHY Devices for Multi-Service Transport Platforms and Metro/Long Haul Optical Networks

Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (NASDAQ:AMCC), a global leader in optical transport, embedded Power Architecture® processing, and storage solutions, today announced Yahara, a new series of devices for next generation optical network physical layer solutions supporting 10-Gigabit Ethernet, Metro, and Long Haul network applications. AMCC will be promoting the Yahara family at the OFC/NFOEC Convention, booth #3015, from March 24 to March 26 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Calif. The Yahara devices are designed specifically for the highly-integrated, low cost and... (more)