» NECA Member Chairs Board of Directors for National Assn. of Women Business Owners
Evelyn Strange, president of Advanced Electrical Systems Inc., Louisville, Ky., was installed as the national chairwoman of the 2011 National Association of Women Business Owners board of directors in late July.

» Mike Johnston Discusses EVSE in American Garage Magazine
Mike Johnston, NECA executive director, standards and safety, added his expertise on electric vehicle supply equipment to an article in the fall issue of American Garage magazine, now available to subscribers.www.americangaragemagazine.com/content/subscribe-now

» Comcast Introduces Ambitious and Comprehensive Internet Essentials Broadband Adoption Program to Baltimore Area
BALTIMORE, Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast Corporation Executive Vice President David L. Cohen was joined by U.S. Congressman Elijah Cummings, U.S. Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger and Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, along with local school system officials, city leaders and...

» Google+ now 8th largest social network
Traffic exploded on Google+ after the social networking site opened to the public, shooting up 1,269 percent in one week, making the site the eighth largest social network on the Internet, according to Web analytics firm Hitwise. Google+ rose from the 54th most visited site social networking to the eighth, receiving nearly 15 million visits in one week. This number is likely to be larger because Hitwise's data does not include mobile traffic or traffic from the Google notification bar.

» OSHA, EEI Reach Settlement on Digger Derricks; What Happens Next?
A settlement has been reached regarding EEI's challenge to OSHA's changes to 1926 Subpart CC, Cranes and Derricks in Construction.

» Find out more about the Gaylord Texan layout by turning to page 21 in the program guide.

» Visual Network Systems Announces OmniPoint™ Element Version 7.0 Providing Extended Visibility into the Cloud Network Infrastructure
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Sept. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Visual Network Systems, a leading provider of application and network performance management solutions for IT organizations, today announced a new version of OmniPoint™ Element, with support of virtual environments, further...

» Multi-Billion Dollar North American Utility to Improve Operational Efficiency and Customer Service with ClickSoftware
BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, September 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd. (NasdaqGS: CKSW), the leading provider of automated workforce management and optimization solutions, today announced that yet another leading North American electricity provider is...

» 10% of UK elementary schoolkids own an iPhone; 5% own an iPad
Would Harry Potter have needed to take spells classes if he'd had access to the magic of the iPhone?

» Extreme's Wi-Fi wallplates speed 802.11n expansion, performance
A Wi-Fi wallplate from Extreme Networks promises a simple way to expand 802.11n deployments, with plenty of power to reach battery-operated wireless tablets and smartphones.