According to Kurzweil, a tech­nique for print­ing radio fre­quen­cy iden­ti­fi­ca­tion (RFID) chips on paper has been devel­oped by Uni­ver­si­ty of Mont­pel­li­er sci­en­tists (France). The technique uses a thermal evaporation process to deposit thin aluminium coil antennas on sheets of paper, which can later be used for packaging or printed material. The researchers claim this is a cheaper way to produce RFID tags, allowing the technology to replace both barcodes and QR codes. RFID is the use of a wireless radio system to transfer data from a tag attached to an object, for the purposes...


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Fifty years ago, the four most valuable U.S. companies employed an average of 430,000 people with an average market cap of $180 billion. This year, the four largest U.S. companies employ an average 120,000 people with an average market cap of $334 billion. The titans of 2011 have twice the the value of their 1964 counterparts with a quarter of the employees. via The Atlantic


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Corning did it again! “A Day Made Of Glass 2: Same Day”, an expanded vision of the last year video providing an insight into the future of digital displays from the eyes of the company. See the video after the Read More


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Our partner from Provence Promotions recently shared this news about the Jacobs Group. Founded in 1947 by Joe Jacobs, the Jacobs Group has since expanded and now has branches all over the world, including Europe, America, Asia, Australia, South Africa, India and Morocco. The company today employs more than 60,000 staff worldwide, including 11,000 in Europe, of which 600 in France alone. A listed company, Jacobs is specialized in providing engineering services for industrial and service sector projects in a wide variety of fields and markets and has recorded a growth figure of 15% per year. Jean-Claude...


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General Electric Co. is providing employees the option of choosing between Apple’s Mac notebooks or Mac desktops instead of a Windows PC. The company now has about 1,000 Mac users and anticipates their ranks to heighten further as more employees become aware of the year-old pilot program. About 10,000 GE employees carry the Apple smartphone, compared with 50,000 still using BlackBerrys. Staffers across GE businesses are eligible as long as there aren’t security clearance issues, such as devices for defense work, or big compatibility problems with needed software. via The Wall Street Journal (subscription...


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IBM released its annual prediction of the five technologies that will alter our lives over the next five years, including the end of passwords and spam, the reality of mind reading and more.


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ITAC & Triana Technologies,in partnership with Systematic and the Paris Chamber of Commerce are pleased to invite you to meet the CEOs of selected international companies during a wine and cheese event, the 17th of November in New York. Attendance is free of charge but RSVP is required here http://tiny.cc/trianarsvp (space is limited) Location: ITAC 39 Broadway, Suite 1110 New York, NY 1006 The companies featured in this exciting event offer unique and innovative technologies. Experiencing high growth rate in their European market, they are on an exploratory mission in...


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GoMo is a Google initiative to help businesses to create a mobile-friendly website. The website, helps users find resources to help build their site and gives them information on why mobile-friendly sites are important. They can also test out their existing site, to see how mobile-friendly it is, and let GoMo show them what their site would look like enabled for mobiles.  Take a look at the video presentation


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We are seeking an Inside Sales Representative to support the US business development of a European high-tech manufacturer of interior design products. The position is based in New York City. The company: The Inside Sales Representative will join the US team of a worldwide leader in its field. The company has gained a significant competitive edge thanks to patented interior design products, ongoing R&D, and a unique production facility. It has gained a solid client-base abroad and is expanding into the US market.


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The Triana Group, Inc. has an opening for a community management intern. About us: We are a rapidly growing firm established in 2008 and specializing in international business. We are part of a group headquartered in New York City with offices in Philadelphia, San Jose, Paris, presence through partners or joint-ventures in Boston, the UK, Germany, the Gulf Countries, and relationships worldwide. Within selected countries, Triana operates or supports the international development of midmarket companies. Current clients range in size from $1M up to $1B. The opportunity: Our Manhattan office...


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