Searchmetrics strengthens top management with appointment of new CEO, Tom Schuster

Search and social analytics software leader appoints tech industry insider and expert in international business to drive market expansionLondon/Berlin, November 27, 2012 - Tom Schuster, who has held senior positions at technology companies, SugarCRM and Arbor Networks, joins search and social analytics company, Searchmetrics, as CEO.

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Series of hotel break-ins attributed to security flaw in hotel keycard system

Remember earlier this year we reported that thanks to a hacker, a security flaw was discovered in the keycard system used by hotels around the world. One would assume that after learning about this flaw that hotels around the world would rush to replace their keycard systems, or at the very least the company who provides said system, Onity, would replace them. While we can't speak for other hotels, it seems that a rash of hotel break-ins in Houston have been attributed to a burglar who used the same hack to enter the rooms.

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Aito ranked #5 in Finland’s Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2012

Leading Customer Experience Analytics provider notches up spectacular five year growth rateEspoo, Finland  – November 27, 2012: Today, Aito Technologies, the leading provider of Customer Experience Analytics (CEA) for mobile operators, announced Aito has been listed as #5 in Finland for the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 in 2012, with a growth rate of 1,437% over past 5 years.Now in its eighth year, Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 programme searches for Finland's fastest growing technology companies using the increase in turnover in the last five years (2007-2011) for the growth measure.

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Artificial Cartilage Generated With 3D Printer

Cartilage is an essential body structure that has the consistency of plastic and amazing properties like being able to bear weight, but yet be much more flexible than bone. Unlike bone, it does not contain any blood vessel or nerves, which makes it a prime target for artificial replacements. A team at North Carolina's Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine has developed a way to print a cartilage replacement, using a 3D printer.

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Lotus Esprit all but ready to go, but held back by management issues

Brief and disappointing is this report from Autocar on the status of the Lotus Esprit: it is finally ready and sitting at the light, but the light might not go green for a long time. The good news is that from being a concept two years ago at the Paris Motor Show, the aluminum and carbon fiber revival coupe is "purportedly almost finished." It is powered by a twin-turbo, 5.0-liter V8 with something like 650 horsepower, boosted by a kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) and shifting through a seven-speed paddleshift transmission.

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This is how to fix your car's dents with a GoPro

Body shops employ all kinds of sorcery when it comes to correcting crimes against sheetmetal. Their arsenal of tools is wide and varied and almost always includes a massive suction cup or two. You know, just like the powerful GoPro suction mount. A skilled hand can apply the suction cup, give a swift yank and fix large, unsightly dents as if they were never there. Curious to apply the theory to your own bruised fender? You're in luck. The video above shows a handful of Kiwis getting crafty with a GoPro mount to fix the rear quarter on their Starlet GT.

Don't have a GoPro? Don't sweat it.



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Toyota developing new pre-crash braking aids

Automotive News Europe reports that Toyota is set to debut a pair of pre-crash safety systems. The company hopes the tech will help reduce the likelihood of high-speed crashes and accidents caused by pedal misapplication. One of the systems uses millimeter-wave radar to calculate the risk of a collision. Like the Volvo City Safety technology, when the vehicle senses an impending crash, it alerts the driver with both audio and visual cues. A new brake booster can then be activated to help deliver twice the braking force typically available.

Toyota also hopes to prevent parking collisions with an additional automatic braking system.

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