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Siemens' exiderdome coming to Canada
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May 12, 1941: Fog of War Shrouds Computer Advance
1941: German engineer Konrad Zuse unveils the Z3, now generally recognized as the first fully functional, programmable computer.Because Zuse designed and built his computer inside Nazi Germany, which was already at war, his achievement went unnoticed outside Germany until after the Third Reich's collapse. In the meantime, the Harvard Mark 1, a computer produced by an American team, appeared in 1944 and is still occasionally cited as the first of its kind.Complicating Zuse's claim of priority, an air raid destroyed his computer, as well as all accompanying photographs and documentation. Zuse rebuilt the Z3 15 years after the war ended, to demonstrate its capabilities and to establish his claim to the patents associated with the machine.The Z3, Zuse's third computer in a series of four, used the simple binary system for performing complicated mathematical computations -- its outstanding feature. Zuse is also remembered for devising Plankalkül (calculation plan), an early programming language designed, although never implemented, for engineering purposes. Additionally, he's credited with founding the world's first computer startup company, Zuse-Ingenieurbüro Hopferau, or Zuse Engineering Office of Hopferau (Bavaria), in 1946. Zuse's achievement, according to his son, was even more remarkable considering he worked independently, even in isolation, and remained unaware of contemporary developments in computer science. And unlike computer pioneers in the Allied countries, Zuse received precious little support from his government. The Nazis saw little military value in his computers and provided only very minimal funding.Years later, Zuse was generously funded by Siemens and some other German companies when he rebuilt his Z1 computer as part of a retro computing project. A replica of the Z3 (and the Z4) is on display at the Deutsches Museum in Munich. (Source: Various)
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1941: German engineer Konrad Zuse unveils the Z3, now generally recognized as the first fully functional, programmable computer.Because Zuse designed and built his computer inside Nazi Germany, which was already at war, his achievement went unnoticed outside Germany until after the Third Reich's collapse. In the meantime, the Harvard Mark 1, a computer produced by an American team, appeared in 1944 and is still occasionally cited as the first of its kind.Complicating Zuse's claim of priority, an air raid destroyed his computer, as well as all accompanying photographs and documentation. Zuse rebuilt the Z3 15 years after the war ended, to demonstrate its capabilities and to establish his claim to the patents associated with the machine.The Z3, Zuse's third computer in a series of four, used the simple binary system for performing complicated mathematical computations -- its outstanding feature. Zuse is also remembered for devising Plankalkül (calculation plan), an early programming language designed, although never implemented, for engineering purposes. Additionally, he's credited with founding the world's first computer startup company, Zuse-Ingenieurbüro Hopferau, or Zuse Engineering Office of Hopferau (Bavaria), in 1946. Zuse's achievement, according to his son, was even more remarkable considering he worked independently, even in isolation, and remained unaware of contemporary developments in computer science. And unlike computer pioneers in the Allied countries, Zuse received precious little support from his government. The Nazis saw little military value in his computers and provided only very minimal funding.Years later, Zuse was generously funded by Siemens and some other German companies when he rebuilt his Z1 computer as part of a retro computing project. A replica of the Z3 (and the Z4) is on display at the Deutsches Museum in Munich. (Source: Various)
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Ex-Siemens Head May Face Charges
German prosecutors began civil proceedings against former Siemens Chairman von Pierer on suspicion of failed oversight at Europe's largest engineering company, which is enmeshed in a bribes-for-business scandal.
Wall Street Journal – May 9, 2008 5:16 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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German prosecutors began civil proceedings against former Siemens Chairman von Pierer on suspicion of failed oversight at Europe's largest engineering company, which is enmeshed in a bribes-for-business scandal.
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Former Siemens chief will not face penal charges: prosecutorAFP - Heinrich von Pierer, former Siemens chief and supervisory board president, will not face penal charges in connection with a vast corruption scandal at the German engineering giant, prosecutors in southern Munich said in a statement on Friday.
Yahoo! – May 9, 2008 5:13 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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IBM and Siemens Healthcare Team to Help Community Hospitals Reduce Operating Costs and Energy Consumption
Cost Savings Could Reach up to 25 Percent - - - - ARMONK, NY and MALVERN, PA - May 2008: At a time when concerns over spiraling healthcare costs and global environmental issues have grown drama... [WebWire - Wednesday, May 07, 2008]
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Cost Savings Could Reach up to 25 Percent - - - - ARMONK, NY and MALVERN, PA - May 2008: At a time when concerns over spiraling healthcare costs and global environmental issues have grown drama... [WebWire - Wednesday, May 07, 2008]
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BT and Siemens to deliver one-stop converged communications solution
Worldwide Relationship Brings Enterprises Centralized, Converged IP Communications - - BT, one of the world's leading providers of networked IT services, and Siemens Enterprise Communications, one of t... [WebWire - Wednesday, May 07, 2008]
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Worldwide Relationship Brings Enterprises Centralized, Converged IP Communications - - BT, one of the world's leading providers of networked IT services, and Siemens Enterprise Communications, one of t... [WebWire - Wednesday, May 07, 2008]
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Is Siemens a buy - again?
The German company is forever restructuring, but this time the stakes are higher.
International Herald Tribune – May 5, 2008 9:57 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The German company is forever restructuring, but this time the stakes are higher.
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Siemens' Central Monitoring Station Obtains Installation Quality Certification
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Siemens PLM Software Adds Support for the European Reach Regulation to its Teamcenter Suite
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Siemens Pushes the Boundaries of MR at ISMRM 2008
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