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Tass, the Russian press agency, had just announced the launch of Sputnik—Russian for "traveling companion." Sullivan shared the news with the U.S. scientists at the gathering, who made an impromptu speech congratulating their Russian colleagues. The party then repaired to the embassy's rooftop so that everyone could try to catch a glimpse of the satellite.

In fact, Sputnik was visible, but just barely. It was a mere 23-inch-diameter sphere with four swept-back antennas that, up close, gave the satellite a sleek, sci-fi look. It had but a single watt of power to transmit its radio signals. The duration of the beeps indicated the temperature and pressure, and that the craft had not been punctured by a meteorite.

That night, 22-year-old engineering student Sergei Khrushchev was with his father, Nikita, in Kiev.

Changing roadways: The landscape of northern Colorado has also changed ...

The drive south from Fort Collins on Interstate 25 used to offer views of open roads, a mediocre outlet mall and fields full of corn and gently nodding oil wells.

Semitrailers rumbled by every so often, and the occasional Wyoming license plate could be spotted among the relatively light flow of traffic. Open space surrounded I-25, U.S. 34 and Crossroads Boulevard, which at that point was only known for the giant Wal-Mart distribution center that called it home. The biggest I-25 landmarks included a tall cell phone tower at the top of a hill near Berthoud and a gnarled cottonwood tree north of St. Vrain State Park.

The road to Greeley had a similar story. It seemed like the farms and open land went on forever before a traveler could reach the University of Northern Colorado, located in the heart of the city.

Platform Computing Acquires Scali Manage Business

TORONTO, and MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Platform Computing announced today it has acquired the Scali Manage business from Massachusetts-based Scali Inc. Scali Manage(TM) is an integrated and flexible High Performance Computing (HPC) cluster management and monitoring system. This strategic acquisition supports Platform's vision to be the partner of choice for HPC infrastructure software worldwide. The Scali Manage product complements Platform's existing HPC offerings and extends Platform's products' cluster and grid management capabilities.

While the use of clusters and grid infrastructure is on the rise, the integration and management of these systems remains complex. Products such as Platform Open Cluster Stack (OCS)* and Scali Manage have been developed specifically to improve performance, simplicity, and lower the support cost necessary to operate a HPC infrastructure.

Media Sciences Adds Xerox(R) Phaser(R) 6360/DN to Free Color Printer ...

OAKLAND, N.J., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Media Sciences International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSII) , the leading independent manufacturer of color toner cartridges and solid ink sticks for use in business color printers, today announced the addition of the Xerox(R) Phaser(R) 6360/DN business color printer to the Company's portfolio of INKlusive(R) Free Color Printer Programs, where customers buy the supplies and get the printer free. The addition increases the customer's free printer options to four leading business color printers.

The four printer models now available in the program offer a range of capabilities and carry a retail price from $999 to $1999. Under the Media Sciences' INKlusive Program, customers agree to make monthly supply payments for two years and receive regularly scheduled shipments of toner or ink, the first of which arrives with the free printer.