Agência Brasil Brasilia – The PSA Peugeot Citroën group and Ladetel, in a joint effort with the University of São Paulo (USP), presented the preliminary data for the ethylic soy biodiesel tests in automobiles. The results proved to be positive: the emission of polluting gases was reduced in 16% and the motors showed no problems,
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Brazilian Intelligence in Software (Brains) is going to include the Arab countries in their program for international promotion of Brazilian software. The group, which is part of the Integrated Sector Project (PSI), responsible for finding business for the sector outside the country, believes that this is a good moment to sell Brazilian technology to the region.
The Brazilian software company, which uses 100% domestic technology, integrated all the programs in the System for the Vigilance of the Amazon (Sivam) and developed 80% of the Brazilian air traffic control. It also operates in the areas of public safety, industry, and trade, and has already started exporting.
Fair Comdex IT Brasil and congress Comdex Sucesu-SP 2004 will be taking place between August 17 and 20, and will include the participation of companies from various countries. The technology sector in Brazil has already grown on average 16% a year, and Brazilian solutions such as Bank automation are internationally competitive.
The fair started on Sunday (13), as part of the 11th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad), and should go on to Friday (18). Apart from the exhibition, there will be debates and business roundtables in areas such as energy, nano-technology, and biotechnology.
The Arabs are mainly interested in telemedicine and nuclear medicine. The agreement will permit exchanges between medical students. The Tunisians were impressed with the installations of the hospital in São Paulo.
Agência Brasil Brasília – From now on, the 5.2 million square kilometers that form the Amazon region as it is administratively defined ("Amazônia Legal") will be monitored in real time by the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama). Yesterday (13) marked the inauguration of the Environmental Monitoring Center (Cemam), which will
Agência Brasil Brasília – With a course that will be held this month in Brasília, Brazil begins the training of civil servants in the use of Free Software. Free Software replaces proprietary software and constitutes an open technology that enhances the integration and autonomy of information systems. For the government, this means reducing software costs
