ComSonics Inc., a Harrisonburg-based technology
company, received a patent for a device that can analyze
faulty in-home coaxial wiring. One potential use of
the technology is maximizing high-speed Internet performance. (Press
release)
GlobalCerts LC of Richmond,
a provider of security e-mail services, has begun offering
its SecureMail Gateway product, an e-mail security
program to encrypt and secure e-mail without a need
for additional software installation. The system also
works with messages sent to, or from, systems lacking
in native encryption capability. (Business Wire)
Virginia Commonwealth University researchers
have developed and patented a new way to measure how
body tissues receive and use oxygen by using low-energy
laser light shone under the tongue. The technology
could help in the care and treatment of patients with
heart ailments, brain injuries, sickle cell and many
other conditions. (Press release)