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Austin, TX - (ZPRYME NEWS) – 05/14/08 - There is economic growth in Mexico and the country still faces immigration problems. The Mexican government estimated that the economy grew by at least 3% and will still continue to grow for the year. According to Bloomberg, “Mexico’s Finance Ministry estimated the economy grew 3 percent in the first quarter and budget surplus of 100.8 billion pesos.” Converted to dollars, that is around $9.6 billion. For the rest of the year, the economy is expected to grow another 2.8 percent.

Austin, TX (ZprymeNews) April 28, 2008 -- According to Transaction Services M&A Insights: March 2007 Analysis and Trends in Mexican M&A Activity, significant increases in mergers and acquisitions originating from Mexico were completed in 2006,with more than 50; up from 25 in 2005. However, the figure does not include the undisclosed or private deals and transactions. In 2005, the deal value was about $6.5 billion which increased in 2006 to $8.3 billion. In terms of cross-border deals, Mexico-based companies doubled the 10 deals in 2005 to 20 deals in 2006.

Austin, TX (ZPRYME NEWS) – 04/14/08 - Churches in Mexico took an extra step in making Mass a solemn event by jamming cell phone signals in the church. In an MSNBC report, “It was the reporters who noticed first. Unable to call their editors while covering the weddings of the rich and famous, they asked the priest why their cell phones never worked at Sacred Heart.”

Austin, TX - (ZPRYME NEWS) – 04/09/08 - The El Cajon Dam in Mexico was built using wireless internet connection which increased communications and help save up costs. According to Matt Hamblen, who wrote, “Building the El Cajon Dam with wireless communications”, “Cutting-edge wireless voice and data communications were at the heart of an $800 million hydroelectric dam construction project finished early this year in a remote, mountainous region of Mexico.” Wifi played an important role during the construction of the dam.

Austin, TX (ZPRYME NEWS) – 04/09/08 - Columbia's Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science are doing their experimentations by using the internet. This is called remote experimentation. In the study Virtual Laboratories and Real-Time Experiments in Engineering Education stated that “The increasing number of students, the constant or decreasing amount of allocated resources, the demand for more flexible class schedules and the changing life style are forcing universities to find an alternative to traditional on-campus classes. Distance education has been around for some time.” Even if remote experimentation has been around for some time, it’s full potential has not been explored by many sectors.