At the SC09 supercomputing conference in Portland, Orelando, an interdisciplinary team of researchers at IBM Wednesday announced the so-called “Blue Matter” – a landmark software platform for neuroscience modeling.

Comcast corp. has announced that it will launch its high-speed 3G and 4G mobile broadband service.

As per Comcast's claims the new service, named Comcast High-Speed 2go, will present the fastest wireless internet in Portland with speeds of up to 4Mbps.

A $2 million Series A funding round, led by the Silicon Valley-based early stage investor True Ventures and other private investors, has been closed by the next-gen enterprise IT automation provider - the Portland, Orlando-based Reductive Labs.

Colon cancer sometimes called the "silent killer," since it often has no symptoms is one of the most preventable cancers and screening tests can detect it early when treatment works best.

Researchers at the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland have found that routine X-Ray, MRI, CT scan or radiography on patients suffering from low back pain, have no effect on the clinical outcomes.

The Clearwire-Sprint Nextel combined operations have brought about the official launch of new Clear WiMax service, which is debuting in Portland, Ore.