You can now use multibyte (UTF-8) characters in Amazon Redshift table, column, and other database object names. For more information, see Names and Identifiers in the Amazon Redshift Database Developer Guide. To support this new feature, we have updated the Amazon Redshift ODBC  and JDBC  drivers. The driver updates include support for multibyte characters and other enhancements. For details, see Amazon Redshift JDBC Release Notes and Amazon Redshift ODBC Release Notes .

You can now access your Amazon WorkSpaces through Chrome and Firefox web browsers, using a new feature called Amazon WorkSpaces Web Access. Web Access establishes a secure connection to your Amazon WorkSpace from the browser, giving you safe access to your cloud desktop from almost anywhere you can connect to the public internet, all without having to install a client.

You can now provision and manage resources for AWS Lambda-based applications using AWS CloudFormation and the AWS Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM). SAM helps you more effectively model, package, and deploy “serverless” applications which use services like AWS Lambda, Amazon DynamoDB, and Amazon API Gateway. SAM is a specification for describing Lambda-based applications and offers a syntax designed specifically for expressing serverless resources. Learn more about SAM here.

AdEdge India has built and started up its first arsenic treatment system as a demonstration plant in India…

The contract includes ongoing service checks, calibrations, and spare parts replacement.

Commission will also consider a resolution approving recovery of $2.9M in drought costs from 2014 and 2015; Update to Travis Air Force Base water service contract status.

Pilot-scale water treatment technologies and processes for inland desal will utilize Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility in Alamogordo, NM, for pilot testing.

Solution efficiently removes 99 percent of contaminants from industrial wastewater, producing water suitable for discharge or reuse.

Company strengthens presence in Southwestern US.

Analog Devices has acquired ‘liquid crystal waveguide’ solid-state laser steering technology from Vescent Photonics. “Vescent’s innovative non-mechanical beam steering technology enables more robust integrated lidar systems that overcome many of the major drawbacks associated with today’s mechanical offerings,” said ADI, which intends to apply scanning lidar to self-driving cars. While ADI is not yet saying …

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