Mobile Internet Is Getting Better
Users may be frustrated with today’s wireless tools, but that will change soon, one industry insider says.
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Dancers, Musicians, and Network Engineers Prepare for a Multi-Site Performance
“It’s all about bandwidth, baby,” says Danial Shapiro, a Minneapolis choreographer who on Thursday will help stage two multi-site “networked” performances that he says are without precedent.
Internet usage reaches record level
Internet usage reached record levels in October as 115 million Americans went online, according to measurements released Tuesday by Nielsen/NetRatings.
Chip revolution turns 30: The foundation of modern computing was something of an accident.
The Intel 4004 Microprocessor, which debuted thirty years ago Thursday, sparked a technological revolution because it was the first product to fuse the essential elements of a programmable computer into a single chip.
HP to scrap e3000 Server line
Hewlett-Packard Co., struggling in the distressed marketplace and facing an uphill battle to acquire Compaq Computer Corp., today announced that it’s discontinuing the decades-old HP e3000 server line.
IBM to put mainframe tools on Wintel servers
IBM will upgrade its server line by the second quarter of next year when the company begins shipping systems with its own Summit chip set designed to improve the management and stability of Intel Corp.-based servers.
Problems Slow Researchers Eager to Use Fast Networks for Controlling Distant Devices
One alluring promise of the Internet2 project has been the sharing of expensive scientific instruments over high-speed research and education networks.
Virtual Keyboard Replicates Real Typing
Senseboard CEO Gunilla Alsio said her company’s product is the first to integrate sensor technology with an artificial neural network to capture touch-typing motions accurately.
University of California, Santa Barbara Launches Wireless Pilot Program Using Orsus Uno; Gevirtz Graduate School of Education Mobilizes Email System
Orsus Solutions, the leading provider of technology that aggregates, integrates and delivers information to web and wireless users, today announced that the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) has successfully mobilized its email system as part of a pilot program using Orsus Uno. Orsus Uno, a comprehensive platform […]
Vantage Learning Introduces New Secure Online Student Assessment Platform; VANGuard(TM) Provides Complete Control Over Test Taker’s Desktop
Vantage Learning (www.vantagelearning.com), the world’s leading online testing and assessment technology company, announced today the release of VANGuard(TM), a new online assessment platform that assures test validity by restricting a student’s access to online and desktop information. VANGuard provides complete control of the online test-taking environment, enabling access to only approved online and desktop resources […]