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Microwaves from silicon chips?

X-rays are widely used for medical imaging and security, but they still are dangerous. Would it be possible to replace X-rays by an imaging technology based on microwave radiation? Until now, it was not feasible because portable devices were not powerful enough. Now, two U.S. scientists have found how to...

Tags: Microwave, Signal, Silicon Chip, Capacitor, Chip, Lattice, X-rays, Ehsan Afshari, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Document Management, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-05-30

Google plans for bigger role in Microhoo scrum

Google has hired Frank Quattrone, a long-time Silicon Valley investment banker, and his firm Qatalyst as an adviser. Hiring Quattrone indicates that Google has no plans to let go quietly as Microsoft makes its play for Yahoo. According to the New York Times' DealBook blog, Google has retained Quattrone's...

Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Hiring Quattrone, Internet, Recruitment & Selection, Financial Services, Processors, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-11

Lawgarithms Links for 8/27/07

iPhone hacking meets the DMCA, new ways to owe money to the RIAA, bad music and its aftermath, and more — now playing in my Google Reader Starred Items:iPhone Unlocked; Legal Battle Looming?, from Ed FeltenUnlocking the iPhone could invite a lawsuit, from Computerworld Breaking News Is Unlocking Apple's iPhone...

Tags: Apple iPhone, RIAA, Lawgarithms, iPhone Hacking, Denise Howell

Blog posts 2007-08-27

CA says ES&S sold uncertified machines, wants $10m fine

California secretary of state Debra Bowen accused Election Systems & Software (ES&S) of ripping off the state by selling five counties nearly 1,000 electronic-voting machines that were not certified, InfoWorld reports."Given that each machine costs about $5,000, it appears ES&S has taken $5 million out of the pockets of several...

Tags: Debra Bowen, Computer Associates International Inc., E-voting, Machine, ZDNet Government

Blog posts 2007-08-21

HP vs. Compaq: the 100,000 foot financial view

HP vs. Compaq: the 100,000 foot financial viewCarly's FollyWe all knew this at the time - everyone except Carly and her cronies. She wanted to grab Compaq's customers, and in the end she did. HP now outsells Dell on both x86 clients and servers. So in an era where PC...

Tags: Sales strategy, UNIX, Operating systems, Sales force management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Servers, financial, HP Now, Hewlett-Packard Co., Compaq Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-07-05

Questys Solutions Case Study: Merced County Department of Public Works

Merced County is located in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley, the world's most productive agricultural area, and spans from the coastal ranges to the foothills of Yosemite National Park. Their storage facilities were crammed floor-to-ceiling with filing cabinets and boxes; valuable workspaces were being used for document storage;...

Tags: Merced, Storage, Questys Solutions, Merced County, Document Management, Content Management, Managerial Accounting, Processors, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Case studies 2007-03-29

Malibu Boats: Malibu Boats Leaves Productivity Wake After Building Online Business Portal for Staff

In 1982, Malibu Boats built 100 custom ski boats in a small shop in Merced, California. Since that first year, the company has won more Product Excellence Awards than all other competitors combined. Malibu Boats wanted to foster the teamwork required to sell, build, and service its boats so it...

Tags: Boat, Portals, Web Technology, Team Management, Internet, Management

Case studies 2007-03-01

Travel Yosemite National Park - illustrated travel guide and maps (Mobile)

Travel Yosemite National Park is a comprehensive travel guide illustrated with maps and photographs. Indulge Yourself with a personal tour guide on Your PDA. FREE General Information chapter and a map in the trial version.Features Fully illustrated. Geology, Flora, Fauna and more. What to see and where to stay. Interesting...

Tags: Mobile, PC, Desktop Computer, MobileReference, Handhelds, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2006-12-07

OpenDocument versus Microsoft's Open XML: War of words intensifies

OpenDocument versus Microsoft's Open XML: War of words intensifiesthe mafia effectIf you want a more polite word "Licence"Survival is not compulsoryThe question possed: What is it about an ISO standard that makes it special, unique, and worthy of an IT buyer's special attention when compared to any other specification (ratified...

Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), ISO standards, Process improvement, XML, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Dating Agency, Click Here

Discussion threads 2006-05-09

Can HP's 'Arches' Superdome server save Itanium?

Can HP's 'Arches' Superdome server save Itanium?The Itanic hasn't sunk yetJust as the "Big Lie" will be believed if you repeat it for long enough, the Itanic will rise someday. The chip is a winner in terms of design features (although the "wasted space" for the x86 processing "core" keeps...

Tags: Processors, HP Superdome, Hewlett-Packard Co., chip, Intel Itanium, IBM PowerPC, Intel x86, Intel Corp., server

Discussion threads 2005-03-31

Intel to chip away at Itanium prices

Intel to chip away at Itanium pricesItanium Too expensiveAlthough the price of the chip will come down to try and get IT managers to upgrade to Itanium, the real cost is in software upgrades. Since Itanium is 64 bit it needs its own software. My question is why would you...

Tags: Processors, Network technology, Intel Itanium, AMD Opteron, Sun Sparc, Little Endian, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel Corp., chip, Intel x86

Discussion threads 2004-01-13

Moving Pictures 2.0 (Windows)

It's a beautiful day outside, but you're stuck working at your desk. Now you can bring the sights and sounds of nature right to your desktop. Wheather you're into waterfalls, animals, rivers, or geysers, there is something here for you. Realistic nature animations complete with sound is what sets our...

Tags: Screensaver, River, Microsoft Windows, Digiscapes

Software downloads 2001-12-14

68quad 1.1 (Mac)

The basic goal of the 68quad project is to create an Open Source definition of a high performance Microprocessor Architecture. The 68k architecture created by Motorola was the most ambitious design of 1981. But the latest version was the 68060 (a superscalar pipelined 32 bit processor with up to 110MIPs)...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Architecture, 64-Bit, Network Technology, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking

Software downloads 2001-08-05