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- 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...
- 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...
- Blog posts 2008-04-11
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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;...
- Case studies 2007-03-29
- Malibu Boats: Malibu Boats Leaves Productivity Wake After Building Online Business Portal for Staff
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- Case studies 2007-03-01
- 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...
- Discussion threads 2006-05-09
- UC Merced Goes Extreme Right From the Start
- UC Merced needed a solution based on open standards. They were looking for a network that would provide them with strong management capabilities so that they could spend less time managing the network and more time focusing on how to make the infrastructure an even more powerful research tool. And...
- Case studies 2006-04-01
- 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...
- 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...
- Discussion threads 2004-01-13
- University of California, Merced Builds Secure and Assured Juniper Networks Solution From the Ground Up
- The University of California, Merced UC Merced is the first University of California campus to be built since 1965. In planning the University's network infrastructure, the network engineer was faced with a series of significant challenges. First of all, the solution had to provide authorized users with rapid, unrestricted access...
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