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How to declare 'one version of the truth'
Trying to establish "one version of the truth" when it comes to operational data can be like searching for the Holy Grail at a lot of companies. With a redoubled focus on managing via metrics these
MIT researchers come up with architecture for faster Internet access
MIT researchers have come out with a new architecture that can potentially increase the speed of Internet data transmissions. Called "flow switching," the idea behind it is to overcome the inherent
Former employee: Seagate misappropriated Convolve technology
In a new twist to a decade-long court battle, a former Seagate engineer is now alleging that the storage giant misappropriated disk-drive technology developed by a small IT company. The long running
Optical tags could one day replace barcodes
A new development is hatching over at MIT's Media Lab: Researchers have created a new optical tag that might one day supersede bar codes. Measuring just 3mm, each optical tag is called a Bokode, and
Teenagers averaging thousands of text messages a month
The New York Times ran a report yesterday about how teenagers in America are sending text messages at a growing rate. And carriers such as AT&T and Verizon probably aren't capitalizing on this
Cisco: Cloud computing a security nightmare
Speaking at a keynote address at the annual RSA security conference in San Francisco this week, Cisco CEO John Chambers noted that while cloud computing was inevitable, the migration of computing
Bank of America withdraws job offers to foreign MBA's
The $787 billion stimulus package has some small print that could affect many big institutions. Any financial institution that receives money from the government's troubled asset relief program is
Intel demonstrates wireless power
The last keynote of the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco on Thursday had Intel doing a demonstration of its technology for the wireless transmitting of power. Two round metal coils are placed
Court order puts a stop to Defcon talk on subway hacks
A Defcon conference talk scheduled on Sunday was canceled following a lawsuit by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) against the three Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Users says they are savvy online, but few actually practice their knowledge
An AOL survey has laid out the bare facts about general perceptions of online privacy: While Internet users might say that they take their online privacy seriously, the unfortunate truth is that most
