In an effort to accelerate the adoption of OpenFlow for software-defined networking, Big Switch Networks this week unveiled an open source-based “thin” virtual switch for servers and commodity switches. Switch Light is ...
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IBM has discovered a new technique to operate the memory chips by using the metal oxides, which is claimed to use less power than today's silicon based devices including cell phones. The technique uses metal oxides that are transformed ...
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Oracle has announced a batch of servers based on new Sparc processors and in the process has begun an expected shift toward converging its two families of Unix servers onto a single chip architecture. Oracle sells two lines of Unix ...
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IBM and ASTRON are on the hunt for scientists to take part in what is described as the world’s biggest big data challenge – researching the origins of the universe. The two organisations are inviting professors, scientists and ...
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According to Gartner, Oracle suffered the most as growth in the storage market continued to slow during the end of 2012. Hewlett-Packard, Dell and IBM also struggled while EMC emerged as the big winner. Revenue totalled US$6 billion in ...
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In its efforts to explore methods of computing without silicon, IBM has found a way to make transistors that could be fashioned into virtual circuitry, mimicking the way in which the human brain operates. The proposed transistors would be ...
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IBM's decision to base its cloud services on OpenStack may prove to be a key to establishing the fledgling open-source platform as the enterprise standard. The announcement earlier this month follows similar moves by rival enterprise IT ...
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Oracle suffered the most as growth in the storage market continued to slow during the end of 2012. Hewlett-Packard, Dell and IBM also struggled while EMC emerged as the big winner. Revenue totaled $6 billion in the fourth quarter of last ...
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Exploring methods of computing without silicon, IBM has found a way to make transistors that could be fashioned into virtual circuitry that mimics how the human brain operates. The proposed transistors would be made from strongly ...
While U.S. markets have surged lately, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting milestone after milestone in 10 straight days of advances, a relatively modest increase in the value of IT company shares reflects the reality that a ...
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If you think smartphones have made a big impact on our lives today, wait till you see what the computers of tomorrow are capable of. Peter Van Der Made, current Chief Scientist at vWISP based in Western Australia has spent over a decade ...
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With its new Grid VGX software, Nvidia is aiming to tear down the performance barrier that keeps graphics-intensive applications from running on virtual desktops. The company detailed how it plans make its mark on running graphics ...
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Apple quietly updated Safari on Snow Leopard last week, refreshing the browser to v. 5.1.8 and providing more proof that it intends to support OS X 10.6 much longer than usual. Computerworld - Apple last week silently updated the aged ...
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IBM has started a new practice to help organizations interact more effectively with their customers through the use of social media and other emerging technologies. "Today, businesses have a completely different way of engaging ...
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Researchers from AT&T Labs will present the results of a record-setting fiber-optic transmission experiment next week at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference in Anaheim. According to a ...