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Two Tribes, One Future: Bringing Mainframes Into the IT MainstreamToo many enterprises are running parallel IT operations, with big iron and distributed groups barely crossing paths, let alone sharing hard-earned expertise. CIOs need to get this schism under control lest businesses end up the ultimate casualties of high-tech turf warfare.
Information Week Saturday, August 01, 2009Mainframes And Your Total Enterprise Virtualization StrategyOur InformationWeek Analytics Informed CIO series arms business technology chiefs with the questions they must ask before dropping big bucks. In this installment, we examine what part today's mainframes, and the professionals who manage them, play in developing an enterprise-wide unified virtualization strategy.
Information Week Saturday, August 01, 2009Rolling Review: Symantec's DLP-9Symantec's DLP software provides robust leak prevention for endpoints and on the
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Information Week Saturday, August 01, 2009Apple and the Scalability of SecrecyRobotsDinner writes "Anil Dash has a thoughtful exploration of Apple's notorious devotion to secrecy, and argues that not only is there a limit to its feasibility, but that recent events show Apple has reached that limit already. 'If the ethical argument is unpersuasive, then focus on the long-term viability of your marketing and branding efforts, and realize that a technology company that is determined to prevent information from being spread is an organization at war with itself. Civil wars are expensive, have no winners, and incur lots of casualties.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Slashdot Saturday, August 01, 2009Piston-Powered Nuclear Fusionkatarn writes "General Fusion is a startup proposing they can create commercially viable fusion using acoustic shock waves, triggered by 220 precisely controlled pneumatic pistons. Their approach is based on a US Naval research concept called 'Linus' and old research done by General Atomics. They feel we now have the high-speed, digital processing capable of pulling off this feat, where decades ago the technology was not available. I think we can hold off on the 'vaporware' claims for a bit; everyone is aware of the horrible track record for turning fusion concepts into reality, but they don't claim to be the first with the idea or that there are not substantial challenges in the way. If nothing else, it is a fascinating concept." Los Alamos National Laboratory has further details on this type of fusion, and longtime LANL researcher Ronald Kirkpatrick did an external assessment (PDF) of General Fusion's plans. Popular Science had a lengthy story about the company a while back. The reas
Slashdot Saturday, August 01, 2009Games Fail To Portray Gender and Ethnic Diversityeldavojohn writes "A new study has found that game characters tend not to reflect cultural diversity. According to the paper from researchers across four universities (PDF): 'A large-scale content analysis of characters in
video games was employed to answer questions about their representations of gender, race and age in comparison to the US population. The sample included 150 games from a year across nine platforms, with the results weighted according to game sales. ... The results show a systematic over-representation of males, white and adults and a systematic under-representation of females, Hispanics, Native Americans, children and the elderly.' The researchers also note that games 'function as crucial gatekeepers for interest in science, technology, engineering and math,' and that without these groups represented properly, 'it may place underrepresented groups behind the curve.'"Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Slashdot Saturday, August 01, 2009Va. Tech Students Design a Vehicle for Blind Drivers, Who Take a Test SpinA voice rose above the chatter in the University of Maryland parking lot: "Blind man driving!"
Washington Post Saturday, August 01, 2009Apple Seals iPhone's SMS Security LeakCould something as simple as an SMS text message turn your own smartphone against you, allowing a hacker to listen in on your private conversations or direct you to a malicious Web site? It can be done, according to security experts presenting their findings Thursday at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas.
TechNewsWorld Saturday, August 01, 2009Ritz Regroups With a Wide-Angle ApproachIn 1918, when posing for a photo was a formal occasion, Benjamin Ritz opened a studio on the Atlantic City boardwalk and made a living giving vacationers a memory of their trip or an heirloom to pass on to future generations.
Washington Post Saturday, August 01, 2009Court Orders Reduced Term for Ex-Qwest ChiefA court ordered a shorter sentence for Joseph Nacchio, saying his six-year term for insider trading was too long.
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