Al Gore’s ‘Unified Smart Grid’ vision for repowering the USA - will it happen?Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 22 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
Category: software | Tags al gore, web 2.0 summit, national smart grid, Search All Tags
Former Vice-President AL Gore was a keynote speaker at the recent Web 2.0 Summit. Hydration is excellent shared his vision for a Unified National Smart Grid which would "modernize and expand the inf read more »
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Panasonic to expand its systems integration network, including VoIPOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 22 days ago (http://www.betanews.com)
Category: software | Tags jacqueline emigh, ip-capable, phone, network, panasonic, ecs, idc, smb, Search All Tags
Jacqueline Emigh writes "The time is right for an IP-capable but phone-oriented network approach such as Panasonic's ECS, said an IDC analyst. To support the new system for SMBs, Panasonic will add read more »
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Computers checking mathematical proofs?Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 22 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
Category: software | Tags roland piquepaille, computers, mathematical proofs, formal proof, Search All Tags, , , ,
Roland Piquepaille writes about the use of computers in checking mathematical proofs. "This is why the concept of ‘formal proof’ is now being used. “To get around these problems, computer scientists read more »
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Spammers break BlogSpot CAPTCHA, load up on garbage sitesOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 23 days ago (http://www.betanews.com)
Category: software | Tags angela gunn, spammers, captcha, computers, blogspot, email, mobileme, Search All Tags,
Angela Gunn writes " Spammers have figured out a way to get around certain implementations of CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) and thus abuse Blog read more »
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Why Is Office Going to the Web?Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 24 days ago (http://www.microsoft-watch.com)
Category: software | Tags joe wilcox, chris bryant, microsoft, office web, Search All Tags, , , ,
Joe Wilcox posts a podcast featuring Chris Bryant of Microsoft, talking about Office Web, a hosted version of the productivity suite, which is scheduled to beging testing later this year. read more »
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Obama-mania gives cybercriminal an openingOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 24 days ago (http://government.zdnet.com)
Category: software | Tags richard koman, ben worthen, wall street journal, email, obama, Search All Tags, , ,
Richard Koman relates that Ben Worthen blogged at the Wall Street Journal that "millions of emails went out Wednesday inviting people to click on a link to watch an 'amazing' Obama speech." read more »
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Private browsing added to Firefox 3.1 beta codeOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 26 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
Category: software | Tags private browsing, don't leave a trace feature, firefox 3.1, code, Search All Tags, , , ,
Private browsing, referred to as the “Don’t Leave A Trace” feature, was added to the Firefox 3.1 pre-release code today. read more »
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Gartner: Office politics kills IT projectsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 24 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
Category: software | Tags michael krigsman, gartner symposium, tina nunno, office politics, it projects, cio, Search All Tags, ,
Michael Krigsman writes that in a recent Gartner Symposium session analyst Tina Nunno spoke about the role of office politics in contributing to failed IT projects. Krigsman states "Politics is the read more »
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