Topic: Information Technology

New York Wants to Make Taxis Into iPhones

New York wants to reinvent its taxis. The metropolis just put out an all-points-bulletin to tech companies, and the general public, seeking new gizmos and innovations that would improve the cab riding experience. The city's ...READ»

Technology Doesn't Matter -- but Only at Harvard

Does IT matter anymore? When it comes to innovation, it's more relevant than ever.READ»

Fast Talk: The New IT Agenda

CIOs and CTOs offer straight talk about their most strategic investments (and how they justify them).READ»

Is "Green IT" A Sham?

Green IT is all the rage these days, with companies like Apple, Dell, Oracle, and Microsoft touting the energy efficiency and low carbon footprints of their data centers. But is IT ever really environmentally ...READ»

SAS 70 Audits | Checklist for Data Center Physical Security Best Practices

Is your data center seeking to become SAS 70 Type I or SAS 70 Type II compliant? If so, then be aware that physical security is a vital component of any SAS 70 audit done on today’s data centers and collocations entities.  ...READ»

Smart Cane Makes it Easy for the Blind to Get Around

Canes and guide dogs are useful for the blind, to be sure, but they're far from perfect. Enter the next generation of guidance for the blind: the Smart Cane, a cane-like device that senses obstacles and provides navigational tools ...READ»

Pay as You Go

Mobil launched Speedpass to help customers guzzle gas faster. Now, 5 million users later, the tiny device has become a huge asset -- a classic case of a network effect.READ»

Castle Venture Group Partners with Fortress Data Centers

Castle Venture Group announced that it has inked a deal with Fortress Data Centers to help finance and build Fortress' new data centers throughout the southeast.  William Keever, Castle's President, stated that the project is crucial ...READ»

SMB Virtualization for Energy Savings

Microsoft cited the following information from an EPA report to Congress (August 2007):“The U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency have reported on the high energy costs of data centers, estimating that ...READ»

Armed (and Networked) to the Teeth

A brigade sporting a array of battlefield gadgets readies to deploy in Afghanistan.READ»

Wireless Message in a Bottle

Riders of public transport in Chicago or Oslo know RFID technology. Just bump your wallet at the turnstile and off you go with no fumbling to swipe cards. Skiers at some ski resorts know it too. And many drivers know the technology ...READ»

Why is Gillette Stealing Souls?

Facing an growing uproar over a test at a UK Tesco, Gillette is backing down from its planned trial of RFID devices in its razor packages. Essentially, RFID is a new and powerful bar code, allowing scanning and product tracking ...READ»

What's the Most Efficient Way to Cool a Data Center?

A free online tool released today by The Green Grid, a consortium dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in data centers, shows data center managers exactly how much money the use of outside air (AKA free cooling) can save them. ...READ»

Sun Done?

Will Oracle's acquisition of Sun -- and hence MySQL -- trigger antitrust interference?READ»

Google Reveals Data Center "Manhattan Project"

After years of secrecy, Google revealed the inner workings of its ultra-energy efficient data centers at yesterday's Data Center Efficiency Summit. Each of Google's servers comes with its own 12-volt lead-acid battery as a ...READ»

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Spreading the Wealth

Larry Ellison is stepping down as chairman of the board for Oracle. He'll remain on as CEO, a role he's held since co-founding the company almost 30 years ago. While CFO Jeff Henley is stepping up as chairman, Ellison will still ...READ»

Dell Pulls Off Green IT Without Sacrifice

The phrase "going green" conjures up images of short showers, small houses, tiny cars--basically, minimal consumption. But according to Albert Esser, Vice President of Power and Data Center Infrastructure Solutions at ...READ»

IBM Breaks Ground On $12.4 Million, Super Energy-Efficient Data Center

IBM broke ground on what is planned to be one of the world's most efficient data centers. The $12.4 million, 6,000 square foot center, located on the Syracuse University campus in New York, is being built with the goal of using ...READ»

Oracle Spends $7.4 Billion to Buy Sun, Now Rivals IBM

Oracle Corp surprised many observers by forking over approximately $7.4 billion to buy Sun Microsystems, thus moving instantly into the hardware business. It's the closing move in a game where Sun spent months looking for a buyer, ...READ»

Energy-Aware Internet Routing Could Save Big Bucks

It's no secret that access to endless energy is the lifeblood of data centers. At the same time, energy costs vary widely depending on location. What if data centers could use that price variability to their advantage? That's the ...READ»

Green Data Center Management: The Hot New College Degree?

Degrees in environmental studies, environmental science, and environmental engineering are commonplace in most universities throughout the United States, but Metropolitan Community College (MCC) in Omaha, Nebraska is taking degree ...READ»

Duo Visualizes Radio Waves, Helping Designers Apply RFID Technology to Products

An experimental LED array reveals the electromagnetic fields surrounding an RFID chip.READ»

Data Center Cost Avoidance

Last week in the New York Times, Steve Lohr wrote an article, In Tough Times, Build Fewer Data Centers. He makes a compelling case that “The smartest, greenest, most efficient data center is the one that a company decides it ...READ»

Tom Siebel

Tom Siebel's incentive in business and life, he says, is to keep raising the bar.READ»

Jay Verkler

"Anyone can be independent with $10 million in the bank," says Jay Verkler. "To me the real question is: How do you know when things are right? Money doesn't have a lot to do with that. It's more about what you achieve through your life's energy."READ»