Software applications traditionally differ from server environments in several key ways: Guest author Joe Masters Emison is VP of research and development at BuildFax, the only national provider of building, remodel, and repair records on homes and businesses. He designed BuildFax’s cloud infrastructure and Pragmatic Extract-Transform-and-Load (PETL) data-processing pipeline. Traditional servers require humans and hours–if [...]
You’d think that wave-and-pay smartphone technology would be top priority for PayPal, one of the biggest competitors in the mobile payments space. But while big retailers love NFC for its hyper-targeted marketing potential, small businesses that run on payment services like PayPal may actually be interested in mobile payments for something far humbler: customer loyalty. [...]
Wang is a global traveler who meets with CIOs on a constant basis in his role as principal analyst and CEO of Constellation Research, an independent firm with a key focus on the transitions the enterprise is experiencing. In the report, he proposes four new types of CIO: Chief “Infrastructure” Officers, Chief “Integration” Officers, Chief [...]
How it Works FSO technology is surprisingly simple. It’s based on connectivity between FSO-based optical wireless units, each consisting of an optical transceiver with a transmitter and a receiver to provide full-duplex (bi-directional) capability. Each optical wireless unit uses an optical source, plus a lens or telescope that transmits light through the atmosphere to another [...]
via immersivemedia.com a little convoluted but still very impressive..
via youtube.com Reminds me of the “babel fish” from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.. Fantastic idea.. I’m guessing this would b far more useful for non-latin character languages.
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The PC-centric era is over,” the IDC report says. Within 18 months, it forecasts, non-PC devices capable of running software applications will outsell PCs. In tablets, IDC adds, Apple’s iPad will remain the leader, but lower-cost tablets will begin making inroads, especially as demand for tablets really takes off in emerging markets. via bits.blogs.nytimes.com