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How we think, and perhaps lie, about the oil supply

IEA keeps the oil market calm. But academics questions oil supply estimates. by Harry Fuller

Tags: Calm, Academics, IEA, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-11-16

Microsoft releases Dryad concurrent-programming code to academics

Microsoft releases Dryad concurrent-programming code to academicspowerpointGood presentation. Good ideas in there.RE: Microsoft releases Dryad concurrent-programming code to academics* the slide which is grayed out is because of animation; you can see all parts of the software stack if you play the powerpoint presentation* Dryad has been the runtime...

Tags: Financial Planning, Dryad, academics, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-07-17

Microsoft releases Dryad concurrent-programming code to academics

It's been two years since Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates talked up Dryad, Microsoft's concurrent-programming competitor to Google's MapReduce and Apache Hadoop. But this week, Dryad was back on the radar screen, with Microsoft's release of the Dryad code to academics and researchers. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Academics, Radar, Microsoft Corp., Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-07-17

Outlook Live: a first look

Taking a quick screenshot tour of what Outlook Live provides students. by Zack Whittaker

Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Outlook Live, Office 14, Windows, Office, Microsoft, Zack Whittaker, Students, Academics, Email

Image galleries 2009-02-20

University Reinforces Excellence in Research With Innovative Blogs and Shared Research Sites

Kingston University wanted to widen awareness of its reputation as a centre for postgraduate study by making it easier for academics to create their own Web sites, or "Blogs" - where they could post news about their work to an external audience. It also wanted to give research groups the...

Tags: Academics, Blog, Site, Blogging, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing

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Microsoft whittles away at Oslo; now plans to fold it into SQL Server

Let's wait for PDC09 firstOk, it's a fact that the Oslo umbrella has little left of the glory it once had. On the other hand, the original plan would never have yielded a stable, full-featured product or a set of products in v1. If the new direction results in shipping...

Tags: Databases, Enterprise software, Servers, OK IT, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SQL Server, server

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Microsoft to add SharePoint access to Live@edu

Paving the way for its Office Web Apps rollout, Microsoft is adding SharePoint Online to the services it offers students and academics as part of its Live@edu offering. The SharePoint Online service should be available to Live@edu subscribers for no additional cost some time next year. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp., Content Management, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-11-05

Is the IBM Client for Smart Work an alternative to 7 for schools?

Windows 7 looks like a genuinely good OS. Reasonable system requirements, high levels of usability and stability...What's not to like? Well, the price, of course. Volume educational licensing runs around $70 a seat for Windows 7 Professional upgrades. Then there's the actual upgrade process. Major rollouts...

Tags: Ubuntu, IBM Corp., Ubuntu 9.10, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Roi/Tco, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-10-21

Revolution gets $9 million and Nie

Nie said his goal is to make R the "dominant analytics platform." Accomplishing that will mean doing a delicate dance between the needs of the market and the needs of academics devoted to open source. He has the right experience to do that job. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Analytics, Financial Planning, Finance, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-10-21

Double slash in Web addresses 'a bit of a mistake'

With current browsers it is irrelevant.I just openned a second tab, typed in zdnet.com and VIOLA - I am here!Does anyone type in anything other than the name?Who uses http:// in a URL these days?RE: Double slash in Web addresses 'a bit of a mistake'the http:// seldom, but if I'm...

Tags: Channel management, Web browsers, Viola, Web

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Adobe has the iPhone surrounded with Flash, but security headaches loom

Flash 9 is already availableThe web browser is called SkyFire and Flash on it works very nicely.RE: Adobe has the iPhone surrounded with Flash, but security headaches loomI'll try not to do my banking on my cell phone.Problem solved!RE: Adobe has the iPhone surrounded with Flash, but security headaches loomWhat...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Flash 9, Apple iPhone, Flash Lite, smart phone, security headach, monoculture, Adobe Systems Inc., security

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

House Judiciary considers Google Books deal Thursday

The House Judiciary Committee hears testimony from Google, Amazon, the Copyright Office and academics. by Richard Koman

Tags: Google Inc., House Judiciary Committee, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-09-09

Not your father's tech school

Recently, I've had the opportunity to visit our local vacational/technical school several times. When I was a kid, the voc tech school was only for dropouts, burnouts, and pregnant girls, with the occasional budding mechanic thrown in for good measure. This couldn't be further from the case now...

Tags: School, Clinical Trial, Tech School, Healthcare, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-09-09

Logic Minimizer 1.2 (Windows)

Logic Minimizer is a special application for simplifying logical expressions, namely Boolean and propositional expressions. It is geared for those involved in engineering fields, more precisely digital and formal logic scholars and academics, digital devices constructors or anybody involved with logical expressions. Version 1.2 is more efficient at minimization. ...

Tags: Expression, Vikhetan Appa, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-08-17

CK-12 Foundation dominates California e-textbook search

Last month, I wrote a post on the CK-12 Foundation and their free textbook initiatives. As I suggested then, When some serious Silicon Valley heavyweights get together with Stanford academics and experienced K-12 educators to start producing high-quality, open content, chances are good that you’ll...

Tags: California, Standards, Textbook, Quality, Business Operations, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-08-13

The! meaning! of! bing!

they're all dyingcan three men dying in a boat save one another, well I guess cannibalism could work.HP: has cut their printer line so much that I have to wait a month to get a printer shipped direct from themIntel: actually the strongest of the bunch, but your right their...

Tags: Backups, PRODUCTIVITY, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-08

Judge nixes fair use defense in Tennenbaum filesharing case

In a last-minute knockout punch, delivered just hours before the latest high-profile RIAA case was scheduled to start, Judge Nancy Gertner denied a fair use defense to Joel Tenenbaum, Ars Technica reports. Tenenbaum had sought to present his fair use theory to the jury but the judge...

Tags: Defendant, Joel Tenenbaum, Peer To Peer (P2P), Team Management, Internet, Management, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-07-27

Hate educational DRM? Try a Flexbook

Last night, I wrote a piece on the need to really rethink DRM in education. No sooner had I posted it than @CK12FlexBooks was following me on Twitter. Always the intrepid link-clicker, I started digging around the CK-12 Foundation website and couldn't help but be impressed. When...

Tags: K-12, Digital-rights Management, Standards, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Quality, Web Site Development, Security, Business Operations, Internet, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-21

BEIKS Medical Abbreviations and Acronyms Dictionary /Pharma-Lexicon/ 6.0 (Mobile)

The Pharma-Lexicon''s Medical Abbreviations Dictionary is the world''s largest database of medical, pharma, biotech, agrochem and healthcare abbreviations and their meanings. Created as a result of contributions from hundreds of people and organisations the world over. A must for doctors, pharmacists, scientists, healthcare professionals, students and academics. Pharma-Lexicon partnered with...

Tags: Mobile, Palm Inc., palmOne Tungsten, BEIKS LLC, Pharma-Lexicon', Palm OS, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-07-21

News to know: Amazon; Yahoo-Microsoft; Wireless carrier exclusivity; YouTube; Oracle; HP-IBRIX

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Amazon gets bullied, pulls purchased e-books from Kindles Dana Blankenhorn: Amazon uses 1984 to free e-books...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Andrew Nusca, Mary Jo Foley, YouTube Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Wireless, Brammo, GlassHouse Service, Microsoft Windows 7, FireWire, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Smart Phones, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-07-20