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H-Store: Complete destruction of the old DBMS order?: Guest Post: Curt Monash reports from the front lines of a database revolution. Mike Stonebraker created much of the database management industry. Now he wants to blow it up. Via a project called H-Store [pdf file], he proposes to manage high-end OLTP databases entirely in...; Tags: Disk, DBMS, Brown University, OLTP, RAM, H-Store, I-Store, H-Store Team, Databases, Storage, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Curt Monash; Blog posts 2008-02-20
A Comparison of Stream-Oriented High-Availability Algorithms: Recently, significant efforts have focused on developing novel data-processing systems to support a new class of applications that commonly require sophisticated and timely processing of high-volume data streams. Early work in stream processing has primarily focused on stream-oriented languages and resource-constrained, one-pass query-processing. High availability, an increasingly important goal for...; Tags: Algorithm, Brown University, Data-processing, Data Management; White papers 2008-01-01
Optic flow guides us in the right direction: The way we perceive the visual motion of objects as we move is a phenomenon called 'optic flow.' Now, Brown University researchers have discovered that optic flow helps us to walk. They've used Brown's Virtual Environment Navigation Lab, or VENLab, one of the largest virtual reality labs in the U.S....; Tags: Brown University, Adaptation, Subject, Flow, Virtual Reality, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2007-11-16
Drawing on air: In a recent article, PhysOrg.com reports that a team of computer scientists at Brown University has developed Drawing on Air, a haptic-aided interface to help artists to create 3D illustrations while wearing a virtual reality mask. 'The technique introduces two new strategies, using one hand or two hands, to give...; Tags: Technique, 3D, Brown University, Artist, Computer, Productivity, Virtual Reality, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2007-09-23
Watching a skeleton move in 3-D: In this short article, Popular Science reports that a Brown University team has developed a new imaging system. The CTX process combines 'computed-tomography CT scanners, X-ray video and computer software to give doctors and researchers a 3-D look at bones in motion.' In a previous note, the team said that...; Tags: Science &, Nature, Health &, Medicine, Engineering &, Innovation; Blog posts 2007-06-27

A Cooperative, Self-Configuring High-Availability Solution for Stream Processing: This paper presents a collaborative, self-configuring High Availability HA approach for stream processing that enables low-latency failure recovery while incurring small run-time overhead. The approach relies on a novel fine-grained check-pointing model that allows query fragments at each server to be backed up at multiple other servers and recovered collectively...; Tags: High Availability, Brown University, Fragment, Servers, Hardware; White papers 2007-01-22
Plastic batteries coming soon?: Engineers at Brown University have built a prototype of an hybrid plastic battery that uses a conductive polymer. The system, which marries the power of a capacitor with the storage capacity of a battery, can store and deliver power efficiently. For example, during performance testing, "it delivered more than 100...; Tags: battery; Blog posts 2006-09-15
Maine faulted for charging for govt. info: In Brown University's ranking of states' websites, released earlier this month, Maine plummeted from #2 to #18, the Bangor Daily News notes. The main reason is the state's move to charge for access to certain services. "Most places have resisted going to user fees because it is...; Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Brown University, Web site; Blog posts 2006-08-24
Medical school requiring PDAs: Along with books, pencils and a stethoscope, medical schools are now requiring students to invest in PDAs personal digital assistant, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The advantages to having a PDA are numerous, and a growing number of medical and nursing schools such as Brown, University of Michigan, University of...; Tags: PDA; Blog posts 2006-04-17
Atlantis: Location Based Services With Bluetooth: In an effort to offer context aware, location based services using the Bluetooth platform specification, a centralized framework has been developed that allows location approximation via sensor data from a ubiquitous Bluetooth sensor network consisting of numerous base stations. Distance from a certain base station of known position is extrapolated;...; Tags: Base Station, Brown University, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Wireless; White papers 2005-05-03
Global E-Government, 2004: This report presents the fourth annual update on global e-government. It studies what is online globally and how electronic government has changed over the past four years. Using a detailed analysis of 1,935 government websites in 198 different nations undertaken during summer, 2004, the paper chart the variations that exist...; Tags: Brown University, E-government, Government; White papers 2004-09-01
Statically Finding Errors in Spreadsheets: This paper describes a methodology for detecting user errors in spreadsheets, using the notion of units as the basic elements of checking. The authors define the concept of a header and discuss two types of relationships between headers, namely is-a and has-a relationships. With these, they develop a set of...; Tags: Brown University, Spreadsheet, Productivity; White papers
A Type System for Statically Detecting Spreadsheet Errors: This paper describes a methodology for detecting user errors in spreadsheets, using the notion of units as the basic elements of checking. The authors define the concept of a header and discuss two types of relationships between headers, namely is-a and has-a relationships. With these, a set of rules is...; Tags: Brown University, Spreadsheet, Productivity; White papers

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The future of tech IPOs: At the AlwaysOn Summit at Stanford University, Frank Quattrone, co-founder of Qatalyst, talks about the dismal condition of the current IPO market, why venture capitalist backed companies are not going public right now, and what the future holds.; Tags: IPO, Financial Planning, Investment, Venture Capital, Financial Services, Finance, Financing Startups, Tech IPOs; Videos 2008-07-25
10 essential gadgets for students: I chose these from personal experience, but also from asking many friends from around the world who are involved in technology and study at the same time. Some gadgets come with a recommendation, whereas others don't; things like laptops and cell phones can't be selected for everybody, it'd be ridiculous...; Tags: Headphone, Phone, Cell Phone, Laptop Computer, Lecture, Notebooks, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-07-25
10 essential gadgets for students: Showing you some of the gadgets college and university students really shouldn't live without. by Zack Whittaker; Tags: Student, Zack Whittaker, Gadgets, University, Pen drive, Cell phone, Laptop, Computer; Image galleries 2008-07-25
Government, markets and regulation: Government, markets and regulationJust Another Gov't Program Gone BadFannie Mae was created in the Depression to create liquidity in the mortgage market. Lequidity had been wiped out by the stock market collapse and bank runs.As with all government programs, it just grew and grew and never went away. ...; Tags: Mortgages, Vertical industries, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, mortgage, government; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Is open source hurt by piracy?: Is open source hurt by piracy?Only hurts Open Source if proprietary is seen as "better"Sounds like what you are saying is for example, that the competition in the office suite space is Open Office Vs MS Office Vs pirated MS Office. Those willing to pirate see both Open Office...; Tags: Operating systems, open source, piracy, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Linux, software; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
NASA used cadavers to test Orion moonship: NASA officials recognized last week that dead bodies were used to develop Orion landing systems. According to NASA, 'three human bodies were used in the tests at Ohio State University Medical Center' in 2007. Even if the results of the experiments helped NASA, one of its spokesman said that the...; Tags: NASA, Productivity, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Google opens Knol website, a wiki with bylines: In a direct challenge to the popular Wikipedia, Google opened Knol, an encyclopedia-like wiki site that requires writers to post their names and expertise. SAN FRANCISCO--Google opened its website Knol to the public on Wednesday, allowing people to write about their areas of expertise under their bylines in a...; Tags: Google Inc., DuPont Co., Web Site, Wikipedia, Knol, Wiki, Online Communications, Reuters, Google, encyclopedia; News items 2008-07-24