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In Iraq, military seeking Universal Translator

For the military in Iraq, being able to speak with the locals is a huge problem. In the absence of enough translators, there was high hopes for technological fixes to the problem. But, the Washington Post reports, the Star Trek Universal Translator is still a long ways off. Two...

Tags: DARPA

Blog posts 2006-11-02

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A Consumer Electronics Carol

A Consumer Electronics CarolUnderstand what you are talking aboutbefore you analyze it.Osborne went under because they pre-announced a product before it was ready, and sales dried up of the current model AT ANY PRICE. The company did not have enough liquidity to keep them afloat while waiting for the new...

Tags: Corporate governance, Sales strategy, Osborne Effect, Consumer Electronics Carol, consumer electronics

Discussion threads 2008-10-06

Semantic Technology's place in the enterprise; key, but low-key ?

Last week saw over 200 researchers, advocates, implementors and practitioners of Semantic Technology descend upon the delightful Austrian capital for the second European Semantic Technology Conference ESTC. Smaller than the more established Semantic Technology Conference in San Jose and nestling uncomfortably close both spatially and temporally to...

Tags: European Commission, Verizon Communications Inc., Technology, Conference, Semantic Web, Strategy, Internet, Management, Paul Miller

Blog posts 2008-09-29

'John McCain invented the Blackberry'

'John McCain invented the Blackberry'Dang. He and Al Gore must have the same speech writer...:D :D :D :D :DI don't think so....RIM is a Canadian company, and all Canadians know that it was, in fact, former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney who coincidently was also Conservative who helped invent the...

Tags: Handhelds, John McCain, RIM BlackBerry, e-mail

Discussion threads 2008-09-16

Open source and military procurement don't mix

Open source and military procurement don't mixWhat's the alternative?Once an IT department with very elaborate and essential software decided to cancel the contract with the original supplier. In return, the department received a termination date for using the software. Someone had long ago decided to rent rather than...

Tags: open source

Discussion threads 2008-09-10

Photos: Future Combat Systems, here and now

The U.S. Army has ambitious plans for a widespread high-tech refresh of its vehicles and other soldier gear. It's also finding a way to make some parts happen sooner rather than later. by CNET News.com

Tags: U.S. Army, Photograph, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-09-05

Better networked soldiers

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA has recently given a US$500K award to a computer scientist of the Washington University in St. Louis WUSTL. His research project is called 'Revolutionizing Defense Communications with a Diversified Internet Infrastructure.' Crowley will design a new kind of network for the U.S....

Tags: Network, DARPA, U.S. Department Of Defense, Computer, Productivity, Networking, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-08-22

Coordinated Russia vs Georgia cyber attack in progress

In the wake of the Russian-Georgian conflict, a week worth of speculations around Russian Internet forums have finally materialized into a coordinated cyber attack against Georgia's Internet infrastructure. The attacks have already managed to compromise several government web sites, with continuing DDoS attacks against numerous other Georgian government sites, prompting...

Tags: Web, Russia, Web Site, Site, Cyberattack, Distributed Denial Of Service, Georgia, Attack, Alania TV, RIA Novosti, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Security, Internet, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-08-11

Space Siege demo (exe)

In 2199, the colony ship Rebecca Lee arrive at the second planet orbiting Beta Canum Venaticorum. Every scan of Beta CVn II showed the same thing: a perfect world for sustaining life; a paradise 27 light years from Earth; a new home for humanity. The colonists christened it Elysium IV...

Tags: Colony, Earth, Sega Corp., Kerak, Games, Advertising & Promotion, Personal Technology, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-08-11

Gore Special Edition (exe)

Gore Special Edition is a free re-make of the original Gore Ultimate Soldier (2002). This is the full game, not a demo. Fast multiplayer action. Smooth networking even over a modem. Gore features player classes, offline training mode, but most of all fast paced action with over 30 weapons and...

Tags: Training, Action, 4D Rulers Software, Gore Special Edition, Modems, Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Hardware, Components, Human Resources

Software downloads 2008-08-11

Spammers announce World War III with spam emails packing malicious payloads

Update: Dancho Danchev informed that this actually relates back to his article on from last week. Apparently I reposted with less information than the original, so I apologize to Dancho for that. Guess that's what I get for poking my nose into the malware realm. Dancho informed...

Tags: Spammer, Video, Iran, Corporate Communications, Media Players, E-mail, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-14

Storm Worm says the U.S have invaded Iran

Right after the U.S Independence Day fireworks, Storm Worm latest campaign launched a couple of hours ago, is back online this time attempting to once again exploit client-side vulnerabilities, this time serving iran_occupation.exe by spreading false rumors of U.S invasion in Iran.  The text reads : "Just...

Tags: Worm, Iran, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Corporate Communications, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Marketing, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-08

The French way to open source

The French way to open sourceTop down short term thinking will harm youAnd you vote for the idiots who don't listen.RE: The French way to open sourceDana - I agree that if OSS is to grow past its current niche in servers and developing nations who mistrust US high-tech companies...

Tags: French way, open source, OSS

Discussion threads 2008-06-27

Macs and iPhones: Reporting for duty

Macs and iPhones: Reporting for dutyi agreeI mean Macs are more secure. If I was in the army I would expect only Apple or Linux.OsX is Apple's Killer AdvantageI've written in comments before that the iPhone's great advantage is OsX a modified version which runs the iPhone.A few months ago...

Tags: SECURITY, Apple Macintosh, OSx, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-06-12

Absolute Survival (exe)

In a not so distant future the Earth is under attack. You are an elite soldier. Your mission is to defeat the evil alien monsters. Over two dozen action-packed levels await you. Survive their attacks and save the world. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Attack, FreeGamePick, Security

Software downloads 2008-06-03

Cohen's negotiated open source idea moving ahead

Cohen's negotiated open source idea moving aheadBut think of the children!I'll channel Anton here:"What about all the programmers who won't be employed doing redundant projects for each of the organizations here? If they all kept their work secret, the same job could support many times the number of programmers...

Tags: open source, open-source idea, Cohen

Discussion threads 2008-05-19

Robotic car preps for DARPA Challenge

Paul Perrone, CEO of Perrone Robotics, introduces Tommy Jr., a driverless car powered by Solaris and Java, created for the DARPA Urban Challenge. The vehicle made an appearance on stage at the JavaOne conference last week in San Francisco. Tommy Jr. will navigate using laser "eyes" mounted on the body...

Tags: Car, DARPA, Sun Solaris, GPS, UNIX, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, JavaOne, robot, Solaris, Servers

Videos 2008-05-15

Aliph releases new Jawbone that is 50% smaller than the original

IMHO, one of the best Bluetooth headsets you can buy after getting the swing of putting it on and off is the Aliph Jawbone. Today the announced a new model that has several improvements that look like they actually listened to what consumer wanted changed. There should be one at...

Tags: Gram, Battery, AT&T Corp., Model, Aliph Jawbone, Battery Life, Engineering, Retail, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-05-15

Brain waves used for faster image sorting

Computers are fast for many tasks, but humans are faster for identifying objects or people in images. But is it possible to combine the speed of a computer with the sensitivity of the human brain? According to a IEEE Spectrum Online article, 'A Brainy Approach to Image Sorting,' several teams...

Tags: Team, Analyst, DARPA, Image, Computer, Productivity, Team Management, Management, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-05-04

Can Deep Green help a combat commander?

University of Southern California USC researchers are developing several parts of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA Deep Green program. Their efforts are intended to help commanders on the battlefield to anticipate enemy moves. 'The system interweaves anticipatory planning with adaptive execution to help the commander think ahead, identify...

Tags: Program, Battlefield, DARPA, Corporate Governance, Data Mining, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Management, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-05-01