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Photos: Where the building is the network: The San Jose, Calif., headquarters of Echelon, maker of technologies for smart buildings, model the company's energy management systems.Behind the scenes of "smart" buildings, including the Louvre Museum in Paris and the Sears Tower in Chicago, lies technology from Echelon. The company doesn''t call its embedded control technologies "green,"...; Tags: Network, Echelon, Photograph, Building, It', Echelon', That', Networking, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-05-14
An Earth Day Valentine for smart metering technology: Welcome to my own personal Earth Day morning nightmare, in which I have just wasted all 10 minutes worth of water trying to get the hot water heater to trigger at my hotel. I have to run a three-hour-long panel session in a mere three hours, and I'm the sort...; Tags: Echelon, Haaser, Data Centers, Networking, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-04-22
Has McDonald's found the networked kitchen of the future?: McDonald's is networking its kitchen equipment to save energy, use powerlines more effectively and save some dough. Using gear from a company called Echelon McDonald's plans to network its kitchen equipment to manage energy use and cut maintenance costs through networked powerlines.In a statement, Echelon noted that McDonald's kitchen equipment...; Tags: IT Management, Innovation, Hardware Infrastructure, General; Blog posts 2007-07-10
Sun Case Study: echelon Corporation: Echelon Corporation is a worldwide leader in networking everyday devices, with thousands of companies developing products using Echelon technologies and millions of nodes installed worldwide in building, industrial, transportation, home, and other environments. To enable the millions of existing as well as future devices to participate in Jini technology-based federations,...; Tags: Network, Sun Microsystems Inc., Jini, Echelon, Java, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Case studies

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Beltronics Pro RX65: Among the higher-priced echelon of radar detectors, the Beltronics Pro RX65 includes solid features and easy user programming, along with demonstrated threat detection. Its interface choices range from a simple warning to a highly technical frequency display. While its simple three button interface is easy to use, its volume control...; Tags: Aerospace & Defense, radar, Pro RX65, X-band, sensitivity, display; Product reviews 2008-05-06

(Photos: Australia's 5,500-mile Internet connection): (Photos: Australia's 5,500-mile Internet connection)Physical CompressionWe see the diameter of the cable at the surface. What diameter is it when it reaches the depth of 3 miles?RE: (Photos: Australia's 5,500-mile Internet connection)Always amazes me what one will do to get High Speed Internet to have that High Speed Porn.RE:...; Tags: Network technology, cable, Internet, photograph; Discussion threads 2008-04-09
Patriot Act preventing Google Apps adoption in schools: Patriot Act preventing Google Apps adoption in schoolsOpen Records ActAren't all U.S. public schools under the Open Records Act anyways? I.e., isn't "private communcations" for private and non-U.S. schools only at best?...The unpatriot act is only part of the shift from a Democratic Republic to a Fascist regime. I have...; Tags: Regulations, records request, USA PATRIOT Act, Google Inc., Google Apps adoption, Google Apps; Discussion threads 2008-03-26
Creeping totalitarianism: The NSA, personal data and you: Creeping totalitarianism: The NSA, personal data and youThe question iswhy shouldn't the NSA have the same access to information Google has? The gathering of information is vital to National Defense. It must be controlled with checks and balances to prevent abuse.The United against a common enemy States of...; Tags: Databases, SECURITY, NSA, totalitarianism, personal data; Discussion threads 2008-03-10
Nortel shares sink, but CEO's pay rises: Nortel shares sink, but CEO's pay risesTypical for U.S. Corporation....No matter if the corporation is sinking the Execs get while the getting is good laying off so they can increase their own paychecks.And people wonder why U.S. Corporations are failing to provide jobs in the U.S.. It is greed pure...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, U.S. company, job, Nortel Networks Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-03-03
2008 Volkswagen R32: Hot hatchback aficionados dream of a car like the 2008 Volkswagen R32. Where most hot hatchbacks, such as the 2007 Honda Civic Si, use front-wheel drive and a turbocharged four-cylinder engine, the R32 upgrades those specs with all-wheel drive and a 3.2-liter V-6, giving it exceptional handling and power that...; Tags: Food & Beverage, Volkswagen R32, Volkswagen AG; Product reviews 2008-01-03
Greening the electric grid: At the AlwaysOn GoingGreen conference in Davis, Calif., panel moderator Marc van den Berg, of Vantage Point Venture Partners, leads a discussion with technology executives on emerging technologies in the area of electrical systems, such as automating electrical processes, self-healing electrical grids and grids powered by renewable energy resources....; Tags: Renewable Energy, Grid, Green; Videos 2007-09-12
Sharp LC-52D64U: Although consistent color and brightness across every part of the screen is the norm for plasmas and rare among LCDs, most LCDs produce a uniform-enough picture to satisfy just about everybody. When we reviewed the last two Sharp LCDs, models LC-52D92U and LC-46D62U, we certainly did not come away satisfied...; Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, menu system, Sharp LC-52D64U, Sharp Corp., LCD; Product reviews 2007-09-11
First hacking tools, now key words are outlawed: First hacking tools, now key words are outlawedSon of ECHELONor: they could simply contract with a US/GB/CA/NZ led global operation that has the capability to provide the level of filtering they appear to be after :)And I thought the US government was clueless...... for calling [url=http://government.zdnet.com/?p=3392]an ID thief a "hacker"...; Tags: SECURITY, hacking tool, hacking; Discussion threads 2007-09-11
Five Things CISOs Need to Know about the Importance of Entitlement Management: With the explosion in the number of people interacting with the applications that fuel your business, are you able to restrict access to only those users entitled to this valuable information? Are you struggling to meet compliance requirements? Echelon One, a leading information security research company,...; Tags: Compliance, Access Management; White papers 2007-08-01
RIM: we couldn't listen in on conversations even if we wanted to: As a result of last week's extension of a ban by the French government on its workers using BlackBerrys to send and receive sensitive data, BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion felt the compelling need to respond."No one, including RIM, has the ability to view the content of any data communication...; Tags: Uncategorized, Security; Blog posts 2007-06-25
Laptop theft exposes teachers to ID fraud risk: Laptop theft exposes teachers to ID fraud riskThe same old story that goes on, and on, and on, and....It's getting to be a nauseating story. You would think that by now, these organizations would understand that key personal data like social security numbers should not be stored on a...; Tags: Notebooks, Operational accounting, Government, laptop computer, social security number, Social Security, identity fraud, personal data, Laptop Theft; Discussion threads 2007-04-09
How cell calls and text messages are intercepted: are you concerned yours might be?: How cell calls and text messages are intercepted: are you concerned yours might be?Well sure it is possible BUT...the porpetrators need access to your SIM card for starters.and unless you are going around giving just about everybody access to your phone that ain't happening. so for regular person...; Tags: Monitors & displays, cell call, monitor, phone; Discussion threads 2007-03-14
My MacBook Pro Experience - Day 8: My MacBook Pro Experience - Day 8Most important question...And probably most difficult to answer: Would you recommend the MacBook Pro (specifically the model you are test driving - with it's price tag)? If so, is it for everyone or only certain users? If not, what are the...; Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro; Discussion threads 2007-01-18
Zimbabwe army says cell phones danger to security: Zimbabwe army says cell phones danger to securityOrwell in ZimbabweLet's see now, the cops want to protect the country from crooks by listening in on all conversations. Not that those cops are the minions of their chief nut case ... Orwell's three slogans: War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance...; Tags: mass media, cell phone, Cold War, security, Orwell; Discussion threads 2006-11-28
FTC chief warns against 'unnecessary' Net regulations: FTC chief warns against 'unnecessary' Net regulationsThere is LESS vigorous competition every dayWhen there is competition, consumers have leverage in that they can take their business to a competitor if they don't like the practices of their current provider. As you know, AT&T has been very busy reassembling the Bell...; Tags: Regulations, INTERNET, Telecom & Utilities, Facebook, Technologies, FTC, regulation, AT&T Corp.; Discussion threads 2006-11-06

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Echelon: Echelon develops and sells system and network infrastructure products that are designed to allow devices, such as air conditioners, electricity meters and light switches, to...; Echelon company page on BNET »