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360 degree virtual reality training RIA: SitePoint and TechCrunch both have some information up about something that EffectiveUI is building for Intelligence Gaming. It's a video-based virtual reality training simulation for the army. It's one of the coolest RIAs that I've seen. The application uses a combination of high quality video and hardware to immerse people...; Tags: 360-degree, Rich Internet Application, Video, Training, Hardware, Corporate Communications, Virtual Reality, Marketing, Emerging Technologies, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-10-15
The Future looks very Cloudy: I've just attended the one day, highly-focused executive 'Cloud Summit' conference. The Cloud—used to describe everything from internet-based computing utilities to Software as a Service — was examined and its future impact explored within the highly appropriate venue of the Silicon Valley Computer History Museum. ...; Tags: Software, Software-as-a-service, Trend Micro Inc., Information Technology, Cloud, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Emerging Technologies, Management, Oliver Marks; Blog posts 2008-10-14
Cast Iron takes 'integration as a service' to cloud-based or on-premises deployment: This ability to integrate applications across hybrid deployment types is critical for enterprises to increasingly move to cloud-based and SaaS models. More than not, applications will come from several sources, and so the integrations becomes the enabler of the models ongoing use and success. by Dana Gardner; Tags: Software-as-a-service, Integration, Cast Iron, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-10-14
Live Webcast: Simplified IT with Software-as-a-Service (SaaS): One of the most important functions of IT professionals is the never-ending process of updating, maintaining and supporting all of the various software services and applications that their companies rely on for business. It's a difficult job, even under the best of circumstances. But what if there was...; Tags: Software-as-a-service, Webcast, Information Technology, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies; Webcasts 2008-10-14
A few financial home truths: Does it take the world's worst financial crisis since the South Sea Bubble to drive home perennial truths that have always been at the core of successful businesses? Generate cash by delivering products that help your customers generate cash. by Phil Wainewright; Tags: Revenue, Software-as-a-service, Billing, Financial, Home Truth, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Operational Accounting, Emerging Technologies, Finance, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-10-13

A robot to destroy breast cancer cells: Researchers at the University of Maryland are developing a robot able to detect and destroy breast cancer cells in a single session. After a tumor is located on an MRI, the robot will perform a biopsy of the breast while the patient is inside the scanner. 'If the biopsy displays...; Tags: Breast Cancer, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Rod, Cell, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-10-10
How much would an $800 Apple laptop hurt Microsoft?: Just when the Windows marketing team thought things probably couldn't get much worse, there's word that Apple may be gearing up to launch a new Macbook with a low-end $800 price point. by Mary Jo Foley; Tags: PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, Microsoft Windows, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-10-09
Symantec buys MessageLabs for $695 million; Bolsters SaaS lineup: Somebody is finding some values out there in techland. Symantec on Wednesday said it is acquiring MessageLabs for $695 million in cash. MessageLabs, which offers messaging and Web security services, had about $145 million in revenue for the fiscal year ending July 31. Symantec...; Tags: Software-as-a-service, Symantec Corp., MessageLabs Ltd., Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Security, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-10-08
Ballmer previews 'Windows Cloud': Speaking to developers in London, Steve Ballmer says Microsoft will announce a cloud-based operating system within a month--with a catchy new name. Microsoft will launch an operating system for the 'cloud' in four weeks, chief executive Steve Ballmer told delegates at a Microsoft-sponsored developer conference in London....; Tags: Application, Operating System, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software As A Service (SaaS), Software, Emerging Technologies, Ballmer, Microsoft, cloud, developer; News items 2008-10-03
Roundup: Enterprise software announcements: A roundup of enterprise software-related announcements released today: IBM unveiled new automated security software for midsize companies to help them test for Web application security vulnerabilities and find advice on how to fix their security issues. The software, called IBM Rational AppScan Express Edition, also helps smaller...; Tags: Software, Mobile, Enterprise Software, Credit Card, IBM Corp., Software As A Service (SaaS), Security, Emerging Technologies, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-10-02
News to know: Cloud wars; Apple; Google; China is watching you: Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Amazon launches pre-emptive strike against Microsoft's planned cloud platform. Techmeme A new mystery: What's Microsoft got up its Office Live sleeve? Zack Whittaker:...; Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., IPO, Robots, Linux, E-mail, Digital Media, Financial Services, Emerging Technologies, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Blog posts 2008-10-02
Photos: Killer robots at Ceatec: Meet Murata Girl, Genibo the dog, a robot receptist, and other electronic helpers featured at this year's Japanese electronics show. by CNET News.com; Tags: Photograph, Robots, Emerging Technologies, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-10-01
Pterodactyl-inspired flying robots: According to Sankar Chatterjee, a professor of paleontology at the Texas Tech University in Lubbock TTU, a 225-million-year-old pterodactyl might soon be reborn as a flying robot. The Tapejara wellnhoferi, which lived in Brazil, was a big flying lizard with an unusual 'accessory,' an 8-inch-high fleshy crest stuck straight up...; Tags: Professor, Texas Tech University, Aircraft, Tapejara, Pterosaur, Aerospace & Defense, Robots, Manufacturing, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-10-01
SOA soon part of the 'cloud'? Hold that thought: There has been a fair share of speculation that SOA will blend in one form or another into Web Oriented Architecture or Software-as-a-Service SaaS in the foreseeable future, and this discussion has appeared frequently on this blogsite. (A discussion on SOA and WOA posted here. I also posted an account...; Tags: SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Software As A Service (SaaS), Enterprise Software, Cloud Computing, Software, Emerging Technologies, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-10-01
Google to go back in time?: Warning, this post is speculative, but I think all signs point to what I am about to describe. Google may be about to launch a search tool that uses the same algorithms used way back in 2001. Why would they do this? I think it's probably the...; Tags: Google Inc., Search Engine, Entry, Search, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2008-09-30
Talkback Tuesday: Cheating at UltimateBet: Several commenters asked why the institutionalized cheating at the UltimateBet Poker site is a security story. alleco writes: Where's the computer security bit of the story? This is a fair question, and it is my fault for not making the link more explicit. ...; Tags: Web Site, Alleco, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Software As A Service (SaaS), Security, Enterprise Software, Internet, Emerging Technologies, Software, Adam O\'Donnell; Blog posts 2008-09-30
SaaS and the downturn: It seems inevitable that the blow-up on Wall St will make credit scarcer and more expensive for everyone. But if there's less money being spent in the economy as a whole, does that mean more or less being spent on SaaS? by Phil Wainewright; Tags: Software-as-a-service, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-09-29
New nanotechnology to speed up computers: University of California at Santa Barbara UCSB researchers have developed new nanoscale structures that will help to speed up computers. This research project was funded by IBM, Intel and other partners including the U.S. National Science Foundation. This new manufacturing process is called block co-polymer lithography or BCP. The scientists...; Tags: Pattern, Salad, Lithography, Computer, BCP, Semiconductors, Nanotechnology, Productivity, Manufacturing, Hardware, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-09-29
Underwater robot moves like an helicopter: MIT researchers have started to test a new underwater robot that can hover in place like a helicopter. The two-meter-long Odyssey IV will be able to move autonomously up to depths of 6,000 meters at a speed of 2.5 meters per second. But unlike other underwater robots, it will be...; Tags: Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-09-28
Toshiba launches 256GB SSD with MLC: Toshiba announced today an addition to its line-up of NAND-flash-based solid state drives, a new 256GB SSD, and the launch of a series of small-sized Flash Modules for Netbooks, UMPCs and other mobile applications. The new drives will be showcased at the CEATEC in Makuhari, Japan, from...; Tags: Ultramobile PC, Speed, Toshiba Corp., Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Serial ATA, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Storage, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-09-26