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Gandalf to speed up Internet access

Gandalf to speed up Internet accessSeems a long way to go......to get a Gandalf acronym. I have to wonder how many late nights were spent trying to come up with it. Break out the scrabble board, we've some acronyms to generate!

Tags: Gandalf, Internet access

Discussion threads 2005-11-14

Gandalf to speed up Internet access

Gandalf is not only a character from J. R. R. Tolkien's universe. It is also the acronym of a European networking project, which stands for "Gbit/s Access Network using remote Delivery opticAL Feeder." Its goal is to carry data at speeds up to a thousand times faster than with existing...

Tags: cable, Gandalf, Gandalf work?The

Blog posts 2005-11-14

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Handicapping cloud computing: The big picture

Handicapping cloud computing: The big pictureCan Microsoft leverage Windows and Office?Yes, using the internet for features which are adjuncts and supplements to Windows and Office will prevent loss of market share. The 10% reduction seen is anti-Microsoft optimism.But the more important question is whether new products made for Microsoft's...

Tags: Intellectual property, cloud computing, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2008-12-12

SOA adoption down from 2006: if so, why?

SOA adoption down from 2006: if so, why?The SOA Problem has moved elsewhereMy comments here.http://www.gandalf-lab.com/blog/2008/08/soa-adoption-down-from-2006-are-you.htmlI think the problem SOA tried to solve has moved elsewhere. With WOA ,SaaS and crowd sourcing the notion of a central body managing all enterprise services has diluted and hence you see a lot of...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, SOA Problem, SOA

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Enterprise cloud computing gathers steam

Enterprise cloud computing gathers steamAs a small company, we will eliminate our internal computing infrastructureWithin 2 years, the only thing on site we will have is desktops and laptops. Everything will be on the cloud. We are even selling specialized application hosting to customers that we do not host at...

Tags: cloud computing, Enterprise cloud computing, PaaS, steam

Discussion threads 2008-08-01

Google's big green energy goal: A distraction?

Google's big green energy goal: A distraction?Not such a bad ideaI think the press they will get if they manage it will be well worth the investment. Plus, they're unlikely to develop the technologies themselves and more likely to buy up and develop a startup energy co, providing valuable cash...

Tags: Data centers, Google Inc., distraction, big green energy goal, green energy goal, energy goal

Discussion threads 2007-11-27

ADP sees incentive for SaaS

ADP sees incentive for SaaSSaaS and outsourcersSaaS firms and outsourcing companies will converge , just as Media and Software companies are converging.check out http://www.gandalf-lab.com/blog/2007/06/software-as-service-and-it-consulting.htmllook at the note at the bottom about ADP

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Outsourcing, software-as-a-service, Automatic Data Processing Inc., incentive

Discussion threads 2007-11-05

AT&T censors Pearl Jam's anti-Bush lyrics

AT&T censors Pearl Jam's anti-Bush lyricsATT censoring phonesIt's not surprising the phone company is trying to censor programming, TV networks such as sinclair censor as common practice.Well, thank goodness it was uncensored at the live venuetoo bad AT&T did what they did with their signal. Need to use more...

Tags: Government, American Public, AT&T Corp., ATT

Discussion threads 2007-08-09

Is this the Treo 800p?

There have been rumors of new Palm devices leaking out for a few months and PalmInfocenter looks to have obtained the first spy shots of the Palm Gandalf (aka Treo 800p) taken with a low quality cameraphone. This device looks to offer a significantly altered Treo design with lots of...

Tags: Palm Inc., Palm Treo, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2007-08-06

CNET interviews the Gandalf of virtual worlds

CNET has an interesting interview with Bruce Damer, a virtual world expert and author of the 1997 book Avatars he also runs the very cool DigiBarn computer museum but thats a different story. "Im sort of a Galdalf of the Grey of virtual worlds", he says. "Ive seen all of...

Tags: Virtual Worlds, virtual world

Blog posts 2006-11-10

Experiences of Building Linux/RTOS Hybrid Operating Environments on Virtual Machine Monitors

This paper presents the experiences of building Linux/RTOS hybrid operating environments on Xen and Gandalf Virtual Machine Monitors VMMs. Xen is a popular open source VMM while Gandalf is their in-house virtual machine monitor that was designed and implemented from scratch to be a simple yet extremely lightweight VMM. They...

Tags: Environment, Xen, Virtual Machine, University Of Tsukuba, Desktop Virtualization

White papers 2006-05-01

Lord of the Rings - The Battle 1.0.0a (Windows)

Equip yourself with weapons and magic while you fight as Gandalf the Grey and defeat the forces of Mordor. Features different locations of middle earth such as The Shire, Moria, Fangorn Forest, Minas Morgul and Mordor.

Tags: EviLudy Net, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2005-07-29

The Hobbit 1 (Windows)

Set in the mythical world of Middle-Earth, The Hobbit is an action adventure game in which the player assumes the role of Bilbo Baggins. The player will control Bilbo from his peaceful Hobbit hole in Hobbiton into the dark and harrowing Mirkwood forest and finally to the Lonely Mountain, in...

Tags: Vivendi Universal Games Inc., Modems, Microsoft Windows, Games, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2004-10-07

The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth official trailer 1 (Windows)

"The battle for Middle-Earth is about to begin." With these words from Gandalf, the 640x480 QuickTime trailer for this real-time strategy begins. The trailer is 1:15 long.

Tags: Electronic Arts Inc., Battle, Microsoft Windows, Digital Music, Digital Media, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Management

Software downloads 2004-05-11

Age of Mythology: The Titans The Fields of Pelennor map (Windows)

This custom Age of Mythology: The Titans map is based on the Lord of the Rings films. Here you have to save minas tirith from destruction with the help of Gandalf and others.

Tags: Titan, Mythology, Luna_Sanchez, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2004-04-19

Neverwinter Nights LOTR The Dunedain Campaign (Windows)

This is a Lord of the Rings campaign for Neverwinter Nights. This campaign has an original storyline and missions, with familiar characters such as Gandalf, Aragorn and Bilbo Baggins.

Tags: Campaign, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2004-04-14

The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King 1.0 (Mac)

One Ring to bring them all in and the darkness bind them Based on New Line Cinemas film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkiens classic fantasy novel, The Lord of the Rings; The Return of the King video game will put the fate of Middle-earth in the hands of the gamer. In...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Environment, Movie, Aspyr Media Inc.

Software downloads 2004-03-29

Age of Mythology Gandalf the White Mod (Windows)

This mod adds the popular Gandalf the White character to Age of Mythology. The mod adds not just a new look, but new history, stats and sounds.

Tags: Mythology, Mod, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2004-03-02

The Hobbit 1.0 (Windows)

Set in the mythical world of Middle-earth, The Hobbit is an action adventure game in which the player assumes the role of Bilbo Baggins. The player will control Bilbo from his peaceful Hobbit hole in Hobbiton into the dark and harrowing Mirkwood forest and finally to the Lonely Mountain, in...

Tags: Sierra Entertainment, Modems, Microsoft Windows, Games, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2003-11-22

Warcraft III - Lord of the Rings RPG map (Windows)

This is the Lord of the Rings RPG map for Warcraft III. Play as either Aragorn, Gandalf, Gimli, Boromir, or Legolas through some of the toughest Lord of the Rings enemies.

Tags: Enemy, Ring, Justin Swieboda, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2003-11-03