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ICANN: Largest change to domain name system in history

ICANN: Largest change to domain name system in history"By far the largest group..."?[i]ICANN?s vice president of corporate affairs, kicked off the press conference by noting that more than 1,200 people attended the Mexico City meeting, and ?By far the largest group attending this meeting were Mexican nationals. That?s the first...

Tags: Domain names, Mexico City, ICANN, domain name, DNS

Discussion threads 2009-03-06

Mexico City to go wireless by 2008

All of Mexico City will be one free, wireless Internet hotspot by 2008, Mayor Marcelo Ebrard announced, according to AFP. The project "will accelerate the technological development of the city," Ebrard said after signing a contract with the Chinese telecoms and networking giant ZTE. "Why connect 4,000 cameras...

Tags: Municipal broadband, International, Government technology

Blog posts 2007-04-03

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JAMA studies push the need for H1N1 flu shot

Still fighting that war eh, Dana? :)Get over it man.Interesting piece of information:Recent news in Canada:"Four Canadian studies involved about 2,000 people, health officials told CBC News. Researchers found people who had received the seasonal flu vaccine in the past were more likely to get sick with the H1N1 virus."So......

Tags: H1N1 flu, flu, regular flu

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

Companies to offer free foreign travel for their sick

Wow, a great way to force our overpaid doctors to compete. Doctors should have a comfortable life, but, they do not need to earn 100x what they do in other countries.and if there are complications?If a US citizen travels abroad for a procedure and returns home, who will treat any...

Tags: Financial Planning, insurance

Discussion threads 2009-09-17

BTSidekick (beta) (Mobile)

BTSidekick is a free application for your BlackBerry SmartPhone that allows you to quickly find local businesses while you''re on the move. BTSidekick quickly identifies your position and allows you to choose the nearest Hotel, Car Rental, Gas Station, Restaurant, Coffee Shop and other local businesses.FEATURES:* Local Business Search using...

Tags: Mobile, RIM BlackBerry, Beta, CPSA, BTSidekick, Handhelds, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-08-27

Having a bad air day?

Wonder why so many people seem to be so dumb? Investing in real estate during a bubble? Smoking cigarettes? Falling for Internet scams? Maxing out credit cards at 20% interest? Well, some researchers may have some of the answer: bad air. Not "hair" but "air." Urban...

Tags: Air, Gender And Diversity, Internet, Real Estate, Human Resources, Business Operations, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-07-20

The City of Albuquerque: From Heterogeneous Data Sources to Public Service Visionary

At the City of Albuquerque, New Mexico, the saying goes that a well informed public service is an effective public service. It needed to automate data collection and information sharing throughout the City of Albuquerque's 20 departments, and supply critical information to the City's 750,000 citizens in a BI extranet....

Tags: Data Source, Public Service, IBM Corp., Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Management

Case studies 2009-07-07

Reviewing your pandemic plans has just become job #1

Guest post: With the focus on bird flu in recent years, it’s sort of unexpected to hear that the latest pandemic might, in fact, not come from flying descendents of dinosaurs but might be the result of a combination of human, bird and swine influenza viruses that have evolved inside pigs and...

Tags: Job, Outbreak, Flu, Contingency Plan, VPNs, Remote Access, Network Security, Telecommunications, Security, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-28

Swine Flu: Where to find virus, track outbreak, learn symptoms, more

The Swine Flu, officially the Swine influenza A (H1N1) virus, is spreading rapidly around the world. Here's a guide to what's going on, what you can do and where to stay updated on the situation. The Situation The contagious virus...

Tags: Andrew Nusca, CDC, Cyberthreats, Flu, H1N1 flu, Healthcare, Public Health Emergency, Security, Virus, Viruses And Worms

Blog posts 2009-04-27

Tech-take on the spread of swine flu

A public health emergency is now in place in the United States, even though the US especially, with 20 people ill, are "more prepared than ever before", according to White House officials. Spread of the swine flu, hereon in as H151, has been confirmed as the same highly virulent form...

Tags: Spread, Flu, Public Health Emergency, Government, Healthcare, Security, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-04-26

News to know: Sun-IBM; Cloudforce; Windows 7 downgrade; AP's crackdown

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Sun following the IBM deal collapse: Customer confusion en route The IBM-Sun saga: Can McNealy let...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Associated Press, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sam Diaz, IBM Corp., Smart Phones, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems

Blog posts 2009-04-07

EZ Radar AZ/NM 1.0 (Mobile)

EZ Radar AZ/NM allows to load a static radar shot of Arizona and New Mexico.Just simply click on the buttons within the application for animated radars of each region/city. You are also able to pinch and zoom in for a really close look. Just simply touch the button for your...

Tags: Mobile, Radar, Steve Parker, EZ Radar AZ/NM, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing

Software downloads 2009-04-03

Lovelock: the final warning

Lovelock: the final warningoverpopulation?Seriously now...overpopulated? on what grounds? Manhattan, L.A., New Dehli, Mexico City, Hong Kong? yes. Take a drive through Wyoming and see how long it takes you to pass a house. Wyoming is one of the least populated states in the USA, and it has nothing to do...

Tags: Food & Beverage, Lovelock, pessimist, food, global warming

Discussion threads 2009-03-13

ICANN: Largest change to domain name system in history

ICANN, the governing body for Internet addresses, today discussed global Internet address expansion at its 34th international public meeting in Mexico City, detailing "the possibility of one of the most dramatic expansions to the global Internet addressing system since it was created." Departing ICANN President and CEO...

Tags: DNS, ICANN, Domain Name, Internet Address, Estimates, Internet, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-03-06

Legislator wants to smudge online maps

Legislator wants to smudge online mapsBlurry bitsIf they did blur some of the map bits. I wonder how long it would be before somebody noticed that all the blurry bits looked a lot like little targets that were already identified and then of course the images would have to be...

Tags: online map, global warming

Discussion threads 2009-03-03

Chief of Internet oversight body ICANN to leave post

Paul Twomey, chief executive of the Internet's key oversight agency since 2003, will step down after a successor is named. Twomey did not give a reason for departing other than to say he wants to "move on to another leadership position in the private or international sectors."...

Tags: ICANN, Internet, Domain Names, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-03-02

Oil and Gas Leader Poised to Reduce Costs, Increase Productivity With Operating System

PEMEX is the world's third-largest producer of crude oil. It is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico, and has 300 other locations throughout the country. PEMEX wanted to better support its growing workforce, while still reducing costs. It is upgrading its 40,000 computers to the Windows Vista operating system. As a...

Tags: Cost, Operating System, Oil & Gas, PEMEX, Operating Systems, Software

Case studies 2009-01-30

Fun with speed cameras, teen-style

Fun with speed cameras, teen-styleScore one for the kids!Ok, now however illegal this may be [though im not expressly condoning the actions either], its about time that the truth behind the "Speed/red light cameras" come out. Its simply denying the presumption you are innocent until proven guilty. A serious weakness...

Tags: camera, speed camera, car

Discussion threads 2008-12-22

BREAKING: Internet broken, North America-Asia cables damaged

BREAKING: Internet broken, North America-Asia cables damagedThere you go!Point well taken :-)BINGO .......NT ....hahah you got it manall this cloud none sense lost its meaning in a 10th of a second ....It's raining on their parade!////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Actually clouds handle this really wellIn this situation you're much better off with...

Tags: Network technology, cable, North America-Asia, Internet

Discussion threads 2008-12-19

The domestic digital divide

The domestic digital divideCanada isn't as bad.....I'm a Canadian living in a rural area... my home has high speed cable.According to http://www.internetworldstats.com/am/ca.htmCanada is a world leader in broadband penetration. We have 85% broadband penetration, and yet we have more rural areas...I wonder, what is it that Canada is doing different...

Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, domestic digital divide, broadband, digital divide, Canadian Living

Discussion threads 2008-11-13