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Polaris 1.0 (Windows)

Polaris is a cross-platform desktop widget for Google Analytics. With 8 standard reports it's the easiest way keep your data always instantly available. The rich interface and swift navigation make it a pleasure to use.

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Desktop Reporting, Polaris, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-04-24

Intel readies massive multicore processors

Intel readies massive multicore processorsApplicability: Top 5...PleaseThis is a great milestone for chip development. However, what's the "payoff"? What do you do with a chip that has 80-96 processing cores? It challenging now with the possibility of 8 and 16.I'm not saying that this work is irrelevant...

Tags: Processors, Borkar, Polaris, processor, Intel Corp., FP MAC, memory, multi-core processor

Discussion threads 2007-06-14

Tera-Scale: What Would We Do with All These Cores and How Would We Feed Them?

Tera-Scale: What Would We Do with All These Cores and How Would We Feed Them?A few notes . . ."To create that user experience, we have to go from 6 hours per frame to 124th of a second per frame"Why 1/124th? 30 frames/sec is a decent framerate, last I heard,...

Tags: Games, PRODUCTIVITY, Borkar, game, Polaris, FP MAC, computer, memory, animation

Discussion threads 2007-02-21

Polaris Points the Way to Terascale Computing

Polaris Points the Way to Terascale ComputingPotential for AI?Just think - if you could service that with huge amounts of the NAND memory you talked about earlier and drop the assembly into an iPod sized container - can a real Robbie the Robot be far behind? Seriously, when designs like...

Tags: Handhelds, Processors, Terascale Computing, Polaris

Discussion threads 2006-12-20

Polaris Points the Way to Terascale Computing

Two months ago at the Intel Developer Forum, Intel’s CEO, Paul Otellini, unveiled a 300mm wafer that contained hundreds of massively multi-core prototype processors each consisting of 80 simple, but programmable floating-point cores. While it was an early wafer fresh from Intel’s Fab 24 in Ireland, it generated a lot...

Tags: Semiconductors, Processors, Polaris, processor

Blog posts 2006-12-18

Polaris Turns to CA's Unicenter Desktop Management Solution to Support the Smart Management of Its Dynamic Infrastructure

Polaris is organized into six Solution Engineering Centres SECs, with each SEC housing expertise in one of the domain areas, with multiple Centers of Excellence CoEs across different functional and transactional areas. To ensure connectivity between Polaris and its customers, an integrated network is in place that connects global offices...

Tags: CA Unicenter, Desktop Management, Computer Associates International Inc., Polaris, It Management, It service Management

Case studies

Polaris Software Lab Triples Developer Productivity With Microsoft

Polaris Software Lab delivers technology solutions and services to global banking, financial services, and insurance companies. Polaris has a number of products that it developed on the Java development platform, and that run on Oracle databases. But development cycles were long, and customizing products for individual customers was difficult. Polaris...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Polaris Software Lab, Polaris, Insurance, Financial Planning, Microsoft Development Tools, Banking, Java, Java Development Tools, Databases, Enterprise Software, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Financial Services, Programming Languages, Software, Data Management

Case studies

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PolarCOM 1.0 (Mac)

PolarCOM is an integrated NMEA 0183 marine navigation instrument data bridge and multipurpose data display. Available for Apple Mac OS X and Windows systems, it combines background server operation with high quality easy to read and fully customizable digital instrument views. PolarCOM is a fully-featured standalone application, as well as...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Polar Navy, PolarCOM, Apple Mac OS X, Tcp/Ip, Networking, Apple Mac OS, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-10-23

Snowmobile Manufacturer Supercharges Dealer Management With the xRM Platform

Polaris Industries is one of the largest off-road vehicle manufacturers in the world and a recognized leader in the snowmobile industry. To provide support to customers and a network of 1,500 dealers, the company relied on a group of disconnected applications. Because these systems did not share information, Polaris could...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Polaris Industries, Web Technology, Networking

Case studies 2009-08-27

Egnyte raises $6 million in venture funding

Egnyte, a startup focused on on-demand file servers, said Monday that it raised $6 million in funding from Polaris Venture Partners and Maples Investments. The series A round will be used to boost distribution for its service (statement, Techmeme). I saw Egnyte present at...

Tags: On-demand, Egnyte, Managed Hosting, File Servers, Cloud Computing, Storage, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-27

Powersports Manufacturer Supercharges Dealer Management With Application Platform

Polaris Industries Inc. is the number one off-road vehicle manufacturer in the world and a recognized leader in the snowmobile industry. The company relied on a group of unconnected systems to provide support to customers and a network of 1,500 dealers. Because these systems did not share information, Polaris support...

Tags: Polaris Industries Inc., Microsoft Corp., Team Management, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Networking, Management, Marketing, Software

Case studies 2009-07-21

From Internet to enternet, creating the energy network [video]

At the Green: Net '09 Conference in San Francisco, Bob Metcalfe, a general partner at Polaris Venture Partners, explained how Washington actually helped the Internet, and where the best place to look for green innovations now are. He says that as the enternet--the energy network--develops, creators will look to the...

Tags: Network, Video, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-27

From Internet to enternet, creating the energy network

At the Green: Net '09 Conference in San Francisco, Bob Metcalfe, a general partner at Polaris Venture Partners, explained how Washington actually helped the Internet, and where the best place to look for green innovations now are. He says that as the enternet--the energy network--develops, creators will look to the...

Tags: Network, Internet, Bob Metcalfe, Green Enterprise

Videos 2009-03-25

ClearDelta Polaris 1.0.1 (Windows)

Our Polaris application allows you to monitor up to 100 of your critical devices. Your data can then be exported via CSV or PDF formats. Unlike our competitors, it's your data and information collected is available with the standard CSV format. Polaris state of the art software no longer needs...

Tags: Data, ClearDelta, Microsoft Windows, Monitors & Displays, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2008-12-12

Polaris World Optimizes Budgetary Management With Integrated Planning System

Polaris World wanted to create a budgetary management and financial operations planning system on the Polaris World mainframe and facilitate financial management that takes into account the complexity of the company's structure and volume of business. The challenge was to model the budgetary process to establish dates for the beginning,...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Financial, Financial Management, Financial Accounting, Team Management, Financial Planning, Finance, Management

Case studies 2008-07-01

Polaris World Supports Rapid Business Growth and Centralizes Operations With Integrated, Scalable Solution

Polaris World wanted to create an IT infrastructure that can support the company's rapid growth, geographical expansion, and diverse business activities and manage a high volume of complex operations with minimal errors and within tight deadlines. The challenge was to optimize efficiency and effectiveness of the management of 63 companies...

Tags: IT Infrastructure, Oracle Corp., Oracle E-Business Suite, Operational Accounting, Enterprise Software, Financial Services, Finance, Software

Case studies 2008-05-01

Polaris Securities Uses Intel vPro Processor Technology to Improve IT Management and Data Security

Polaris Securities is a leading Taiwan securities company and a well-known brand name for online securities trading in the country. The company has experienced rapid growth over the past decade, with a transaction volume exceeding 300 billion. Additionally, Polaris Securities maintains a Chinese language international trading platform servicing 200 million...

Tags: IT Administration, Intel vPro, Information Technology, Data Security, Intel Corp., Polaris Securities, Branding, Strategy, Processors, Security, Marketing, Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Case studies 2008-03-01

Open source business model reaching tipping point

Over the last several years open source has grown in stature and maturity, becoming more worthy in the eyes of corporate buyers and investors. Everyone could point to Red Hat, which dominates the Linux operating system space, as the poster child for open source but few other "pure" open source...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., F/OSS, Open Source, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2008-01-23

Epicor Software Case Study: TEAM Industries

TEAM Industries helps make the outdoor enjoyment possible by designing and manufacturing innovative power-train components for well-known companies in the recreational and off-road industries, including Polaris, Honda, Kawasaki and Yamaha. TEAM Industries began in 1967 with one building and 25 employees. Today, TEAM is a fully integrated group of five...

Tags: Team, Epicor Software Corp., Team Management, Management

Case studies 2007-12-11

Library management software...open source or not?

Library management software...open source or not?SageBrushWe currently have some of our elementary/middle schools running Athena. The high school upgrade to InfoCentre last year. It does get pricey with the renewal/maintenance fees. I think our media specialist would be very interested in open-source alternatives.Personally...I'd be tempted by "Koha." Not that I...

Tags: software, Koha, Athol PL, school library, open source

Discussion threads 2007-08-13