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- Xerox PARC
- A common reference to Xerox's famous PARC research and development center before it became a separate subsidiary of Xerox in 2002. See PARC.
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- (Photos: Inside the Palo Alto Research Center)
- (Photos: Inside the Palo Alto Research Center)Not just Ethernet, laser printing, etc.A little-known fact: Google's fundamental search and relevance algorithms were also developed at Xerox PARC. They bought the rights to the IP in 2000 with the Outride acquisition. Outride was spun out of Xerox PARC.
- Discussion threads 2009-02-11
- Photos: Inside the Palo Alto Research Center
- A tour through the halls and labs of this center of research and development where laser printing and Ethernet networking got their start. by CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-02-10
- The Green Enterprise: PARC VP: Lowering costs with clean tech
- Scott Elrod, VP of the hardware systems lab at PARC, says that lowering costs is key in clean tech. By looking at their ink jet technology and applying it to solar cells, the company was able to come up with a lower price per wattâ€"making solar an even more cost-effective...
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- PARC VP, hardware systems laboratory: Scott Elrod
- Scott Elrod, vice president of the hardware systems laboratory at the Palo Alto Research Center, talks to CNET’s Dan Farber about researching and supporting innovation at one of Silicon Valley’s most storied tech institutions. He discusses new advancements in erasable ink, clean tech and what it takes to stay...
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- PARC VP: Lowering costs with clean tech
- Scott Elrod, VP of the hardware systems lab at PARC, says that lowering costs is key in clean tech. By looking at their ink jet technology and applying it to solar cells, the company was able to come up with a lower price per watt—making solar an even more cost-effective...
- Videos 2008-12-02
- The future of... Paper
- It's a possible fix for the reams and reams of paper that are printed, used briefly, and then tossed everyday. ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das takes us inside the Palo Alto Research Center where scientists are developing a way to print an image that disappears, allowing the paper to be used...
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- The future of... Paper
- It's a possible fix for the reams and reams of paper that are printed, used briefly, and then tossed everyday. ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das takes us inside the Palo Alto Research Center where scientists are developing a way to print an image that disappears, allowing the paper to be...
- Videos 2008-11-19
- From the vault: Lisa demo
- From my forthcoming book, Corporations that Changed the World: Apple Inc. After a tour of the Xerox PARC Palo Alto Research Center laboratories in December 1979 and a demonstration of their Alto computer, Steve Jobs decided that the Graphical User Interface GUI was the future of computing. Apple traded...
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Powerset shows semantic search solution
- Beating the rush of press releases likely to flood inboxes during next week's Semantic Technology Conference, Powerset today announced the public availability of a service that adds a whole new dimension to searching for information from Wikipedia. Whilst much of the functionality unveiled today has been visible...
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- What's cooking at Xerox's PARC labs?
- What's cooking at Xerox's PARC labs?PARC InventionsThere's no controversy about who invented the mouse. It was Doug Englebart, in the early 60's. I saw one on his desk in 1968. PARC was founded in 1970.There's also no controversy about PARC inventing the inkjet printer; they didn't. It may have...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-02
- What's cooking at Xerox's PARC labs
- The Palo Alto Research Center, a spinoff lab from Xerox, recently opened its doors to show off paper with disappearing ink, solar concentrators, and a way to purify water that was inspired by toner cartridges. CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos took a tour and has the latest on the lab's current...
- Videos 2008-04-30
- Breaking Out of the Browser to Defend Against Phishing Attacks
- Current approaches to phishing prevention are focused on the web browser and the user's interaction with it. The paper presents a new approach to allowing users to interact reliably and securely with high-value and sensitive web sites, using protected links - a user-customizable set of secure bookmarks that not only...
- White papers 2008-04-11
- (Photos: PARC prints green tech)
- (Photos: PARC prints green tech)PARC Exaggerations[i]PARC is like the Stonehenge of Silicon Valley. The mouse, the PC, Ethernet, and a lot of printer technology came out of its labs.[/i]The mouse was invented by Doug Englebart at Stanford Research Institute. The laser printer was invented by Xerox in NY, before...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-04
- Photos: PARC prints green tech
- Xerox spinoff company is using technology from its printer business to make better solar cells and to purify water. by CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2008-04-02
- A phone that tells you what to do
- Researchers from the Palo Alto Research Center PARC have developed a software code-named Magitti for the Japanese company Dai Nippon Printing DNP. When this software is installed on your GPS-enabled mobile phone, Magitti starts to suggest you what to do in your area. You don't need to start a Web...
- Blog posts 2007-11-14
- Images: On the move with 'Magitti'
- PARC has come up with mobile software that suggests activities based on where you are, the time of day, your personal preferences and past behaviors. by CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2007-09-28
- Super Techies: Larry Tesler--the trail from Xerox PARC to Yahoo
- Super Techies: Larry Tesler--the trail from Xerox PARC to YahooVerizon FIOS sucksWell I was talking to my brother back East and he told me the following, upon completion of the FIOS installations in his neighborhood, there was numerous power outages and cable outages, caused by Verizon sub-contractors. After the...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-16
- Super Techies: Larry Tesler--the trail from Xerox PARC to Yahoo
- We've started a new video program, Super Techies, where I interview some of the people who are major impact on the past and future of computing. First up is Larry Tesler, currently Yahoo's vice president of user experience and design.Tesler's career is a roadmap of innovation in user interface design,...
- Blog posts 2007-07-16
- Larry Tesler: From Xerox PARC to Yahoo
- In a Super Techies interview, ZDNet Editor-in-chief Dan Farber talks with Larry Tesler, Yahoo's vice president of user experience and design, about the history of human/computer interaction. Tesler also discusses his early work at Xerox PARC and Apple and his current role: redesigning the interface for the Yahoo front door.
- Videos 2007-07-13
- In Search of the Valley
- In Search of the ValleyMaybe he left something out?Jobs and Wozniak did some amazing, inspiring things. I have a particular affinity for Wozniak. I've listened to the story of the technological lessons he learned that ultimately led to the creation of the first Apple computer. It's amazing.However, when it comes...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-04
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