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09.06.2008 IBM Computer Breaks Petaflop Processing Barrier
A supercomputer developed by International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) and scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico has become the first so-called petaflop computer, processing more than one thousand trillion calculations per second. |
31.01.2008 The LAN turns 30, but will it reach 40?
LAN technology has been around for 30 years, some of them tumultuous. But while the LAN seems ubiquitous now, there are those who think its future may be more troubled than its past. Robert Whiteley, an analyst at Forrester Research Inc. (says) the LAN will become obsolete, through a process he called de-perimeterization. "Firms are finding that they can skip cabling and adopt wireless networks. The next step is to give each machine a direct Internet connection, with appropriate security technology, skipping the LAN," he predicted. |
31.01.2008 Open access for all: prime 700MHz Block C hits reserve price
After 17 rounds, the 700MHz spectrum auction has finally hit its one of its most closely watched targets: bidding on Block C has surpassed the Federal Communications Commission's mandated $4.638 billion reserve, meaning that the FCC's mandated open access rules will come into play. Bids on the block of spectrum totaled $4.744 billion after Round 17. |
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