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A human approach to computer processing

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 02, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A more human approach to processing raw data could change the way that computers deal with information, according to academics at The University of Nottingham.





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US government takes leap into the Internet 'cloud'

Technology / Internet

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

The US government took a leap into a cloud computing future on Tuesday, opening up an online storefront where agencies can purchase the Internet-based services.


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Microsoft, Taiwan to set up cloud computing centre

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created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US software giant Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday signed an agreement with Taiwan to jointly establish a research centre here for the development of Internet computing technology.


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IBM makes Big Blue cloud

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created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (8) | comments 9

IBM on Monday announced it has created the world's largest business computing "cloud" capable of holding an amount of digital data on a par with 250 billion iTunes songs.


Microsoft is raising cloud computing concerns

Microsoft raises cloud computing concerns

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created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 1.4 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Packaged software powerhouse Microsoft on Thursday released a paper outlining privacy concerns businesses should consider prior to leaping into the computing "cloud."


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'Cloud' computing market 14 bln dollars by 2014: Gartner

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created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Industry tracker Gartner forecast on Monday that revenue from Internet-based "cloud computing" will top 14 billion dollars annually by the end of 2013.


New NVIDIA Tesla GPUs Reduce Cost Of Supercomputing By A Factor Of 10

New NVIDIA Tesla GPUs Reduce Cost Of Supercomputing By A Factor Of 10

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created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

NVIDIA Corporation today unveiled the Tesla 20-series of parallel processors for the high performance computing (HPC) market, based on its new generation CUDA processor architecture, codenamed "Fermi".


Cloud computing gathers steam with mobile devices

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created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The outlook for the wireless industry is getting cloudier. Consumers have tapped into cloud computing technology for years: sending messages via Hotmail, uploading photos to Facebook or editing a spreadsheet on Google Docs ...


DOE to explore scientific cloud computing at Argonne, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories

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created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cloud computing is gaining traction in the commercial world, but can such an approach also meet the computing and data storage demands of the nation's scientific community? A new program funded by the American Recovery and ...


Microsoft's cloud computing system is growing up

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created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (10) | comments 2

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. leads its industry in part because a vast army of outside computer programmers design software that only runs on its Windows operating system. Now, the company is fighting to keep those programmers ...


IBM said Smart Work will "help businesses in Africa bridge the digital divide"

IBM offers low-cost computing solution for Africa

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created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

US computer giant IBM and South Africa's Canonical on Wednesday announced the launch of a Web-based service aimed at helping African businesses that cannot afford traditional personal computers.



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