Not too long ago, GT covered the news on Google Docs new translation tool. Google themselves announced this news on their official blog and also mentioned that the “translation isn’t perfect”, but thankfully Google also says they continue to work on improving their translations.
Having read this, I wonder… how good is the translation tool in [...]
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Does Google Docs Translation Tool Really Work?
September 22nd, 2009 |
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Transforming IT with iPhone
September 22nd, 2009 |
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For global consulting firm Logica’s perpetually mobile consulting staff, iPhone provides reliable connectivity and new offerings in the way of custom-built iPhone applications for their customers.
Taking iPhone to New Heights
September 22nd, 2009 |
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When Airship Ventures’ Jim Dexter suits up to fly Eureka, one of three Zeppelin airships in the world, he takes along iPhone as his go-to device for flight planning, weather reports, and keeping in touch with the ground crew. “It’s a huge leap in technology,†he says.
Dell CTO Says Perot Systems Acquisition Shows Dell Strategy
September 21st, 2009 |
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With its $3.9 billion acquisition of Perot Systems, Dell adds to its services offerings and aims to become more like IBM and Hewlett-Packard, hopefully taking away some of the IT infrastructure companies’ considerable market share in the process.
– SAN FRANCISCO Dell Enterprise CTO
Paul Prince told eWEEK Sept. 21 that his company’s pending $3.9
billion acquisition of Perot Systems is a clear signal to the world about
Dell’s overall strategy of bolstering its services offerings in order to
establish itself as a full-blown enterprise IT supp…
Republicans Move to Block Network Neutrality
September 21st, 2009 |
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Senate Republicans react quickly to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s proposal to expand the Federal Communications Commission’s network neutrality authority. Working on an unrelated appropriations bill, Republican senators push an amendment to deny the FCC funds for developing or implementing new Internet regulations.
– Just hours after Federal Communications
Commission Chairman Julius
Genachowski proposed expanding the network neutrality authority of the
agency Sept. 21, Senate Republicans moved to block the initiative. Using an
appropriations bill as a vehicle, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison introduced an
amendme…
SGI Rolls Out Octane III Personal Supercomputer
September 21st, 2009 |
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SGIs new Octane III personal supercomputer, which can support up to 80 processing cores and up to 960GB of memory, is the latest offering from the company designed to close the gap in HPC between the data center and desktop. Octane III follows SGIs release in August of the CloudRack X2 aimed at departmental units and workgroups.
– Since Rackable Systems bought Silicon Graphics in May,
officials with the new SGI have been working
to close what they said is a market gap in the high-performance computing space
between workstations and clusters.
SGI in August began closing
that gap with the CloudRack X2 cluster aimed at the …
20 Things You Might Not Know About COBOL (as the Language Turns 50)
September 21st, 2009 |
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The name COBOL was selected during a meeting of the Short Range Committee, the organization responsible for submitting the first version of the language, on Sept. 18, 1959. This committee, formed by a joint effort of industry, major universities and the U.S. government, was known as CODASYL (Conference on Data Systems Languages). CODASYL completed the specifications for COBOL as 1959 ended. These were approved by the Executive Committee in January 1960 and sent to the government printing office, which edited and printed these specifications as Cobol 60. COBOL was developed within a six-month period, and yet is still in use more than 50 years later.
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Chip Shot: Intel Response to European Commission PR
September 21st, 2009 |
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The European Commission today published a non-confidential version of its Intel decision filed on May 13, 2009. It is consistent with what the Commission stated in May. Intel is convinced that the Commission’s conclusions regarding its business practices are wrong, both factually and legally. Intel has appealed the Commission’s decision. We are committed to ethical business behavior and compliance with all applicable laws and regulations governing business practices. Intel has adhered to those standards and acted legally at all times in this matter. View more on why the European Commission’s decision is wrong and visit the Competition in the Innovation Economy site for more information.
MySpace Now Syncs With Twitter
September 21st, 2009 |
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MySpace Sept. 21 unveiled MySpace Sync, an opt-in tool that lets users post their status updates to Twitter and vice versa. In beta and rolling out to users over the coming weeks, MySpace Sync will allow any U.S. user to make any update created on MySpace appear on their Twitter pages. Conversely, a tweet posted to Twitter will appear within their MySpace status and mood feed. MySpace Sync is a shot at Facebook, whose 300 million worldwide users dwarfs MySpace’s 130 million users.
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Microsoft Joins Apple in Rumors About New Tablet PCs
September 21st, 2009 |
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Microsoft is said to be working on both a tablet PC and a sidekick-like smartphone code-named Pink. Media reports say Microsoft intends to release both after Apple actually discloses plans for its own long-rumored tablet device. So far neither company is confirming whether there is a grain of truth in the rumors.
– Like rival Apple, Microsoft is supposed to be working on a tablet PC, Mary Jo Foley of ZDNet is reporting.
According to her “sources,” J Allard, Microsofts chief experience
officer, is leading the effort, which is now said to be part of
something called “Alchemy Ventures,” along with an exec …
Microsoft Launches Mobile Banking Service
September 21st, 2009 |
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Microsoft, in conjunction with a partner, M-Com, launches an electronic banking software platform that allows electronic payments to be made via mobile devices. The porting of banking-related functionality onto smartphones has been a focus of the banking industry, which sees such applications as a way to build consumer loyalty, although some analysts are dubious.
– Microsoft
has launched a mobile banking service in conjunction with M-Com, an
quot;international mobile banking and payments solution provider quot; based
in Atlanta. The resulting
application, M-Com BankAnywhere, will use a number of Microsoft technologies,
including Windows, SQL Server and I…
Worldwide Security Software Market to See 8% Increase in 2009
September 21st, 2009 |
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Analysts at Gartner say the security software market is on track to see an 8 percent increase for the year, growing to $14.5 billion. The analyst firm also expects to see more security acquisitions in the near future after buys by Symantec, McAfee and Sophos this year.
– Gartner is predicting the worldwide market for security software will
jump 8 percent over last year, despite the economic slowdown.
The analyst firm expects the market to total $14.5 billion in 2009.
According to Gartner, roughly $6.5 billion of that amount will be in
the
United States, an 11…
Dell’s Perot Buyout Presents New Enterprise Challenge to HP
September 21st, 2009 |
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News Analysis: Dell’s plan to acquire Perot Systems for $3.9 billion sets it on the path toward becoming a full-scale enterprise IT hardware and services company that can compete more effectively with Hewlett-Packard. Adding an IT services arm to the Dell organization is increasingly important as profit margins for desktops, laptops and servers continue to shrink.
– Dell’s decision to acquire Perot Systems for $3.9 billion in an effort to
expand its operation beyond the personal computing business is an extremely
smart move.
Although Perot Systems operates in a different space than Dell, its services
should go a long way in helping Dell find new avenues for…
MySpace Enables Two-Way Twitter Sync
September 21st, 2009 |
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In beta and rolling out to users over the coming weeks, MySpace Sync will allow any U.S. user to make any update created on MySpace appear on their Twitter pages. Conversely, any tweet posted to Twitter will appear within their MySpace status and mood feed. Sync is clearly a competitive stab at leading social network Facebook, whose 300 million worldwide users dwarfs MySpace’s 130 million users.
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MySpace Sept. 21 unveiled MySpace
Sync, an opt-in tool that lets users post their status updates to popular microblog
service Twitter and vice versa.
In beta and rolling out to users over the coming weeks, MySpace
Sync will allow any U.S. user to make any update created on MySpace …
FCC Cuts Bold New Course on Network Neutrality
September 21st, 2009 |
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Chairman Julius Genachowski proposes the addition of new network neutrality rules that would prohibit broadband providers from discriminating against any particular Internet content or applications and require carriers such as Verizon, AT T and Comcast to fully disclose their network management practices. Unsettling wireless broadband providers, Genachowski said the FCC would fully examine the possibility of extending network neutrality rules to mobile platforms.
– Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski proposed Sept. 21 new network neutrality rules that would require carriers to deliver broadband in a non-discriminatory manner and to disclose their network management policies in a transparent manner. Genachowski also said the FCC would …
Chip Shot: Intel Challenge – “Connect This!” and Win $10,000
September 21st, 2009 |
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Do you have an awesome, fresh idea for an intelligent, connected, embedded device that could change the world? Intel’s “Connect This! Embedded Internet Challenge” invites developers, tech enthusiasts and everyone in between to submit proposals describing their best ideas for new or improved applications. Open call for proposals runs September 15 – December 15, 2009 and finalists will be announced in January 2010. Don’t forget that the winner has the chance to win up to $10,000! To learn more about the contest criteria, vote on ideas and submit your idea, visit “Connect This! Embedded Internet Challenge.”
Chip Shot: Intel Challenge – “Connect This!” and Win $10,000
September 21st, 2009 |
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Do you have an awesome, fresh idea for an intelligent, connected, embedded device that could change the world? Intel’s “Connect This! Embedded Internet Challenge” invites developers, tech enthusiasts and everyone in between to submit proposals describing their best ideas for new or improved applications. Open call for proposals runs September 15 – December 15, 2009 and finalists will be announced in January 2010. Don’t forget that the winner has the chance to win up to $10,000! To learn more about the contest criteria, vote on ideas and submit your idea, visit “Connect This! Embedded Internet Challenge.”
Seagate Ships Barracuda XT Desktop Hard Drive
September 21st, 2009 |
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The companys Barracuda XT desktop drive offers 2TB of space and delivers burst speeds of up to 6 Gigabits per second.
– Hard disk drives and storage specialist Seagate Technology
announced it was shipping the Barracuda XT, a 7200RPM desktop hard drive with
2TB of storage capacity and a Serial ATA (SATA) 6Gb/second interface. The
company said the 3.5-inch desktop drive was the industrys first to feature a
SATA 6Gb…
British Businesses Expect Recession to Linger, Report Finds
September 21st, 2009 |
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British small businesses feel lackluster about the pace of an economic turnaround, though an increasing number are turning to Web 2.0 strategies as a remedy.
– A report by Amplify Research found the majority of small and
midsize businesses in the United Kingdom expect the economic recession to last
until the spring of 2010. When asked, with the benefit of hindsight what SMB
owners would do differently if they saw the recession looming again, the
majori…
Dell Acquires Services Company Perot Systems for $3.9 Billion
September 21st, 2009 |
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PC maker Dell has purchased Perot Systems, the IT services solutions company founded by Ross Perot. Perot Systems, which in 2008 generated revenue of $2.8 billion, will become Dells services unit, fortifying an area Dell believes is ripe for growth.
– Dell announced on Sept. 21 that it has acquired Perot Systems, a
transaction it values at approximately $3.9 billion. The Texas computer
maker has been looking to expand beyond its core PC business,
particularly into the enterprise arena, and the technology and services
company founded by two…