Cities will be transformed by WiMax, smart grids, social networks, and other emerging technologies, once they are cohesively integrated. WiMax is seen as a critical...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | September 21, 2009
Microsoft developer Catherine Eibner recently hosted a Women in IT workshop at the annual Microsoft Tech Ed IT Forum in Queensland, Australia. It was the first...Computerworld Australia From ACM TechNews | September 14, 2009
A new scheduling algorithm developed by researchers at the University of Sydney promises to cut the energy consumption of processors in data centers by more than...Computerworld Australia From ACM TechNews | September 11, 2009
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently released a report that outlines several scenarios in which attacks against vital elements of the U.S.'s IT infrastructure...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | September 3, 2009
When eBay Inc.'s PayPal unit suffered a worldwide outage early last month, Sailrite Enterprises Inc., a sailing supply company based in Churubusco, Ind., lost its...Computerworld From ACM News | September 2, 2009
China has pushed ahead with deploying Internet domain names written in Chinese as it urges action to standardize their use globally. China has solved most of the...Computerworld From ACM News | August 28, 2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev recently criticized his country's information technology industry for failing to develop supercomputing technology, and urged...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | July 29, 2009
The National ICT Australia (NICTA) research organization has launched the OpenNICTA portal, which will allow people to view and download software developed and...Computerworld Australia From ACM TechNews | July 20, 2009
University of Waterloo researchers have released a beta version of Vlink, an open source technology that is designed to provide robust and inexpensive Web access...Computerworld Canada From ACM TechNews | July 20, 2009
Australian engineers have found a way to make circuits out of plastic. The Circuits in Plastic (CIP) technology is made from recycled plastic, does not contain...Computerworld Australia From ACM TechNews | July 13, 2009
Researchers at the University of Technology, Sydney, (UTS) Australia, have developed software that uses new imaging technology to enable moving police cars to automatically...Computerworld Australia From ACM TechNews | July 1, 2009
New York University professor Bruce Bueno de Mesquita has developed a computer model that can forecast the outcomes of international conflicts, and the U.S. Defense...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | June 29, 2009
Researchers and technologists agree that computer technology is fueling significant changes in individuals and society as a whole, and the endpoint is unknown. Computerworld From ACM TechNews | May 20, 2009
Ubiquitous wireless networks, sustainable data centers, the development of the smart energy grid, and the commonality of city-supplied social networks are bringing...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | May 18, 2009
Google is attempting map how the swine flu is spreading through Mexico by compiling information from swine flu-related searches in Mexico. The mapping effort is...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | May 1, 2009
The University of Technology, Sydney, has developed the UTS Work-Ready Project, a new wiki intended to help better prepare university graduates for the workforce...Computerworld Australia From ACM TechNews | April 23, 2009
A new study from professors at New York University (NYU) and the University of Pennsylvania found that the use of H-1B workers by U.S. companies has decreased wages...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | April 20, 2009
Applications for H-1B visas are down about a third from a year ago, according to the U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services. The agency began accepting...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | April 10, 2009
President Barack Obama has already reversed several actions and policies established by President George W. Bush, but has shown little interest in revising a rule...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | April 6, 2009
The free and open source software community is hotly anticipating a large number of new releases this year, including an upgrade to Mozilla's Firefox browser that...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | April 7, 2009