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Thursday, 20th January 2011

Researchers Discover a Better Way to Build Ad-Hoc Networks

Wireless ad-hoc networks are decentralized. Each node in the network participates in routing data. Wireless Ad-hoc networks have applications in field communications (such as in military combat situations or communication in remote areas) and the Internet of Things. There could also be other applications no one has dreamed up yet. We've looked at…

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Personalization Remains An Open Problem

I want to start today's recap with a prayer for Steve Jobs. I just wrote a post on my blog saying, Apple Doesn't Need Steve Jobs; Tech Industry Does. It sums up my sadness at the thought of our industry not having the privilege of Steve's thought process. I have, most certainly, drawn tremendous inspiration from him as a thinker and a visionary…

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Weekly Case Study: Virtualization Fits with Tight Federal Funding

The Transit Authority of River City (TARC) is like a lot of groups funded by the U.S. federal government. The agency receives limited funds. Any project that requires servers has to be thought through to get as much out of it as possible. To get the most out of its funding, TARC turned to virtualization. The results? Server consolidation, cost…

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Study Confirms the Imminent Death of the Paper Phone Book

Remember phone books? If not, your parents might. Try tapping their name on your touch-enabled smart phone and asking them to tell you some stories. Apparently, back before the Internet, people used to get these gigantic, printed books delivered to their house that contained the address and phone number of every individual and businesses within…

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Box Announces Activity Streams, App Market and More

Box (formerly known as Box.net) announced a new version today. It's revamping the user interface, adding discussion tabs to documents, activity streams and an app market. The new version will be rolled out over the next 30 days. It's also working with VMware to integrate Active Directory with Box in order to appeal to larger enterprises.

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