Monthly Archives: August 2009
Rural Broadband Growth Outpaces Big Cities
While broadband penetration is much higher in metropolitan areas, over the last two years broadband has experienced the most significant gains in rural areas,...
Google Gmail Lets Everyone Migrate E-Mail Data from Microsoft, Yahoo
Users of Web mail for the last decade all have them: e-mail accounts that they set up and have vacated to move on to...
Software Quality Has a New Name: CISQ
Asserting that current methods for evaluating the capabilities of software vendors have become passe, the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) and the Object...
Remote Patient Monitoring Set for Explosive Growth
Wireless devices that monitor patients' condition and report the data to health care providers are expected to show a 77 percent compound annual growth...
Readers’ Comments on H-1B Visa Surprise Visits
There is some buzz from readers on the recent blog article "H-1B Visa Companies Getting Unannounced Visits by Feds" and a healthy debate going...
Software Leaders See Rise in Development Budgets
Sixty percent of respondents to a recent survey sponsored by SoftServe, a provider of software consulting, development, testing and more, reported increases in 2009...
Startup Wanova Launches Desktop Virtualization Platform
A startup is introducing a new desktop virtualization architecture officials say gives businesses central management capabilities while offering users a full desktop experience.Sixteen-month-old Wanova,...
Microsoft Loss of Word Could Be Google’s Gain
Don't think that Google and other providers of word processing software aren't watching the Microsoft vs. i4i case with interest.Here's a rundown as covered...
New NASA Tech: Inflatable Heat Shield
NASA has successfully flight tested an inflatable heat shield to slow and protect a spacecraft as it enters the atmosphere at hypersonic speeds. The...
Microsoft Files Emergency Motion in Word Patent-Infringement Case
Microsoft has filed a motion to stay a U.S. District Court's ruling in a patent-infringement case, one that could see copies of Microsoft Word...