Nathan Eddy

An upcoming episode of the popular quiz show “Jeopardy,” pitting an IBM computer called Watson against two past contestants, is causing many people to question whether or not a computer can outsmart the human brain when competing in categories known for employing puns and wordplay. Watson, named after IBM founder Thomas J. Watson, was built […]

In late 2010, NASA awarded contracts to three teams-Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Boeing-to study advanced concept designs for aircraft that could take to the skies in the year 2025. At the time of the award, the team gave NASA a sneak peek of the particular designs they plan to pursue. Now the space agency, […]

Video game sales were flat for 2010, according to The NPD Group, whose research showed that total consumer spending on gaming content in 2010 was down by as much as 1 percent compared with 2009. The preliminary estimate for total consumer spending on gaming content-including new physical video and PC games, used games, game rentals, […]

CipherOptics released its multilayer 10G bps network-encryption appliance, the CEP10G. With the CEP10G, organizations can help secure their high-speed network connections. Compatible with the Group Encryption solution, CipherEngine, the CEP10G extends the benefits of tunnel-less encryption to high-performance data centers, government networks, private clouds and high-frequency trading and communication applications.The CEP10G will be available in […]

Cloud-based backup appliance specialist 3X announced the latest version of its 500 and Tera series RBAs (remote backup appliances).The appliances act as private cloud storage systems for data backup and disaster recovery and are aimed at small to midsize businesses, such as those in health care, financial services, non-profit and professional services, that need to […]

Dell announced it would consolidate its Public and Large Enterprise business units into a single organization, and Paul Bell will serve as president of the combined Public-Large Enterprise business unit.Dell also announced Steve Schuckenbrock has been named president of Dell Services. Schuckenbrock succeeds Peter Altabef, who is leaving Dell after leading the integration of Perot […]

Security specialist Symantec Corp. announced the findings of its 2011 SMB Disaster Preparedness Survey, which measured the attitudes and practices of small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and their customers toward disaster preparedness. The survey findings suggested that though SMBs are at risk, they are still not making disaster preparedness a priority until they experience a […]

With cloud adoption accelerating rapidly, research performed by MarketBridge, a provider of technology-enabled marketing and sales managed services and solutions, showed that marketing and sales are leading business applications while security is becoming a cloud asset. The company released the preliminary findings of a December survey of 1,000 North American midmarket and small businesses and […]

After months of delays caused by the appearance of cracks in space shuttle Discovery’s external fuel tank, NASA officials announced the shuttle now has a planned launch date of Feb. 24. Space shuttle program managers briefed senior NASA officials Jan. 10 about the status of repairs and engineering evaluations associated with cracks found on 21-foot-long, […]

GigaSpaces Technologies, a provider of virtualized application platforms delivering end-to-end scalability, announced CloudTran has integrated its transaction management middleware with GigaSpaces eXtreme Application Platform. The end result is a Java-based solution that runs large database infrastructures in public, private and hybrid cloud environments. GigaSpaces XAP is an end-to-end virtualized application platform featuring an in-memory data […]

Voltage Security, a provider of enterprise and payment card data protection inside and outside the cloud, and Merchant Link, a provider of payment gateway and data security solutions, announced a partnership to provide point-to-point encryption, cloud-based decryption and tokenization to businesses looking for a security solution to protect cardholder data and reduce PCI scope. The […]

Last year, mobile broadband subscriptions surpassed the half-billion mark globally, and mobile phone maker Ericsson is now estimating that this number will double before 2011 ends.The greatest number of subscriptions, around 400 million, is expected to be concentrated in the Asia-Pacific, followed by North America and Western Europe, with more than 200 million subscriptions each. […]