City 2.0: Using tech building blocks in tomorrow's urban centers
May 15, 2009 (Computerworld) Science fiction writers call it Utopia, the glorious City of the Future. But short of downtown atriums being guarded by invisible walls and flying cars, City 2.0 is not as far off as you may think.
Ubiquitous wireless networks are already available in cities including Baltimore and Minneapolis, corporations such as Thomson Reuters have sustainable data centers that sell power back to the local utility, the smart energy grid is well on its way, and city-provided social networks are common. Indeed, the next steps toward the city of tomorrow are all about integrating these services cohesively, making them widely available across the entire metropolis and managing the services more efficiently. MORE >
Source: John Brandon - Computer World Government | 12/26/2009
FCC pledges to "unleash" 4G mobile broadband spectrum
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has pledged to "unleash the spectrum" for 4G mobile broadband. According to Genachowski, the next generation of mobile technology will "make all the difference." MORE >
Source: TG Daily: By Aharon Etengoff | 10/12/2009
ISA Expo Showcases Automation Technology Trends
Houston — This year’s ISA Expo sought to solve some of manufacturing’s most pressing problems in security, safety, wireless networking, process automation, integration, and energy management.
The show, which wraps up today, hosted several co-located events, including the Microsoft Worldwide Manufacturing Operations Forum, the OpenO&M Executive Summit, and ARC Advisory Group’s Asset Lifecycle Management Knowledge Exchange and Technology Showcase, which spotlighted a number of vendors’ product announcements. MORE >
Source: Managing Automation: By - Stephanie Neil | 10/12/2009
Expand Networks Delivers Cost-Effective WAN Optimization for Government Networks
Demonstrates Virtual and Mobile Acceleration at Canada's leading Government Technology Event.
OTTAWA, Canada--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Expand Networks, www.expand.com, the leader in optimizing WANs for branch office consolidation and virtualization, and Eurodata, www.eurodata.ca, leading supplier of IT products and services, will be demonstrating the latest innovations in acceleration techniques for optimizing services across today’s government network environments at GTEC 2009.
Visit the booth to learn how Expand is advancing the scalability, affordability and performance benefits of WAN optimization in government environments to deliver services to citizens on an affordable basis. The live demonstration will enable visitors to experience Expand Networks’ advanced range of WAN optimization solutions across virtualized infrastructures, VDI deployments, mobile enterprises and satellite environments. MORE >
Source: Business Wire | 10/12/2009
Using WAN Link Management to Ensure Application Availability
Today, businesses are delivering their mission-critical applications over the wide area network (WAN), also known as the Internet. When network outages occur, the financial losses and disruption of daily work flow can be tremendous. This increased significance of web traffic requires more importance placed on WAN management, which few businesses can afford to overlook. Effective WAN management ensures that critical applications have the Internet bandwidth and reliable connectivity needed to support user and business requirements. MORE >
Source: Computer Technology Review: By MARC GOODMAN, ECESSA | 10/12/2009
Mobile WiMAX 2.0 Testing Underway
Samsung Electronics and Yota are now testing Mobile WiMAX 2.0 (IEEE 802.16m), which Yota calls the most probable candidate for the new commercial standard among the IMT-Advanced (advanced IMT-2000) generation. Its data transfer speed is four times faster than current Mobile WiMAX (802.16e) networks thanks to multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technology, which raises the efficiency of radio band utilization. Yota also expects Mobile WiMAX 2.0 to offer higher performance than the competing 3GPP Long-Term Evolution (LTE) standard. MORE >
Source: Mobile DevDesign | 10/12/2009
Firms offer wireless technology
People can sign up for service that is not tied to a location.
Salem has joined a small number of cities nationwide with the latest in high-speed wireless Internet service. MORE >
Source: StatesmanJournal: By Michael Rose | 10/12/2009
New Publication Offers Security Tips For WiMAX Networks
Government agencies and other organizations planning to use WiMAX— Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access—networks can get technical advice on improving the security of their systems from a draft computer security guide prepared by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). MORE >
Source: Science Daily | 10/12/2009
United Airlines offering Wi-Fi service on some flights
United Airlines has started Wi-Fi service on flights between New York and California, allowing passengers to surf the Web on their laptops and mobile devices.
The first United flight using Itasca-based Aircell's Gogo service took place Friday, said airline spokeswoman Robin Urbanski. The plane was the first of 13 Boeing 757s that will be equipped with Wi-Fi by mid-November. MORE >
Source: Chicago Tribune: By - Wailin Wong | 10/12/2009
Siemens develops new radiolocation technology for factories
SIEMENS says its researchers have developed a method for precisely locating objects in factories without the need for special devices or installations.
Siemens says the new method uses the existing infrastructure and standard components, such as mobile input devices, existing WLAN networks, and sensors, combining these with newly derived algorithm MORE >
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