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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.
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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."
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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.
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