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Photos: Images from computing's history

February 23, 2005 Rare documents tracing the origins of cyberspace hit the auction block at Christie's--and some go for tens of thousands of dollars. TAGS: computing, history, open source, photograph

Images: Pain-free computing

May 31, 2005 Laptops can be a real pain, especially if not used correctly. OSHA has some suggestions for properly use. TAGS: OSHA, computing, laptop computer

Neverfail offers BlackBerry backup

June 30, 2006 Company is providing so-called resilency for RIM in an attempt to win business from smaller companies. TAGS: fault-tolerance, Research In Motion Ltd., computing, RIM BlackBerry, CEO, server

Brazil: Tech powerhouse, but gap remains

August 29, 2008 Though long in the shadow of the U.S. when it comes to computing, Latin America is home to a number of fast-growing regions, including Brazil--already the world's fifth largest PC market. TAGS: Latin America, Brazil, powerhouse, Del.icio.us, emerging market, region, computing, Digg, open-source software, U.S., PC, e-mail

Year in review: The 'cloud' soars

December 30, 2008 Cloud computing takes off in 2008, with enterprise companies and consumers along for the ride. TAGS: computing, cloud, Amazon.com Inc., concept, Google Inc., networking, Microsoft Corp.

Amazon: Utility computing power broker

November 16, 2006 Not content with being a powerful online commerce company, Amazon is intent on reinventing itself around Web services. TAGS: utility computing, Amazon.com Inc., Web service, line of business, Jeff Bezos, computing, e-commerce, developer, Sun Microsystems Inc., CEO, IBM Corp., eBay Inc., HP

LinuxWorld makes mobile moves

August 7, 2008 The scope of the open-source community's annual expo ranges from supercomputers to gadgets on the go. TAGS: LinuxWorld, Xen, computing, supercomputer, Dawn Kawamoto, open source, open-source community, gadget, Linux, IBM Corp., Google Inc., video, operating system

IT titans hope to put data centers on energy diet

February 26, 2007 Green Grid, which aims to boost energy efficiency in computing, announces its first board of directors about 10 months after inception. TAGS: data center, computing, membership, consortium, power consumption, Sun Microsystems Inc., AMD, information technology

At CES, Gates tells what a geek wants

January 8, 2007 The Vegas extravaganza has a lot to offer even the world's richest man. Plus: XP's legacy to computing. TAGS: Bill Gates, Consumer Electronics Show, computing, Microsoft Windows Vista, display, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

This is your brain on a microchip

May 11, 2006 Cognitive computing experts say the day that computers work like brains is getting closer. TAGS: Jeff Hawkins, brain, microchip, computer memory, computing, Artificial Intelligence, IBM Corp., platform, theory

Bezos: Meet the 'other Amazon'

September 27, 2006 CEO says the company's Web services program makes it easier for small entrepreneurs to do business online. TAGS: Web service, Amazon.com Inc., Jeff Bezos, outsource, computing, entrepreneur, developer, API, CEO

Data centers eye power costs

October 11, 2006 Sun-commissioned study indicates that IT executives are considering energy in purchasing decisions. TAGS: data center, Sun Microsystems Inc., energy, computing, virtualization, information technology, server

HP opens bidding on computing power

November 11, 2004 New program called Tycoon lets groups jockeying for needed computing power bid for the resources. TAGS: Adaptive Enterprise, tycoon, HP Labs, infrastructure management, blade server, computing, budgeting, priority, application server, blade, concept, resource, HP, IBM Corp., task, server

Tech giants put their heads in the clouds

June 26, 2008 Cloud computing is much more down to earth than the term might imply. For Google, Amazon, and others, it's about delivering bits to billions of devices--and users. TAGS: Mike Ricciuti, computing, CTO, Amazon.com Inc., cloud, blog, Web service, Google Inc., conference, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Is the $199 PC doomed to fail?

July 24, 2007 NComputing CEO Stephen Dukker writes that a computer cannot exist independent of basic economic realities that govern the world. TAGS: OLPC, ecosystem, reality, computing, maintenance, information technology, PC, Intel, laptop computer

From math teacher to Turing winner

February 26, 2007 Veteran computer scientist Frances Allen looks back on Ptran, "primitive" computing and what it was like making her way in a man's world. TAGS: Frances Allen, computer science, farm, IBM Corp., computing, teacher, scientist, career, high-performance, women, work, knowledge

Students in Brazil get a new Classmate

August 29, 2008 There is more at stake at the largest one-to-one computing project in Latin America than the reputation of Intel's Classmate PC. TAGS: Brazil, Latin America, student, OLPC, Del.icio.us, computing, Digg, teacher, Intel, laptop computer, PC, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

With Mesh, Microsoft rethinks its place in the world

April 23, 2008 Redmond unveils its new Live Mesh service--and acknowledges that computing no longer revolves around the PC. • Images: Hands-on with Live Mesh • Live Mesh platform takes on Google, Adobe TAGS: Ina Fried, Ray Ozzie, computing, platform, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., PC

Flexing a super (computing) muscle

January 28, 2008 The U.S. remains No. 1 in the world in high-performance computing, but IBM's Dave Turek examines whether it can maintain its current domination. TAGS: high-performance computing, pricing, IBM Corp., supercomputer, computing, high-performance, Japan, workstation, U.S.

IBM's blade agenda: Cell chip, InfiniBand

February 3, 2006 Big Blue plans to demo the Cell blade, which is expected to to be used in high-performance technical computing. TAGS: IBM eServer BladeCenter, blade, blade server, InfiniBand, backplane, IBM Corp., IBM PowerPC, computing, chassis, Intel Xeon, high-performance, engine, server, AMD, networking, Linux
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