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Microsoft Promises Better Operating System in Windows 7
Windows 7, the successor to Microsoft’s Vista operating system, will use less memory and power than its predecessor, and will start up and shut down more quickly, among other improvements, the firm has announced. Vista has been criticized for being sluggish and power-hungry, according to Computerworld magazine, which quotes Microsoft executives as saying Windows 7 will also recognize connected devices more quickly and accurately than Vista does, and it will run nimbly on low-cost notebook PCs. Though Windows 7 is built on the same code base as Vista, it should be able to boot up several seconds faster than Vista because Windows 7 loads device drivers in parallel rather than one by one, and cuts the number of services that are started when the PC is turned on. Microsoft plans to release a feature-complete beta of Windows 7 early next year. Read more
New Multicore Chips Pose Challenges for Developers
Developers writing software to be processed across multiple cores must tackle issues with concurrency and potential performance bottlenecks, among other obstacles, to ensure the maximum performance from their software, according to industry analysts, who say the increasing use of multicore processors in PCs has driven 71 percent of organizations to develop multithreaded applications for multicore hardware. Multicore processors are becoming more prominent because single-core chips have reached their limits in power consumption, heat dissipation and performance. Intel, Microsoft and Sun Microsystems are all providing assistance with the multicore challenge and parallel programming, according to experts, who say corporate developers typically accommodate multicore or multithreaded application development by using integrated development environments and automated quality assurance. Read more
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Data Storage Going Green
Green is redefining the standards for data centers worldwide, according to industry analysts, who cite studies that show .3 percent of all carbon dioxide emissions worldwide are produced by data centers. Experts say the IT industry is seeing power, cooling and space costs rise: in 2010 the estimated energy bill for data centers will be US$11.5 billion; up nearly US$3 billion from 2007, and a typical data center currently spends US$75,000 annually to power and cool a high-end system supporting 1 Petabyte of data. The top storage concern of IT professionals used to be capacity, analysts say, but with the advent of data-on-demand applications, capacity is no longer the single criteria driving IT decisions: performance, scalability and manageability are also key requirements. Read more
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Mobile Computing Devices Lead Tech Sector Sales
Better-than-expected sales of smartphones may be a bellwether for which sectors of the tech industry will prosper in a tough economy, according to analysts who cite the buoyant effects of Apple iPhone 3G and High Tech Computer (HTC) Touch Diamond sales on the Taiwanese smartphone manufacturing sector. Taiwanese companies shipped 11.02 million smartphones in the July to September period, up 125 percent compared to the same time last year, and up 54 percent compared to the second quarter, according to Taiwan's Market Intelligence Center, a publicly funded industry researcher. Apple reported selling 6.89 million iPhones during its fourth quarter, which ended 27 September a figure nearly 1 million units higher than most analysts had predicted, and the company sold 11.05 million iPods, up 8 per cent compared to the same time last year. Other hot products, according to analysts, are HTC's G1, the first-ever smartphone with Google's Android OS, and Netbooks, a lightweight mini-laptop, which allows users to access the Internet wirelessly. Read more
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European Design, Automation and Test Conference
Design, Automation and Test in Europe (DATE) is the main European event bringing together designers, researchers, design automation users, specialists in hardware and software design, as well as leaders in the testing and manufacturing of electronic circuits and systems. The five-day event, scheduled for 20-24 April 2009 in Nice, France, consists of a conference with plenary invited papers and regular papers; panels and hot-topic sessions; tutorials and workshops; and more. DATE is also accompanied by a commercial exhibition showing state-of-the-art design and test tools, methodologies, IP and design services, reconfigurable and other hardware platforms, embedded software, and industrial design experiences from different application domains like automotive, wireless, telecom and multimedia applications. Learn more
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New IBM R&D Shop In China
IBM recently announced the opening of a new R&D facility in Shanghai, China that is an extension of the IBM China Research Laboratory in Beijing. The lab will focus on new methods of utilizing computer resources such as cloud computing and Web-delivered service computing. It will integrate its pursuits into the curricula of Chinese universities so the schools turn out graduates with the ability to make decisions regarding the confluence of computer science, operations research, industrial engineering, business strategy, management sciences,
social and cognitive sciences and the law. Read more
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Computer Society Certifications Backed by New ISO/IEC Standard
The IEEE Computer Society's two software professional certifications, the CSDA and CSDP, are the first two certifications that conform to the newly released ISO/IEC 24773 standard. ISO/IEC 24773 establishes a framework for comparing methods of certifying software engineering professionals. It will enable software engineering professional certifications to be portable between different countries or organizations. The increasing globalization of the software industry makes it more likely that a software engineer will work in different countries over the course of a career. Released on 1 September, the new standard requires education, qualification, examination and certification bodies to have a software engineering body of knowledge and to map it to SWEBOK. In 2005, ISO/IEC JTC 1 adopted the Computer Society’s SWEBOK Guide as its umbrella description of software engineering. ISO/IEC 24773 takes this a step further by using the guide as the basis for explaining and comparing software engineering certifications. Learn more
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Robot Head Can Mimic Emotions
A team at Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) has designed the first humanoid robot capable of mimicking people’s facial expressions. The androgynous head, Jules, can identify and replicate 10 emotions including happiness, sadness and concern. Jules can interpret movements and expressions at 25 frames per second, allowing it to mirror even the most subtle movements of its partner almost instantly. Read more
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Pacific Controls Launches Energy Services on the Cloud
A state-of-the-art Energy Services Global Command Control Centre that offers real-time measurement and verification of carbon footprint for homes, buildings and infrastructure around the globe using cloud computing has been established by Pacific Controls at its headquarters in Techno Park, Dubai. Pacific Controls has deployed its custom-built, high-performance software platform on advanced distributed computing from IBM and networking technology from CISCO, offering energy services from Dubai and at their Data Centers in New York, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Sydney, the firm says, which are seamlessly connected through cloud computing. The firm says its new capability will enable it to offer energy services resulting in reduction of energy consumption in assets up to 20 percent, at a fraction of the cost of traditional energy services now available. Read more
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How to Deal With a Low Salary Offer
It is said that in this life you don't get what you deserve, but what you negotiate. Your value has little to do with it, so take your ego out of the equation, says an article at theladders.com. You may feel that you received a lowball offer, but far more often than not, a company's initial offer is not meant to denigrate you. It is just part of the game. To play well, the article advises job hunters to understand what led the other party to toss out a set of figures as well as where the pitch lands with respect to your ideal and no-go amounts. Read more
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