21/05/2007

Computing Grid Helps Get to the Heart of Matter

In November, when physicists at CERN in Switzerland begin their grand experiment using the world's largest particle accelerator—the Large Hadron Collider, or LHC—computer scientists there and across the globe will also ...

SolarWinds Makes Waves in Network Management

SolarWinds, a successful network management tools provider that few have heard of, will stop flying under the radar May 21 at Interop when it launches the latest release of its Engineer's Toolset and announces the acquisition ...

Microsoft Reorg Focuses on Business

Microsoft has reshuffled its organizational chart again, this time adding the Developer and Platform Evangelism team to its Server and Tools division, and then moving that merged entity into the Business division.

HP Switches Key to CERN's LHC Project

CERN's own network upgrade in support of the Large Hadron Collider project involved more than just connecting the 8,000 PC processors it is using at its data center.

Google Cautious on Microsoft Patent Claims

Chris DiBona, open-source programs manager at Google, says the jury is still out on Microsoft's recent claims that free and open-source software violates 235 Microsoft patents.

Three Gorges Dam shrinking Yangtze delta

Chinese scientists have determined how China's Three Gorges Dam -- the world's largest dam -- affects downstream sediment delivery in the Yangtze River.

Lessig Calls for Freely Available Debate Footage

Despite grave concerns about the current state of copyright and free speech on the democratic process, Stanford professor Lawrence Lessig says he has reason to be optimistic for the future.

LG Electronics De-Emphasizing Plasma TVs

On Friday, LG Electronics said it will scale back on production of its PDP (plasma display panel) screens later this year in order to improve the business performance of its display operations.

Phanfare Adds Offline Syncing

Phanfare today announced that users no longer need an Internet connection to use the online video- and photo-hosting service.

Oceanic Storms Create Oases in the Watery Desert

For two decades, scientists have puzzled over why vast blooms of microscopic plant life grow in the middle of otherwise barren mid-ocean regions. Now a research team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) ...

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