Raleigh (ip-192.com): Processor performance can be boosted by an average of 21 percent, thanks to a new technique developed by researchers from North Carolina State University that allows graphics processing units (GPUs) and central processing units (CPUs) on a single chip to collaborate. “Chip manufacturers are now creating processors that have a ‘fused architecture,’ meaning [...]
Ferroelectric nanodomains: Electronics at the atomic scale
January 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Oak Ridge (ip-192.com): The prospect of electronics at an atomic and molecular scale, or nanoscale, may be even more promising with the first observation of metallic conductance in ferroelectric nanodomains by researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Ferroelectric materials, which switch their polarization with the application of an electric field, have long been used [...]
Comcast: New $7 equipment fee for business Internet customers
January 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Philadelphia (ip-192.com): Staying connected has just become more expensive – at least for Comcast Business Class Internet customers. The largest cable operator in the U.S. has quietly added an equipment fee to its high-speed Business Class Internet service. The additional $7 fee (plus taxes) was implemented in December 2011 and will appear on new invoices [...]
Europe: Maritime cybersecurity awareness low
December 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Heraklion (ip-192.com): Maritime cyber security awareness is currently low to non-existent, a report published by the European Network and Information Security Agency (enisa) concludes. Since 90 percent of the EU’s external trade and more than 40 percent of the internal trade take place via maritime routes, securing the maritime sector’s critical infrastructure and the movement [...]
EU crisis: CIO’s must protect enterprises from euro break-up
December 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Stamford (ip-192.com): The Euro continues to slide against the Dollar and other major currencies at an alarming rate. Some economist already believe that a breakup of the common currency as inevitable. CIOs must act immediately to deal with the uncertainty and protect their enterprises from the risks of government/bank default, euro break-up, bankruptcy and employee/customer [...]
Enzyme: Kraken supercomputer used to simulate detoxification
December 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Oak Ridge (ip-192.com): The Kraken, a Cray XT5 supercomputer owned and operated by the University of Tennessee, did allow scientists unprecedented simulations of a key class of proteins involved in drug detoxification. Jerome Baudry and Yinglong Miao, who are jointly affiliated with the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of [...]
Data centers: Pressure to modernize IT infrastructure increases
December 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Stamford (ip-192.com): IT managers are taking a more strategic approach to data center technology procurement and deployment, as the pressure to modernize data centers in order to take advantage of the performance and energy efficiency of new equipment increases. "If you are selling into the data center, you are no longer just competing head-to-head with [...]
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