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Smartphone App Can Track Objects On the Battlefield as Well as On the Sports Field, Says MU Researcher

By Guest PostSeptember 2, 2012Technology, Weaponsair strike, battlefield, compass, direction, distant object, gps, latitude, location, longitude, missouri, moving object, prototype, qia wang, rangefinder, smartphone, software, soldier, speed, target, university, version, video

COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri researchers have developed new software using smartphones’ GPS and imaging abilities that determine the exact location of distant objects as well as monitor the speed and direction of moving objects. The software could eventually allow smartphone-armed soldiers to target the location of their enemies. On the home front, the software could be used by everyone, including golfers judging distance to the green and biologists documenting the location of a rare animal without disturbing it.

“The great advantage of a smartphone is that it provides so many tools in a single, readily available, relatively inexpensive package,” said Qia Wang, a doctoral student in MU’s College of Engineering who led the development of the software. “For example, on the battlefield, a soldier needs a rangefinder, compass, GPS and other tools to do reconnaissance before calling in an air strike. With our software, the soldier can have all those instruments in one device that can be purchased off the shelf. When that soldier returns from war, she can use the same software to protect her family by clocking a speeder near her children’s school and catching the culprit on video.” (more…)

New IBM Software Transforms the Digital Experience

By Guest PostJuly 13, 2012Technologyandroid, cios, cmos, digital marketing, england lawn, Facebook, ibm, ibm intranet, ibm software, ipad, iPhone, michel min, mick desmond, mobile commerce, mobile devices, omron, ozone intranet, slamtracker, Social networking, software, tennis club, Twitter, website, wimbledon

Delivers New Interactive Online Experience for 16 Million Tennis Fans on wimbledon.com

ARMONK, NY – 13 Jul 2012: IBM today announced new software that helps CMOs and CIOs transform the digital experience for employees, customers and fans across a broad range of mobile devices.

The new software brings together the power of social networking, analytics and mobile computing to front office operations and externally to clients, allowing companies to create exceptional Web experiences. As a result, organizations can gain faster insight on customer buying patterns and consumer sentiment allowing them to more quickly reach and engage their audiences. (more…)

A Career of Thriving on ‘Impossible Projects’ – Including Kinect for Xbox 360

By Guest PostJune 12, 2012Technologyalex kipman, algorithmic security agency, ben sugden, boston, brazil, career, chase bank, cirque de soleil, curitiba, galen center, gaming system, impossible projects, inflection point, j p morgans, jaron lanier, jeffrey margolis, katie stone perez, kinect, los angeles, Microsoft, microsoft called, microsoft campus, microsoft technology, microsoft visual studio, msbuild, new york, peter loforte, rsa security, sao paulo, seattle, software, tablet pc, Technology, tv screen, unix, virtual machine, vm, windows vista, xbox 360, young boy

Alex Kipman, leader behind Kinect, on making technology ‘disappear.’

REDMOND, Wash. – June 12, 2012 – In June 2010, Alex Kipman sat in Los Angeles’ Galen Center as Cirque de Soleil performers helped introduce the world to Kinect. Acrobats, musicians and 10-foot tall puppets filled the sports arena, where 3,000 people watched a boy onstage discover Microsoft’s new controller-free gaming system.

“Hi, Alex,” a narrator said to the boy. “Welcome home.”

Kipman claims the name was coincidence, but he could be forgiven for making the connection, having led the development team that spent several years building Kinect. Sitting in the darkened arena, he reflected on the journey that began with a question: Can we make technology disappear? (more…)

New IBM Software Helps Strengthen Security of Mobile Devices in the Workplace

By Guest PostJune 5, 2012Technologyanalyzer, application lifecycle, appscan analysis, byod, cross site scripting, ibm, intellectual property, marc van zadelhoff, mobile applications, qradar, security appscan portfolio, software, software ip, sql injection, stuart dross, xss

Increases in mobile exploits and concerns from security executives around BYOD adoption leads to enhanced security intelligence capabilities

ORLANDO – 05 Jun 2012: IBM today announced new software to help organizations develop mobile applications that are more secure by design. Now, clients can build security into the initial design of their mobile applications so that vulnerabilities will be detected early in the development process. Today’s announcement further expands IBM’s strategy to provide clients with a mobile platform that spans application development, integration, security and management.

With more than five billion mobile devices in the world – and only 2 billion computers – the shift to mobile devices as the primary form of connecting to corporate networks is increasing rapidly. Securing those devices is becoming a top priority for security executives and CIOs. As companies embrace the growing “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) trend, the need to secure the applications that run on these devices is becoming more critical. According to the 2011 IBM X-Force Trend and Risk Report, mobile exploits increased by 19 percent in 2011. In addition, according to the recently released data from the IBM Center for Applied Insights study, 55 percent of respondents cited mobile security as a primary technology concern over the next two years. (more…)

Cloud Computing Security Benefits Dispel Adoption Barrier for Small to Midsize Businesses

By Guest PostMay 14, 2012Technologyadrienne hall, cloud, cloud computing, cloud security, cyberattacks, dispel adoption barrier, hong kong, India, malaysia, microsoft corp., microsoft study, midsize business, nevada, ryan brock, singapore, skywire media, small, smbs, software, thomas castleberry, threat, windows intune

Cloud services reduce time and money spent managing security and increase protection against cyberthreats, Microsoft study shows.

REDMOND, Wash. — Research released today by Microsoft Corp. shows that small and midsize businesses (SMBs) are gaining significant IT security benefits from using the cloud, according to a new Microsoft study in five geographies.

The study shows that 35 percent of U.S. companies surveyed have experienced noticeably higher levels of security since moving to the cloud.1 In addition, 32 percent say they spend less time worrying about the threat of cyberattacks. U.S. SMBs using the cloud also spend 32 percent less time each week managing security than companies not using the cloud. They are also five times more likely to have reduced what they spend on managing security as a percentage of overall IT budget. (more…)

When Cells Hit the Wall: UCLA Engineers Put The Squeeze on Cells to Diagnose Disease

By Guest PostMay 6, 2012Health, Scienceaids, amander clark, balloon, cancer, cells, chemical tags, chronic inflammation, cytopathologist, daniel gossett, deformability cytometer, diagnose disease, dino di carlo, dna arrangement, elastic properties, extract information, henry tse, honey, immune disorder, immune system, infection, jian yu rao, mesothelial cells, microfluidic chip, nuclei, rubber balloon, shape, software, steven chu, Technology, ucla engineers, viscous, white blood cells

If you throw a rubber balloon filled with water against a wall, it will spread out and deform on impact, while the same balloon filled with honey, which is more viscous, will deform much less. If the balloon’s elastic rubber was stiffer, an even smaller change in shape would be observed.

By simply analyzing how much a balloon changes shape upon hitting a wall, you can uncover information about its physical properties.

Although cells are not simple sacks of fluid, they also contain viscous and elastic properties related to the membranes that surround them; their internal structural elements, such as organelles; and the packed DNA arrangement in their nuclei. Because variations in these properties can provide information about cells’ state of activity and can be indicative of diseases such as cancer, they are important to measure. (more…)

IBM Introduces New Foundation for Mobile Computing

By Guest PostApril 30, 2012Technologyacquisition, apple ios, byod, cloud computing, cloud service, google android, ibm, ibm datapower, ibm mobile cio, john capriotti, marie wieck, mobile enterprise, mobile environment, mobile foundation, mobile platform, quick win pilot, rim blackberry, smartphone, smartsoa, software, tbc corporation, usa, websphere cast iron, worklight

Comprehensive Platform of Software and Services Advances IBM’s Mobile Capabilities; Helps Clients Embrace Growing Mobile and Cloud Computing Business Opportunities

LAS VEGAS – 30 Apr 2012: IBM today unveiled its first ever Mobile Foundation, a comprehensive portfolio of software and services designed to help organizations capitalize on the proliferation of mobile environments — including laptops, smartphones and tablets. (#IBMmobile)

Building on its recent acquisition of Worklight, the new foundation further expands IBM’s strategy to provide clients with a mobile platform that spans application development, integration, security and management. (more…)

IBM Sets the Stage for the Next Era of Computing

By Guest PostApril 11, 2012Technologybladecenter hs22v, cloud system, era of computing, expert integrated systems, ibm, ibm credit llc, ibm global financing, ibm technology, ibmpuresystems, it elements, it headaches, pureapplication system, pureflex system, puresystems, software, steve mills, system, united states

– Deep integration points to new ‘Scale-In’ approach to system design from IBM
– Built-in ‘expertise’ makes new family of systems simple to run and manage
– Gives enterprises the ability to change the economics of IT

ARMONK, N.Y. – 11 Apr 2012: IBM today announced a major step forward in a new, simpler era of computing with the introduction of a new category of “expert integrated systems.” This new family is the first with built-in expertise based on IBM’s decades of experience running IT operations for tens of thousands of clients in 170 countries.

IBM’s expert integrated systems family – PureSystems – is the result of $2 billion in R&D and acquisitions over four years, an unprecedented move by IBM to integrate all IT elements, both physical and virtual. The new systems family offers clients an alternative to today’s enterprise computing model, where multiple and disparate systems require significant resources to set up and maintain. (more…)