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Technology in the Classroom

By Guest PostNovember 26, 2013Education, Technologyalexander brown, anuradha sivaraman, class participation, classroom, common hashtag, increase, re tweeting, social media service, Technology, tweets, Twitter, twitter feed, university of delaware

UD faculty use Twitter to enhance classroom experience

The University of Delaware’s Alexander Brown, instructor of business administration, and Anuradha Sivaraman, assistant professor of business administration, believe that using Twitter for their courses helps keep the classroom discussions contemporary and increases class participation.

“It’s a good way to source material for classroom discussions,” Brown explains. “If you run a class where you want to engage students with current content and keep things contemporary, Twitter is the way to go.” (more…)

IBM Study Finds More Than Half of Midmarket Companies Lack an Integrated Digital Strategy

By Guest PostNovember 21, 2013Technologyanalyzing data, big data analytics, c suite business, c suite leaders, cloud, coriell life sciences, digitization, Environment, ibm global financing, ibm study, individual dna, integrated digital strategy, john mason, micro strategies, midmarket, midmarket companies, mobile, return on investment, scott megill, smbs, Technology

Small and Midsize Businesses Outperform Competitors By Fusing the Physical with Big Data, Mobile and the Cloud

ARMONK, N.Y – 21 Nov 2013: An IBM global study of C-Suite leaders uncovers a surprising fact about small and midsize companies: they may not be as digitally savvy as they’d like.

The survey’s top findings include:

More than half of midmarket companies lack an integrated digital strategy.
65% of the midmarket C-Suite business executives recognized that the lack of a cohesive social media plan is the biggest barrier to doing more in the digital space.
More than half of respondents also cite the need to better understand how social media fits with other operational priorities, and how to measure its return on investment. (more…)

Microsoft unveils game-changer for South Africa’s small businesses

By Guest PostNovember 5, 2013Technologyafrica, bcg, biz4afrika hub, boston consulting group, business leader, chief operating officer, crime line, kevin turner, Microsoft, mteto nyati, small business, sme, South Africa, Technology

Boston Consulting Group research highlights potential for technology to help drive significant revenue and job growth by SMEs.

JOHANNESBURG — Nov. 5, 2013 — Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner on Tuesday unveiled an online hub that will give South African small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) access to a range of free products and services from Microsoft and other partners.

The hub, at https://southafrica.biz4afrika.com, is specifically designed to aggregate all the best resources — both IT and non-IT — available to local SMEs. The baseline services offered are free and highly relevant for South African SMEs looking to bring their business online and improve their general competitiveness. The launch offer will provide SMEs with the opportunity to get their businesses online for free for the first year. This includes a free .co.za domain, a free website, as well as free email and collaboration tools.* (more…)

Made in IBM Labs: Two-Factor Security for Mobile Transactions

By Guest PostOctober 18, 2013Technologyatm card, data platform, diego ortiz yepes, ibm scientists, market trend, mobile device, mobile security, mobile transaction, mobilefirst portfolio, near field communication, nfc, operating system, pin, sms, target for hackers, Technology, two factor authentication, upwardly mobile enterprise

ZURICH – 18 Oct 2013: IBM scientists have developed a new mobile authentication security technology based on the radio standard known as near-field communication (NFC). The technology provides an extra layer of security when using an NFC-enabled device and a contactless smartcard to conduct mobile transactions, including online banking and digital signatures when accessing a corporate Intranet or private cloud.

According to a recent report by ABI Research, the number of NFC devices in use will exceed 500 million in 2014. This statistic and the fact that 1 billion mobile phone users will use their devices for banking purposes by 2017* make for an increasingly opportune target for hackers. (more…)

Researcher controls colleague’s motions in 1st human brain-to-brain interface

By Guest PostOctober 2, 2013Sciencealex dadgar, andrea stocco, brain computer interface, brain interfacing, bryan djunaedi, chantel prat, dev sarma, duke university, eeg, electrodes, electroencephalography, electroencephalography machine, harvard researchers, joseph wu, magnetic stimulation, matthew bryan, rajesh rao, skype connection, Technology, transcranial magnetic stimulation, university of washington, video game, vulcan mind meld

University of Washington researchers have performed what they believe is the first noninvasive human-to-human brain interface, with one researcher able to send a brain signal via the Internet to control the hand motions of a fellow researcher.

Using electrical brain recordings and a form of magnetic stimulation, Rajesh Rao sent a brain signal to Andrea Stocco on the other side of the UW campus, causing Stocco’s finger to move on a keyboard. (more…)

Tech: The necessary accessory for New York Fashion Week 2013

By Guest PostSeptember 19, 2013Technology3d experience, bing satellite images, cesar galindo, christine dente, czar, fashion week 2013, lincoln center, Microsoft, new york, nyfw, spring 2014 collection, Technology

Digital storytellers go behind-the-scenes to show how technology inspired Cesar Galindo’s spring 2014 collection preview.

REDMOND, Wash. – Digital storytellers go behind-the-scenes to show how technology inspired Cesar Galindo’s spring 2014 collection preview. (more…)

Do academic rankings create inequality?

By Guest PostAugust 20, 2013Scienceacademic rankings, americans, China, college degree, education, Germany, Global rankings, inequality, Jiao Tong University Brendan Cantwell, michigan state university, Netherlands, President Obama, research journal Minerva, scholar questions, Science, shanghai, Shanghai rankings, stem, Technology, united states, wisdom of investments, world class status

A study led by a Michigan State University scholar questions whether higher education ranking systems are creating competition simply for the sake of competition at a time when universities are struggling financially.

Global rankings that emphasize science and technology research – such as the Academic Rankings of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University – have become increasingly popular and influential during the past decade, said Brendan Cantwell, lead author and assistant professor of educational administration. (more…)

Questions for Jack Mustard: Helping to shape a new Mars rover

By Guest PostAugust 4, 2013Science2020 mission, brown university, carbon compounds, curiosity, exist on mars, geological sciences, human spaceflight, jack mustard, life on mars, mars 2020, NASA, new generation, new mars rover, planet, resources on mars, science definition team, signs of life, Technology

In 2020, a new-generation Mars rover will land on the Red Planet and gather much more detailed data than Curiosity, which is on Mars now. NASA revealed details about the new rover at a news conference Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Brown University’s Jack Mustard chaired the Mars 2020 Science Definition Team.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — NASA unveiled details about a new rover proposed to land on the surface of Mars in 2020. The details came in the form of a 154-page document prepared by the Mars 2020 Science Definition Team, which was tasked with recommending scientific objectives of the mission. (more…)

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