Broadband access for the developing world was a key topic at the Third Global Knowledge Conference, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in December 2007. Attendees there called for action items to to bring underdeveloped nations - including populations sometimes referred to as “the next billion” - into the connected world. Broadband services are an important component in the United Nation’s Millenium Development Goals and have been identified as essential for social and economic development. Without broadband, PCs are useless. Without PCs, broadband is less needed. In this video podcast: broadband provider Alcatel-Lucent and chipmaker Intel forge a partnership at the GK3 Conference to help bring connectivity and PCs to the developing world.
The Consumer Electronics Show usually isn’t a big show for gamers, but this year’s event was expected to be different. CES dedicated more show floor space for its Gaming Showcase and there were even rumors that Microsoft’s Bill Gates would reveal a new version of the ...
Gaming is fast gaining track in India and Mumbai is the epicenter for the industry. I finally caught up with Quentin Staes-Polet, CEO of Kreeda in Bangalore to find out about Kreeda, doing business in India and the challenges of doing business in India. Kreeda bills itself as India’s ...
Gordon Moore’s Law will remain in effect for the foreseeable future. Intel Corporation’s new 45nm Penryn microprocessor relies on a new recipe that combines the element Hafnium and metal gate technology to increase performance and significantly reduce eco-unfriendly, wasteful electricity leaks.
Keynotes from two Intel executives — David (Dadi) Perlmutter and Anand Chandrasekher — kicked off Day 2 at Intel’s Fall IDF in San Francisco. First up, Dadi Perlmutter, Intel senior vice president and general manager of the Mobility Group. He covered the latest trends in mobile computing, touching on ...
The Sun Chalk Talk, hosted by Bill Cate, introducing the new partnership with Greenplum and Bill Cook.
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Last month, a San Diego trial court ruled that Microsoft owes $1.5 billion to Alcatel for the original Bell Labs MP3 patents. Microsoft had already paid the Fraunhofer Institute $16 million for the patents and thought that it was safe. Industry consultant Jim Griffin of OneHouse LLC provides some ...
Last month, a San Diego trial court ruled that Microsoft owes $1.5 billion to Alcatel for the original Bell Labs MP3 patents. Microsoft had already paid the Fraunhofer Institute $16 million for the patents and thought that it was safe. Industry consultant Jim Griffin of OneHouse LLC provides some ...
Mobile technology isn’t just cool; it’s essential for today’s small business. Our experts separate the hype from the hard truth when it comes to getting business done securely on the road. Join Anita Campbell, founder of Small Business Trends and small business thought-leader; Jeff Zbar, “The Chief Home Officer” and nationally-recognized expert in living the home-office lifestyle; and Pamela Baker, technology guru for Success Magazine, as they share their insights into making mobile technology pay off for you.
This podcast was commissioned by Success Magazine.
Platforms are validated as partners develop solutions. Control4 invited a number of their key partners to display and show their solutions at CES. The solutions enhance and extend the lighting, climate, audio/visual, and security benefits. From Somfy’s solutions to manage window coverings and lighting, to iPort’s ...
In this Thought Leaders podcast, brought to you by SAVVIS, Andy Schroepfer, president & founder of Tier 1 Research, discusses his view on the hosting industry, including the market forecast and segmentation, future growth areas, and how the buyer — not the supplier — is driving the future of ...
In this Thought Leaders podcast brought to you by SAVVIS, Rona Shuchat, research director, IDC, shares her unique perspective, gained through the study of the strategic impact of telecommunications and web hosting. She discusses what’s interesting in corporate networking, such as deep packet inspection, the use of web-based portals ...
This video was commissioned by Intel.
Intel announced that it will begin making 45 nanometer chips, code-named Penryn, in the second half of the year. The new microprocessors are the culmination of years of R&D using new materials to improve the efficiency and performance of silicon-based semiconductors.
The company says ...
At the International CES in Las Vegas, Jim Hollingsworth, senior vice president of marketing for Gracenote, talks about the music database company and its new applications for cars, mobile phones, lyrics search and more.
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Intel CFO Andy Bryant says that 2006 was a year when chipmaker AMD won some marketing battles with better products. But that changed in the 4th quarter of the year when Intel was able to start applying pricing pressure to its rival. More to the point: Intel will retool ...
SAN FRANCISCO, December 24, 2006 (PodTech News) — Former Vice President Al Gore addressed a large crowd of earth scientists and journalists gathered in San Francisco for the American Geophysical Union’s fall conference on December 14th. Perhaps because he was talking to a room full of scientists, Gore ...
Last Monday, Veer Bothra (seen here on the left) asked me to join in the monthly mixer he organises, called Mobile Monday. It’s loosely tied in with an eponymous event held around the world, an opportunity for mobile platform stakeholders to meet and talk about change … and more of the same.
Veer wanted me to talk about podcasting, not the nuts and bolts, but where it’s at and its relevance to the radio paradigm. That’s a juicy opportunity, I thought to myself, and so found myself making the difficult journey to North Mumbai (needs planning and a sort of instinctive feel for which combination of segments and modes of transport make it the least painful overall).
Did you know that Oct 17th is an important day? On this day six years ago, e-commerce in India was redefined. We talk about this as well as cyber laws when we hear from Na.Vijayashankar, popularly known as Naavi, an e-business consultant based in Chennai and an acknowledged expert in the field of Cyber Laws.
Sandeep Murthy is CEO of cleartrip.com, an online travel portal located in Mumbai, India.
It came out of its stealth mode a few months ago, when it also announced that it received a new round of funding from Kleiner Perkin Caufield & Byers and Sherpalo Ventures.
The senior police officer, currently director, cybersecurity, at NASSCOM, India’s IT industry heavyweight association, talks about bringing about awareness on security issues to various stakeholders, including law enforcement, commerce and industry, users and foreign organisations outsourcing work into India.

MENLO PARK, June 30, 2006 (PodTech News) — “We certainly want the (telecoms) to recover their investment,” said Art Brodsky, communications director of Washington D.C-based public advocacy group Public Knowledge. “The way to get the money is to let ...
Bill Roth and Patrick Linskey of BEA Workshop Business Unit discussed how standards drive innovation during the BEA general session at JavaOne. In part 2 of this podcast, they make a pitch for blended development: combining tools, platforms and applications.
LAS VEGAS, NV, May 2, 2006 (PodTech News) — Cisco CEOJohn Chambers told an Interop keynote audience his company is so committed to the concept of unified collaboration that it borrowed money for the first time in its history in order to finance the $6.9 billion acquisition of Scientific Atlanta ...
“… What it really gets down to at a corporate level is assets, brand, and compliance…”
What are some key elements when it comes to Network Security? Compliance, and a good defense, among others according to Dr Bill Hancock, Executive Vice President Commercial Business Division for SecureInfo. Michael ...
Online sales continue to soar. Of course, the percentage gains look staggering because the sector has hardly scratched the surface of the retail universe. But, before we roll our eyeballs at online spending, keep in mind the Internet is being used in novel ways to significantly influence retailing. How many ...
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