Utility computing is not a new concept, but the technologies that make it viable are finally maturing. Properly deployed, utility computing can increase server utilization rates, reduce the requirement to build overcapacity and lower operating costs. This podcast identifies key success factors for organizations hoping to capture the benefits of ...

Eric Chin, partner at Bay Partners, takes time out from DEMO networking to talk with Charles Beeler. Chin and Bay Partners may not have had any investments on display this time, but at the Fall conference, they were the talk of the show, with Wallop, which has since ...

This year, like movie fans around the world, Lucy Gray watched the Academy Awards with friends. Her group of friends that night included nine-time Oscar nominee (and three-time winner) Walter Murch. Murch is a film editor whose professional credits include work on 22 films, including “The Godfather,” “The Conversation,” “American ...

Intel Chairman Craig Barrett says Silicon Valley IT companies are in the right place at the right time to help the United Nations address the world’s health, education, and economic problems. Barrett, who has been appointed the chairman of the U.N.’s Global Alliance for ICT and Development, says, “My job is to make sure that we don’t talk a lot, but we do a lot.” The Alliance will meet today at the the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., to discuss the role of Silicon Valley in the U.N.’s information technology goals. PodTech’s Jason Lopez interviewed Intel’s chairman at the company’s headquarters in Santa Clara. Intel made this video possible.

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David Hornik is a general partner at August Capital. As early-stage investors in companies like Microsoft, August knows what makes great companies, and Hornik serves as its social media expert. He sits on six boards including Six Apart. Hornik was also the first VC to blog and to ...

In this keynote address at the Cleantech Venture Forum in New York, AIG Global Investment Group Chairman Win Neuger talks about the importance of Cleantech and clean technology.

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Guest: Win J. Neuger - AIG Global Investment Group

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Of China’s more than 120 million Internet users, 43 percent are using online message boards, 76 million are using online video sharing sites and 24 percent are using blogs. Social media is alive and well in China, says CIC CEO Sam Flemming. CIC is the leading Internet word-of-mouth ...

Boasting a V10, the Acura Advanced Sports Car concept car debuted at the North American International Auto Show, with quite an impact. A long, pronounced hood, slim LED headlights, wraparound rear tail lights and a wide, low-to-the-ground wheel stance all combine to say this is one lean, menacing machine. ...

Eric Walters is manager of network services for 7-eleven, focusing on the continental U.S. and Canada, and he is a Juniper Networks Master of IT. The 7-eleven network is provides some big challenges, especially when it comes to the company’s many stores, and the technology those stores are using. ...

The 1968-1969 Chevy Camaro is a classic, and for many, the ultimate expression of the ‘American Muscle Car.’ Taking its design cues from that legendary collectible, the new 2009 Camaro is one heck of a dream machine. Masculine and menacing, sleek and sporty, this beauty is a definite head-turner. ...

“Quiet vehicles with little to no emissions that look cool.” Those are the words of Honda’s Chris Martin. I spoke with him at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit about the release of Honda’s latest hydrogen hybrid concept, the FCX. The car is a kind ...

Sun Microsystems and Intel announced an alliance in which Intel endorses Sun’s Solaris operating system and Sun will produce servers and workstations based on Intel’s Xeon processor. Paul Lancour spoke with Sun’s John Fowler and Intel’s Pat Gelsinger about this landmark agreement.

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