For a growing number of organizations worldwide, cloud computing offers a quick and affordable way to tap into IT infrastructure as an Internet service. But obstacles...Samuel Greengard From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2010
The relational model of data management, which dates to 1970, still dominates today and influences new paradigms as the field evolves.
Gary Anthes From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2010
A new study from the University of Maryland concludes that most college students are not just unwilling, but functionally unable, to be without their media links...niversity of Maryland, College Park From ACM News | April 22, 2010
The German-Indian Partnership for IT Systems (GRIP-IT) cooperative project will promote collaboration and forge new ties in promising areas of IT
R&D
such...India PRwire From ACM News | April 22, 2010
The U.S. has unveiled a new design for the $100 note with advanced technology features to combat counterfeiting.U.S. Department of the Treasury From ACM News | April 22, 2010
Researchers at Tel Aviv University and General Motors are developing algorithms that will enable car-mounted cameras to detect road hazards and alert drivers to...American Friends of Tel Aviv University From ACM TechNews | April 21, 2010
The European Monnet project is building multilingual ontologies to retrieve and present information across languages, as well as to meet industry and governmental...niversidad Politecnica de Madrid (Spain) From ACM TechNews | April 21, 2010
Curtin University of Technology researchers have developed software that can detect unusual behavior in crowds, providing a new tool in the fight against crime...Curtin News From ACM TechNews | April 21, 2010
A team at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) in May will circulate to various labs the first components of a touch-sensitive skin for their iCub humanoid...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | April 21, 2010
Hewlett-Packard Labs researchers are testing a flexible, full-color display that saves power by reflecting ambient light instead of using a backlight. Technology Review From ACM TechNews | April 21, 2010
University of Pennsylvania engineers have designed silk-based electronics that can stick to the surface of the brain, allowing for better brain-computer interfaces...Wired From ACM TechNews | April 21, 2010
ISC has named Klaus Iglberger and Ulrich Rude, professors at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, the winners of the 2010 Partnership for Advanced Computing...Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe From ACM TechNews | April 21, 2010
Microsoft and Catholic University of Leuven researchers are proposing Drac, a method to secure anonymous instant messaging and voice-over-IP communication using...Information Week From ACM TechNews | April 21, 2010
Microsoft has become a sponsor of a World Wide Web Consortium effort to standardize Web-based fonts with technology called the Web Open Font Format (WOFF). CNet From ACM TechNews | April 21, 2010
Advertisers aren't the only ones hungry for data on online users. So are U.S. and foreign governments, according to Internet giant Google. The Washington Post From ACM News | April 21, 2010
Apple generally makes news by publishing new apps, not by unpublishing them. But last week, it made some educators upset when it removed an app, Scratch Viewer,...The New York Times From ACM News | April 21, 2010
Leading PC makers have introduced "green" models and set goals for "toxin free" product lines, but other manufacturers say the supply chain is unable to deliver...By Paul Hyman From ACM News | April 21, 2010
Oak Ridge National Laboratory and American industry will tackle some of the most critical challenges facing lithium ion battery production.Oak Ridge National Laboratory From ACM News | April 21, 2010
A little more than a year ago, the young co-founders of social network games maker Playdom were sitting pretty. Hit games including Mobsters had helped make their...BusinessWeek From ACM News | April 20, 2010