Communications of the ACM
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
From ACM TechNews
Cloud Computing: Changing the Way We Work
Cloud computing has the potential to create irreversible changes in how computers are used around the world, says David Carrera, director of the Cloud Computing...
From ICT Results
Semantic Design Promises To Save Time, Raise Productivity
A pioneering semantic engineering environment developed by European researchers offers a more flexible, scalable and user-orientated means of managing design data...
From ACM News
Method For Verifying Safety Of Computer-Controlled Devices Developed
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science have developed a new method for systematically identifying bugs in aircraft collision avoidance...
From ACM TechNews
Simpler Language Allows Non-Experts to Program Wireless Sensor Networks
Researchers at the University of Michigan and Northwestern University have developed a programming language for wireless sensor networks that will enable non-computer...
From ICT Results
Tools Enhance Real-World Apps: Call in the Tele-Shrink
European researchers have developed a suite of tools to add non-verbal cues to email, phone calls, chats and other channels of electronic communication. Intriguing...
From ACM TechNews
Natural 'barcodes' Help US Recognize Faces
Humans recognize faces by organizing facial features such as eyebrows, eyes, and lips into horizontal lines of information, say Dr. Steven Dakin of the University...
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Tech Mainstays Promote Machines That Fix Themselves
Technology companies are embracing self-healing technology, a computing strategy that could have a major impact on the data center and the desktop. IBM uses self...
From ACM TechNews
Nominations Open For Marie R. Pistilli Eda Achievement Award
Nominations are now being accepted for the 10th Annual Marie R. Pistilli Women in Electronic Design Automation Achievement Award, which is named after the former...
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Artificial Intelligence to Tackle Rogue Traders
The University of Sunderland's Computerized Analysis of Stocks and Shares for Novelty Detection of Radical Activities (CASSANDRA) project is developing a software...
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Quantum Computers Will Require Complex Software to Manage Errors
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) theorists have demonstrated that a type of software operation, believed to be a solution to the fundamental...
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Carnegie Mellon to Oversee IBM Smart Grid Model
The Global Intelligent Utility Network Coalition, which is composed of IBM and several utility companies, has passed control of their Smart Grid Maturity Model...
From ICT Results
Internet of Things Plays With Hand of Aces
European researchers have created new software components called Autonomic Communication Elements (ACEs) which can be combined to create services for any type of...
From ACM News
Darpa Awards $16 Million to Rice University to Improve Compilers
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Rice University $16 million to develop a new set of tools that can improve the performance of...
From ACM TechNews
Hpc Experts Meet to Discuss Fault Tolerance
At the Fault Tolerance for Extreme Scalability Workshop, co-sponsored by the National Science Foundation Office of Cyberinfrastructure's Blue Waters and TeraGrid...
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World's Most Efficient Supercomputer Gets to Work
The new Fujitsu FX1 supercomputer in Japan has a peak performance of 110.6 teraflops, making it the most powerful machine in Japan and the most efficient supercomputer...
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25 Highly Anticipated Open-Source Releases Coming This Year
The free and open source software community is hotly anticipating a large number of new releases this year, including an upgrade to Mozilla's Firefox browser that...
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Behind the Scenes at Gmail Labs
Google's Gmail Labs is constantly developing new features and applications, and while many of the projects and releases may appear to be casual or random, the Lab's...
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Methodology Lowers Embedded Systems Development Costs
Research institutions in Europe have created a uniform methodology for developing embedded systems that lowers costs and improves quality. The methodology includes...
From ACM News
'parallel Revolution' Speech Offered Via Live Video Feed
David A. Patterson, former ACM President and Director of University of California, Berkeley's Parallel Computing Laboratory and the UC Berkeley Reliable Adaptive...
From ACM TechNews