04-10-2007: Spheres of Costa Rica
On a trip to Costa Rica in 2004, I was fortunate to have seen some of the unique and quizzical “stone spheres” that are famous in this part of the world. These stones are carved from an igneous type rock called, granodiorite (granite like, but with more plagioclase than orthoclase feldspar). These spheres range in size from that of a baseball ... (Read on Source)
Internet Access Manager 1.21
Internet Access Manager is a nifty utility you can use to schedule and simplify your access to the Internet or to another computer. It is designed to help you make and maintain Internet connection with as little fuss as possible.
Installing Ubuntu as a Virtual Machine
If you work mostly on the Microsoft platform, you surely have been tempted to play with Linux at some point to see how it could be used in your existing network for low cost solutions. For those of us without test labs virtual machines give the perfect ability to test out a new OS and see how it works. In this tutorial you are shown how to install Ubuntu as a virtual machine using all FREE software.
Five days with the Classmate PC and Mandriva
Some say the Classmate PC is Intel's answer to (or competition with) the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) effort. Intel is hawking the lilliputian laptop in "emerging markets" like Nigeria, India, and Mexico as a solution for worldwide education of primary and secondary students. It's to be officially released and shipped en masse to schools in Africa and South and Central America by the end of June. Recently my children and I borrowed a Classmate PC loaded with a custom version of Mandriva Linux. Most of us had fun.
PHP in a Nutshell
If you have spent the better part of the last few years on the Internet, you may have already chanced upon the term PHP. You may have even encountered the definition: "a server-side scripting ...
Hard drive woes!
Well, the 40GB hard drive on my laptop had died! I gotta say, my Dell Inspiron 600m is the least durable machine I've ever owned. Dell used to make nice, relatively rugged machines but quality has gone down a few years ago and it shows. This machine...
Reseller Program, Instituted by XenSource Virtualization Solutions Firm
Palo Alto, California - (The Hosting News) - July 16, 2007 - XenSource global virtualization solutions firm, has entered into a partnership with five Irish resellers. XenSouce was developed to enable Value Added Resellers (VARs) to provide a virtualization solution to SME and large enterprise customers.
Futurerange, an Irish on-demand computing specialist, is the first to fully join the XenSource global network. The introduction of XenSource into the Irish market, by distributor Data Solutions, is designed to provide the first alternative to organisations seeking to incorporate virtualization into IT infrastructure. Previously, the SME market has been excluded from embracing virtualization due to prohibitive pricing, and large enterprises have been restricted by a lack of competition amongst vendors. Xensource has been specifically designed to interwork with the majority of server platforms in the market. Irish resellers can efficiently and profitably deliver server consolidation solutions to end customers, with the full support of XenSource's global partnership network.
According to the company, Xensource does not require an initial investment from its partners for the right to resell its portfolio of products. In addition, ongoing sales and technical training are provided, at no cost to the reseller. Tom Haugh, Managing Director of Futurerange commented, ''Virtualisation is the hot topic for our customers right now. By expanding the virtualization target market to include medium sized enterprises, we expect Xensource to truly open up the Irish market.''
John Glendenning, VP of International Sales at XenSource added, ''The adoption of virtualization technology throughout the world has been phenomenal. It's fast becoming the most important technology in every organisation's IT infrastructure. Through Data Solutions, our distributor and resellers like Futurerange, Xensource can introduce competition and choice into the market, and at a price point which allows every size organisation embrace this cost and utilisation enhancing technology.''
Founded in 1994, FutureRange Ltd. is a specialist on-demand computing technology firm, providing customer service, efficient project management and professional ongoing support. FutureRange has designed and implemented software solutions nationwide, obtaining the coveted Citrix Gold Reseller Status. As Ireland's first member of the Citrix Solutions Network, the company has supplied over 7000 Citrix licenses since 1995, and currently supply Service Level Agreements to companies and organisations in the private sector, central and local government, health care agencies, and education. FutureRange also provides an array of solutions from leading vendors including, Microsoft, AppSense, SurfControl, Wyse and more recently. XenSource.
XenSource virtualization products are designed for customers seeking to reduce the number of under-utilized servers in IT infrastructure, XenSource virtualization products help dramatically reduce server hardware and operating costs through savings on power, space, cooling, and system maintenance. Offering high performance virtualization at an affordable price, XenSource supports both Windows and Linux servers. XenSource products are based on the Xen hypervisor, with Windows and Linux virtualization solutions including built-in virtual machine lifecycle management, at breakthrough price and performance. XenSource products are being adopted worldwide in enterprises to increase server utilization, support server consolidation, and reduce total cost of ownership.
XenSource, Inc. develops the XenServer product family based on high-performance virtualization technology, the open source Xen Hypervisor. The product family includes XenEnterprise, an enterprise-grade multi-OS platform virtualization solution, XenServer for high performance Windows virtualization and XenExpress, a free, production-ready product for developers and IT enthusiasts. Founded and run by the Xen development team, XenSource products were created to allow enterprises to realize TCO savings resulting from server consolidation, increased utilization, and reduced complexity in the datacenter.
DataSolutions has been supplying the Irish IT industry with world leading technology products and services since 1991. Today the company has built upon its success as a distributor of data communications products and has evolved to become the leading trade-only 'Value Add' distributor of Managed Application Delivery solutions and services in Ireland. DataSolutions portfolio encompasses four categories that specifically address the problems associated with the management and delivery of applications to enterprise users: Infrastructure Management, IT Security, Server Based Computing and Virtualisation. DataSolutions products and services are offered through a nationwide network of IT industry partners since 1991.
For more information about XenSource, Inc., please visit: www.xensource.com.
To learn more about Futurerange, please visit: www.futurerange.ie.
For more information about Data Solutions, please visit: www.datasolutions.ie.
Ljungberg joins West Ham in cut-price deal
West Ham have today completed the signing of Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg for a fee that could rise to £3m.
Microsoft Touts New 'Media Extenders'
... the Home Premium or Ultimate flavors of Windows Vista and enable users to use their TV ... formats, which are competitors to Microsoft's own Windows Media format and are often used to encode ... extenders a few years ago for the Windows XP Media Center Edition, but it never took ...
Radiation Seeds Effectively Cure Prostate Cancer In Young Men
Radiation seed implants are just as effective at curing prostate cancer in younger men (aged 60 and younger) as they are in older men, according to a study presented at a scientific session on Oct. 31, 2007, at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's 49th Annual Meeting in Los Angeles.
Message from David Plouffe: Matching the Five Million
I was writing a note to you about the state of the race after Super Tuesday when we got some startling news. The Clinton campaign just announced that Hillary and Bill Clinton injected $5 million of their personal fortune into her campaign a few days ago. (Read on Source)
Computing Technology Industry Association Names Todd Thibodeaux New President and Chief Executive Of
The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), the leading trade association for the world's information technology (IT) industry, today announced that Todd Thibodeaux will become its next president and chief executive officer. (PRWEB Jun 25, 2008) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/U3F1YS1Ib3JyLUZhbHUtRW1wdC1FbXB0LVNpbmctWmVybw==
Hideo Kojima's Top 5 Memorable Games
The maestro of pixelated sneaking lists his top five memorable games and, weirdly, his own 'Metal Gear Solid' made the cut.
Online Security Fears Larger than Actual Risk, Survey Finds
In the wake of a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on online advertising and privacy, Mintel has released survey data revealing Americans are more concerned than they were 5 years ago about online security. 65% are more concerned than they were 5 years ago 28% are significantly more concerned than they were five years ago But the actual risk is ... (Read on Source)
Widgets Lab on the Blog Commenting Space
Widgetslab has a very thorough post up about the intensifying competition in the blog comments space between companies like Disqus , JS-Kit, and Intense Debate . Widgetslab covers a number of areas in which these companies are trying to differentiate themselves. Profile, seo-ability, and synchronization with a native blog commenting system (like ... (Read on Source)
SearchDay: What Can TV Learn from Search?
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: What Can TV Learn from Search?; Olympics 2008: Which Search Advertisers Get the Gold?; 24 iPhone Applications That Accelerate Mobile Search; and more.
The long game
Sony boss talks about its plans for the PS3
Amanda Peet & the Ripple Effect: Actress Intensifies Vaccine Debate, Rather than Quell It
I write my Huffington Post blogs in order to spark debate and commentary from other quarters about what has become -- like it or not -- the biggest medical controversy of our time: the potential link between vaccine ingredients and autism. (Read on Source)
Put Your Game Face On And Plant Some Trees With SGN
Social Gaming Network, a startup behind a number of popular social network games, has partnered with the Arbor Day Foundation to create a Facebook game to raise money for, of all things, planting trees. SGN has created a game called “Space Movers: The Bloom Initiative”, and will donate up to $50,000 of the game’s advertising ... (Read on Source)
Xbox 360 Beats PlayStation 3 in Japan Weekly Sales Chart
The launch of the "Tales of Vesperia" video game helped Microsoft's Xbox 360 record one of its best weeks of sales since...
IOC wants opening ceremonies off file sharing site (AP)
AP - The International Olympic Committee is trying to stop downloads of video of the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony that are being spread on The Pirate Bay, a file-sharing Web site.
The Creative Process of Sports Stadium Design
Dan Meis has designed sports stadiums all around the world. Staples Center. Safeco Field up in Seattle. And many more. We sit down with Dan in his office to get a look at his latest projects, but to really spend a bit of time understanding the guy who has changed sports experiences for millions of fans around the world. (Read on Source)
Implementation of Source Code Management Does Not Guarantee OnTime Software Releases Says Seapine So
... Seapine's products support best practices, integrate into all popular development environments, and run on Microsoft Windows, Linux, Sun Solaris, and Apple Macintosh platforms. ...
Your Parents (and Kids) Will Love Adobe's New Photo and Video Tools
Adobe announced new versions of its Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements suites for editing, cataloging and sharing digital photos and home videos on Tuesday. The tools are aimed squarely at novice users and budding hobbyists, yet they deliver much of what's available in more powerful, pro-level applications.
Forrester: US, Europe IT Budgets Getting Slashed
More than 40 percent of large enterprises worldwide have cut IT spending, according to Forrester Research.
Web Hosting Application Firm, 3Tera, Joins DNS Europe, to Offer Grid Utility
Aliso Viejo, California - (The Hosting News) - September 10, 2008 - Utility, grid, and cloud computing solutions firm, 3Tera, Inc., and hosting and outsourcing business management firm, DNS Europe Ltd, have launched grid hosting services.
Stephen Hurford, Communications Director, DNS Europe remarked, ''3Tera's innovative technology allows us to deliver hosting services in a radically new way. At DNS Europe Ltd we are now able to utilize the grid infrastructure and deliver our own service offerings quicker, cheaper and more efficiently than we believed to be possible.''
Powered by the AppLogic grid operating system from 3Tera Inc., the solution is available immediately. DNS Europe's dual-facility grid hosting services will provide customers across Europe with the choice of United Kingdom or Southeastern European grid hosting and outsourced multi-tier AppLogic support services. Initial offerings include Virtual Grid Server and Virtual Datacenter products to meet the current market demand.
Bert Armijo, Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Product Management, 3Tera, Inc. noted, ''DNS Europe offers not only a true utility computing environment, but also provides managed services and outsourced development for their customers. This is an excellent condition for users, seeking to meet the dual challenges of reducing infrastructure costs while increasing volume, adding features and expanding the reach of their web services. We are excited to see the next level of interest for our partner's offerings from both web companies and SaaS vendors.''
Mr. Hurford concluded, ''We are entering a new phase of grid and utility computing services where hybrid infrastructure solutions will have a key role to play. In the new Software-as-a-Service market paradigm customers with existing overloaded infrastructure will be looking for ways to farm-out specific system functions to on-demand providers through Cloud-Bursting. DNS Europe is looking at ways to cater for this demand.''
The AppLogic grid operating system is the first commercial platform designed specifically to enable true utility computing. The system converts commodity servers into scalable grids on which users can visually deploy, operate and scale transactional Web applications without any modification of code. At the heart of the system is 3Tera's disposable infrastructure technology that packages applications with the definition of the infrastructure required to run them into self-contained and portable entities, able to run on any grid anywhere in the world. As a result, applications become completely separated from the hardware infrastructure traditionally needed to run them, allowing users to remotely manage their applications through a web browser and provision resources as needed.
3Tera, Inc. is the innovator of cloud computing technology and utility computing services, simplifying the deployment and scaling of Web applications. Named ''Cool Vendor in IT operations, 2008'' by Gartner Group and one of the ''Top 20 Companies to Watch in 2008'' by Linux Magazine, 3Tera offers the AppLogic grid operating system that enables the first true utility computing services to completely remove the cost and complexity associated with infrastructure. AppLogic converts commodity servers into scalable grids on which users can visually operate, deploy and scale transactional Web applications without any modification of code. Software-as-a-Service providers, Web 2.0 companies, enterprises and open source developers can now get new online services quickly to market by utilizing resources from commodity hosting providers on a pay-as-you-go basis, while maintaining complete control of applications including visual operation, scaling and on-demand resource provisioning.
To learn more about the offer, please visit: www.dneseurope.net.
For more information about 3Tera, please visit: www.3tera.com.
Cassidy: Linux Devotee Tries to Spread the Word
SiliconValley: "Yeah, penguin logo. See, Cafiero is a Linux guy. Maybe you know one -- or a Linux woman. Maybe you know that to love Linux is to live Linux -- that you don't just use free and open-source software, you embrace it and evangelize it."
ISPs Pledge To Require Permission for Targeted Ads (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Web surfers can feel more secure about their clicks and Web purchases now that three of the nation's four largest Internet service providers have pledged to stop tracking users' behavior unless given permission by the user.
Live text - Premier League
West Ham take on Bolton in the first of six matches on Sunday, with Chelsea and Liverpool among the sides in action later. (Read on Source)
FDA Warns Against Use Of ED Supplements
ROCKVILLE, Md. - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to avoid a number of Chinese dietary supplements being marketed for erectile dysfunction (ED) because they contain undeclared active ingredients that are otherwise found in prescription ED drugs. Full story on lexis.com
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