Recent articles by Robert Jaques

Information protection and control takes off

Information protection and control takes off

Experts are predicting a surge in the adoption of information protection and control (IPC) technologies..
Robert Jaques Mar 27 2008 7:35AM Security
Enterprises plug into hosted services

Enterprises plug into hosted services

Fast growing acceptance of hosted services, specifically software-as-a-service, is pushing utility computing into enterprises, analysts claim..
Robert Jaques Mar 25 2008 2:38PM Networking
'Lego' design promises cheap solar cells

'Lego' design promises cheap solar cells

Researchers at a Dutch university have devised a method of "substantially improving" the production of relatively inexpensive dye-sensitised solar cells..
Robert Jaques Mar 25 2008 2:38PM Hardware
iPhone effect drives smartphone sales

iPhone effect drives smartphone sales

The smartphone market will grow from around 10 percent of total handset sales in 2007 to 31 percent in 2013 driven by the "iPhone effect", new research predicts..
Robert Jaques Mar 25 2008 2:38PM Hardware
Boffins devise organic molecular microchips

Boffins devise organic molecular microchips

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (Nist) have identified an "evolutionary link" between today's microelectronics built from semiconductor compounds, and future generations of devices made largely from complex organic molecules..
Robert Jaques Mar 21 2008 9:20AM Hardware
Microsoft begins distributing Hyper-V

Microsoft begins distributing Hyper-V

Microsoft has begun distributing a "feature-complete release candidate" of Microsoft Hyper-V, the hypervisor-based virtualisation software available with versions of Windows Server 2008..
Robert Jaques Mar 20 2008 2:22PM Software
Silent microchip 'fan' has no moving parts

Silent microchip 'fan' has no moving parts

Boffins in the US have developed a microchip fan with no moving parts that operates silently and generates enough wind to cool a laptop computer..
Robert Jaques Mar 20 2008 7:13AM Hardware
FCC closes $19bn wireless spectrum auction

FCC closes $19bn wireless spectrum auction

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has officially ended the auction for the highly-contested 700MHz spectrum..
Robert Jaques Mar 20 2008 7:13AM Telco/ISP
Carbon nanotubes beat copper nanowire for next-gen transistors

Carbon nanotubes beat copper nanowire for next-gen transistors

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have conducted research indicating that carbon nanotube interconnects can outperform copper nanowires in next-generation semi conductors..
Robert Jaques Mar 19 2008 2:36PM Hardware
AMD courts Java developers

AMD courts Java developers

Chip maker AMD has unveiled a plug-in that provides Eclipse developers with increased performance management and monitoring of Java software code..
Robert Jaques Mar 19 2008 2:36PM Software
Microsoft acquires Rapt

Microsoft acquires Rapt

Microsoft today revealed plans to acquire Rapt, a provider of advertising yield management technology for digital media publishers..
Robert Jaques Mar 18 2008 7:21AM Software
IBM beefs up ID management with Encentuate

IBM beefs up ID management with Encentuate

IBM has announced the acquisition of Encentuate, a privately held provider of identity and access management software..
Robert Jaques Mar 14 2008 7:13AM Software
Semiconductor assembly and test market soars

Semiconductor assembly and test market soars

The worldwide market for semiconductor assembly and test services (Sats) grew for the sixth consecutive year in 2007, according to Gartner..
Robert Jaques Mar 14 2008 7:13AM Hardware
Cyber-attack launched from 10,000 web pages

Cyber-attack launched from 10,000 web pages

A security firm has identified over 10,000 web pages rigged by cyber-criminals to hijack the PCs of unsuspecting surfers..
Robert Jaques Mar 13 2008 10:21PM Security
Ultra-wideband heads for the big time

Ultra-wideband heads for the big time

Analysts predict that the mainstream market launch of ultra-wideband (UWB) peripheral connection technology is imminent..
Robert Jaques Mar 13 2008 7:26AM Networking
Corporates eye green networking kit

Corporates eye green networking kit

The popularity of networking kit that minimises its environmental impact is set to soar, experts predict..
Robert Jaques Mar 13 2008 7:26AM Hardware
Laptops drive global PC sales growth

Laptops drive global PC sales growth

Worldwide PC shipments will grow 12.8 percent in 2008 to reach 302 million units fuelled by demand for portable computers, according to IDC's latest Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker..
Robert Jaques Mar 13 2008 7:26AM Hardware
Data centre chiefs dismiss green 'hype'

Data centre chiefs dismiss green 'hype'

Green initiatives are gaining traction in enterprises, but data centre managers do not trust the environmental claims that vendors attach to products and services..
Robert Jaques Mar 13 2008 7:26AM Hardware
Qualcomm pays US$32 million for Xiam

Qualcomm pays US$32 million for Xiam

Qualcomm has announced the acquisition of Xiam Technologies, an Ireland-based developer of wireless content personalisation technology..
Robert Jaques Mar 12 2008 7:28AM Software
Sun and Microsoft widen alliance

Sun and Microsoft widen alliance

Sun Microsystems and Microsoft have announced two milestones in their ongoing alliance: the official opening of the Sun/Microsoft Interoperability Center and the availability of the Sun Infrastructure Solution for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007..
Robert Jaques Mar 12 2008 7:28AM Software

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