Search

Examines the design challenges of embedded computer memory systems. Introduction of additional costs and complexity of embedded systems; Design application challenges; Comparison of power consumption trends.

The article features Wales-based ceramic artist Billy Adams and his work. According to the article, Adams has stamped a unique identity on his creations, so much so that they are immediately recognizable as his work and nobody else's. Some of his influences include Spanish ceramist Claudi Casanovas and British artist Ewen Henderson. Adams has represented Ireland in international exhibitions and his work has been shown in art galleries as distant from each other as the U.S. and Hong Kong in China.

Deals with the prospects of storage visualization in the information technology market. Key elements of any enterprise storage network; Companies which are offering storage virtualization at the network level; Factors exacerbating the controversy surrounding in-band and out-of-band virtualization.

Focuses on the integration issue in information technology (IT) systems. Position of GE Global eXchange Services on the integration services market; Key to formulating the right IT strategy; Advice of Frank Campagnoni, chief technology officer at GE GXS on integrating IT systems; Challenges facing companies in systems integration; Approaches which have emerged as potential integration saviors. INSET: EVOLUTION OF INTEGRATION, by Mark Leon.

The article provides information on the collaboration between Australian ceramist Mark Jones and Argentinian-born ceramist Sandra Passerman. In their artistic collaboration, Passerman sketches the outline of her design and then starts laying down underglaze and colored engobes for the background and subject matter. According to Passerman, she loves working at home in her studio, which is actually the kitchen, because of the balance she finds between creating and being a mother of three children.

The article discusses the impact of technology growth on the economy of Australia. According to a research conducted by Synovate, the success of Microsoft and Google in technology made a dramatic transition from the traditional consumer goods makers and to the digital world. It notes that the strongest reason behind the rise of digital brands is an economic one, and the digital economy drives the fascination of the people to the convenience and difference that the Internet brings.

Reports on the move of enterprise computer software application vendors to advance on the integration turf occupied by platform players, with the help of third-party adapter partners. Initiative of SAP and IBM to offer enterprise developers a stream of Web-services-based application programmer interface; Plan of SAP and PeopleSoft to leverage the trend to undercut the value proposition of integration platforms such as the WebSphere of IBM; Selection of the Adapter Factory of iWay by SAP to provide UCCnet integration for the integration platform of SAP.

Reports on the efforts of Nokia to develop cellular telephones that can switch between 802.11x and public carrier networks. Purpose of a switching technology to be introduced by the company; Features of the handsets to be launched by Nokia; Information on the carrier-targeted Nokia One software.

Focuses on the release of the Commerce One Conductor application integration software platform on March 24, 2003. Key functions of the product; Design and features of the platform; Difference of Commerce One's approach from that of its competitors.

Reports on the plan of Apple Computer company to launch its first computer storage product called Xserve RAID in March 2003. Key features; Price; Overview of the plan.

Provides information on the digital agenda of Apple Computer and Microsoft for 2003. Message issued by Steve Jobs, chief executive officer of Apple, with regard to the company's digital innovation; Opinion of Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft, on emerging technologies such as the Smart Personal Object Technology; Background on Apple's iLife computer suite.

Reports on the plan of Microsoft to release customer relationship management (CRM) software in the U.S. Details of the CRM market; Impact of the entry of Microsoft CRM on small companies in the customer relations industry; Comments of several companies, including Salesforce.com regarding the move of Microsoft.

Reports on the effort of ERP vendors to roll out technologies in order to bridge the gap between traditional enterprise application silos and to forge collaborative environments. Details about a suite of composite xApp business applications by SAP company; Applications toward business processes to wrap a standards-based methodology around corporate activities; Upgrade of SAP's Extended Process Integration middleware software for connecting disparate systems and applications.

Focuses on .Net Server, a server operating systems effort by Microsoft to redefine enterprise computing. Features of the server; Capabilities offered by the .Net.

Reports on the plan of Groove Networks to unveil the Groove Toolkit for Visual Studio.Net to extend the collaborative capabilities of Windows applications of Microsoft. Reason for the move; Features of toolkit; Purpose of Microsoft in weaving XML into the core of its Office 11 suite, due in mid-2003.

Discusses the utilization of Web services by enterprise resource planning vendors to create an integrated collaborative applications based on extensible markup language. Implications on information technology firms; Discussion on the computer architecture xApps from SAP; Background on the Universal Application Network from Siebel.

Reports on the use of Web services by networking vendors aimed at securing the role of edge networking devices in enterprise information technology infrastructures. Initiatives of 3Com and Cisco in developing edge routing devices; Vision of Cisco in eXtensible Markup Language load balancing and technologies for Web services; Forecast on deep packet inspection happening in the network processor.

Reports on the plan of network vendors to develop application-aware edge routing devices. Features of the SuperStack 3 Switch 4400 SE device from 3Com; Vision of Cisco for technologies that support global routing of Web services.

Reports on the plan of Intel Corp. for the Web services market. Plan to develop a Web services-aware microprocessors; Focus on silicon enhancements around run time environment; Web services project of Intel for Albertson's.

Reports on the Web services issues to be tackled by the Web Services Architecture Working Group. Companies included in the working group; Discussion on the Simple Object Access Protocol functionality; Goals for dynamic application interaction.

Discusses the impact of economic problems and the September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States on the financial condition of the information technology sector. Effects on long-term plans for electronic commerce; Significance of some changes in corporate priorities; Expectations on the development of applications in 2002 and onwards.

Focuses on the emergence of Web services technology. Traditions of high-margin revenues; Definition of Web services; Development application of Web services.

Interviews Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer about Microsoft.NET, a foundation for a computer architecture based on Extensible Markup Language. Core business model behind Microsoft.NET; Microsoft.NET versions planned for different customer segments; Impact of Microsoft.NET on the information technology industry.

Discusses the reuse of integrated circuit (IC) designs to accelerate the design process. Continued increase of modern IC complexities; Need for first-class design documentation; Hierarchy of design-reuse blocks; Cultural and technical issues of design reuse.

Focuses on how professional insurance can be of help for a small business enterprise. Features of income-protection policies; Trauma insurance's features; Types of trauma policy.

Reports that discounting of advertised home loans for new borrowers are taking place in banks in New South Wales. Loan extension for the honeymoon period; Bank managers' discretion for lowering variable rates; Banks' sticking to their advertised rates; Money loss caused by changing lenders; Basis for early-repayment fees.

Gives advice to investors in Australia who are exposed to the bond market. Looking back on past lessons; International bond markets; Movements in bond prices; Interest rates; Bonds through a managed fund; Risks faced by investors.

An interview with Mark Jones, partner and head of Addleshaw Goddard LLP is presented wherein he discusses his career and hobbies.

The article reports on the deals signed by airline Qantas Airways with Indian information technology services firms Satyam and Tata Consultancy Services. The deals totaled $144 million. Satyam has signed a deal to manage Qantas' corporate systems and financial applications, while Tata won the contract to manage the airline's commercial and operations divisions.

The article presents an interview with New Zealand Health Service Chief Nurse Mark Jones. According to Jones when asked about his decision to be a chief nurse in the country, he referred to his background in primary health care. He has shared that his motivation in deciding to work in the country was because nursing offers the best solution to most health challenges. His goals for the country's nursing services include a system where anyone can be educated to be a nurse.

Reports on the need for better design of silicon products to improve applications in the consumer marketplace. Increase in the magnitude of individual transistors; Improvement of standby battery life; Replacement of bit-cell storage node.

Focuses on the decision of Siebel Systems to reinvigorate its focus on the Universal Application Network (UAN) integration platform. Advice given by users and analysts in connection with the UAN; Advantage of the platform to the company's customer relationship management (CRM) offerings; Basis for the Siebel 7.7 CRM and Analytics platforms. INSET: Siebel UAN.

Reports on the launching of the Project Orion and Project Mad Hatter from Sun Microsystems at the SunNetwork conference in San Francisco, California in 2003, aimed at developing an integrated enterprise software that would compete with Microsoft Corp. Components of Orion; Pricing model for Sun Microsystems' server software; Threat posed by Sun's Solaris operating system to BEA WebLogic application server.

Focuses on the development of tools for constructing services-oriented computer architectures, as of May 2003. Features of the Web services architectures launched by Blue Titan and Swingtide; Details on Web services and management tools; Factors that enable Web service interactions with security, reliability and management.

Discusses the Adaptive Enterprise business strategy of Hewlett-Packard (HP) that represents the company's vision to virtualize all information technology computing resources. Comparison of the strategy with the On Demand business vision of IBM; Details on the Darwin Reference Architecture industry-standard technologies and processes of HP; Partners of HP that will support Adaptive Enterprise.

Reports on the plan of Sun Microsystems to build a computer network infrastructure that contain autonomous devices. Significance of the network in reducing the costs involved in connecting devices to a network; Information on the launch of the N1 Data Platform by Sun; Features of the platform.

Criticizes the InfoPath collaboration technology of Microsoft Corp. Limitations of the plans of Microsoft for the use of the application; Reason behind the popularity of the Instant Messenger software; Information on the collaboration technologies offered by rival companies, including Groove and Sun Microsystems.

Focuses on the impact of outsourcing on the information technology (IT) strategies of companies. List of IT services companies; Estimated outsourcing services spending by companies in 2003; Signs that enterprise IT is limiting its Web services scope.

Comments on the problems of cellular telephone services. Worldwide number of cellular telephone subscribers in 2002 according to the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association; Challenges to be encountered by cellular telephone carriers on the shift of emphasis to high-speed wireless networks; Forecast on the future of cellular telephones.

Discusses the efforts of large information technology companies to offer Web services to companies in software products with real stock keeping units. Information on the Web services offered by IBM; Details on the OpenView Web services platform from Hewlett-Packard; Warning on the use of Web services.

Focuses on the goal of the wireless industry to serve a multitude of mobile computing devices. Tracks of development aimed by the industry; Details of the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association's Wireless show; Plans of Microsoft to deliver corporate database to mobile clients; Function of the .Net Compact Framework.

Addresses the role of a network-centric strategy in ensuring adaptability in a changing information technology world. Approaches to applications taking a network-centric view; Benefits from the approach; Factor that determines a company's competitive differentiation.

Presents information on Commerce One Conductor, a Web services-based platform from Commerce One. Dynamic central registry of Conductor; Components of Conductor; Difference of Conductor from other Web services-based products.

Presents views on wireless mesh networking. Function of mesh networks; Impact of the introduction of wireless mesh in the enterprise on collaboration and peer-to-peer communications; Interest of Microsoft and Intel in the wireless mesh.

Focuses on the integration of Microsoft Office and its InfoPath forms engine to push the Microsoft Office 2003 suite into enterprise applications. Applications with extensible markup languages; Problems of information technology administrators; Application software products from Microsoft.

Focuses on the purchase of Weblog developer Pyra by Web search engine Google Inc. as of 2003. Aspects of Weblogs; Potential avenues of innovation for Google.

Discusses the problem with information technology (IT) industry. Competition between computer companies over the next generation of networked computing; Decline in upfront costs of IT; Revival of application service providers.

Discusses issues related to the information technology industry in the U.S. as of February 2003. Integration of voice into intuitive collaborative platform; Computer strategy of IBM Corp.; Overview of the Next Generation strategy of IBM Lotus company.

Reports on the increase in space occupied by memory in system-on-chip (SoC) designs as of January 2003. Reason for the increase in memory in SoC designs; Impact of the symbiosis of memory and logic on the features of SoC.

Offers observations on the 2003 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Emerging products from Apple Computer; Background on the deal between Panasonic and Microsoft; Comments from Intel boss Craig Barrett about the devices during his CES address.