Mathematica goes parallel
Divvy up your large number crunching across multiple processors.
Argonne, Oak Ridge labs sweep HPC Challenge
DARPA awards recognize wider criteria for supercomputer power.
TRANSCOM moves ahead with property system
The Transportation Command launches phase II of the Defense Personal Property System to make it easier for service members and their families to relocate to different duty stations.
Transition Watch: Plum IT jobs in Obama administration
The Obama team must fill more than 300 presidentially appointed positions, including 21 new CIOs. Inquire within.
Top500 to revamp qualifications
The benchmark used to gauge the performance of supercomputers is growing too unwieldy, organizers say; they want to modify the test to make it less arduous.
VMware Fusion 2.0.1 gets performance boost
VMware releases update to its desktop virtualization solution for Mac OS X that includes performance enhancements and other improvements.
DOE machines top supercomputer list
Energy Department labs run seven of the 10 fastest supercomputers on the Top 500 list.
100 Gigabit Ethernet on the horizon
Two of the largest high-performance research and education networks will partner with industry in developing a 100 Gigabit Ethernet test bed to move the emerging networking standard into production environments.
Adaptec unifies SAS, Serial ATA
Hybrid SAS/Serial ATA card could keep track of 100T of storage.
Army to deploy satellite communications for Iraq warfighters
The Army will deploy a satellite communications-on-the-move device for its Iraq forces.
Bringing science to entertainment
Making movies is not rocket science, but the National Academy of Sciences wants to change that.
Emergency notification 1.0
The vast majority of Americans still get information about emergencies and disasters from early-20th century technologies, but text alerts might be the way of the future.
Microsoft rolls out Windows Live Services
Microsoft Live Services are the online solutions part of the company's overall "software plus services" strategy.
The state of spatial data
The Open Geospatial Consortium's international survey of geospatial data users finds that few organizations have strict policies on ensuring the quality of data entered into its systems.
Technicalities | Not-so -mobile phones
A software service that detects speed keeps you from making or receiving cell phone calls while driving. But what if you're not behind the wheel?
Michael Bechetti | Technical Difficulties
This week's editorial cartoon: Underrated moments in green IT.
Transition Watch: What should a federal CTO do?
Ideas include everything from a focus on broad policy issues such as net neutrality and broadband access to a narrower attention using technology to make government more efficient and transparent and using it to collaborate with the public.
GCN Lab: Suite treats
The GCN Lab compares different office suite packages at different price levels.
GCN Lab Review: ThinkFree Office 3
ThinkFree Office 3 is designed specifically to emulate Microsoft Office 2003 applications, and the retail price of ThinkFree Office is one of its best features.
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