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Emerging Technology Trends Latest Post | Last 10 Posts | Archives Previous Post: NanoArt online competition of 2008 Google's parallel programming model Posted in: Computers & Internet Two Google Fellows just published a paper in the latest issue of Communications of the ACM about MapReduce, the parallel programming model used to process more than 20 petabytes of data every day on commodity-based clusters. The latest statistics included in the paper are from September 2007. They show that MapReduce-based programs accounted for 2.2 million jobs using more than 11,000 machine years. In other words, this programming model alone uses the power of more than 130,000 commodity PCs. It's also interesting to note that this programming model is currently being used in more than 10,000 programs for applications such as large-scale graph processing, text processing or data mining.
Google vs. Microsoft: Dueling DoubleClick testimony
This deal will get done and then we'll find out in a few years if Google is evil. As for this Senate committee I have little confidence that they'll know the issues to really probe the Google-DoubleClick deal. And if they shoot down the Google-DoubleClick deal what will they say about the other mergers in the pipeline? posted by Larry Dignan September 27, 2007 @ 9:13 am Previous Post: Verizon Wireless launches USB EDVO modem with integrated storage Next Post: The Web meets the desktop with Tubes Last 10 posts: Gates and Jobs rendezvous at CES (01-14) Podcast: Macworld, CES, Facebook, Intel and more... (01-14) Cisco to release Mac version of Unified Personal Communicator (01-14) SuccessFactors shows a path to Enterprise 2.0 (01-14) SAP: Business on track; Fourth quarter revenue up 10 percent (01-14) Cowen: Debating SaaS slowdown; Google Apps and AMD market share (01-14) Has Nick Carr flipped? Or have we? (01-14) Google doubles down on the iPhone; officially rolls out its app lineup (01-14) IBM's fourth quarter well above targets (01-14) News to know: Vista SP1; XO on Sugar; Macworld preview; AMD; KDE gallery (01-14) more Posts (Archives) WordPress Mobile Edition available at alexking.org.
Gadgets dumped in landfills unleash toxins
With few rules in place, environmental advocates worry that unscrupulous companies are exporting potentially hazardous waste to developing nations where environmental regulations are comparatively lax.
Most Long Island municipal waste managers said they set up e-waste programs to ensure that the products were disposed of in ways that did not harm the environment. "Until a national approach is crafted, this material is coming in, so we need to do the right thing," said Russ Barnett, environmental protection director for the town of Smithtown.
Electronics recycling is booming. Trace Feinstein, president of E-Scrap Destruction in Islandia, got into the field after customers of his document-shredding business kept asking about it. "Most people really don't know what to do with these things," he said.
Calendar Printing Company Wants to Create Lasting Impression in 2007
Custom calendar printing company expands calendar printing product line offering fast, affordable calendars for 2007 with guaranteed on time delivery. Riviera Beach, FL (PRWEB) September 29, 2006 -- Print Pelican.com a leader in online printing is now offering custom calendar printing using their eCommerce site for as low as $179.28. They offer various sizes when it comes to calendar printing services. Not only do they have cheap calendar printing deals offering 25% discount customers can order small orders. For example small 25 calendar order printed and shipped is as low as $ 179.28. This new low price and small order can facilitate now even small companies who have always wanted to have their corporate / company calendar printing done at affordable price commented Grant Morris – Chief Executive of Printpelican.com - furthermore customers can take advantage of our other printing services such as greeting card printing for Christmas and New year at low prices.
eBay takes $900m hit for Skype buy
Don't call it a bust just yet but it's fair to say eBay executives aren't thrilled with what they're getting out of Skype, which the auction king bought for $2.6bn two years ago. eBay has now said it will take a $900m so-called impairment write-down against the value of Skype. This means eBay has been forced to reassess the value of the internet telephony company relative to its overall business today. By recording a charge, the company is essentially saying it has taken a loss on its original investment. In what looks like an attempt to shake things up at Skype and move the division in a new direction, eBay also said Skype co-founder and chief executive Niklas Zennstr�m has stepped down. His departure was expected. Zennstr�m, who helped start Skype in 2003, has joined forces with Skype co-founder Janus Friis to start an internet television service called Joost.
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