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Ready for the iProd?
Fri, 16 May 2008 09:19:54 -0700
I felt certain this was an April Fool's joke, but apparently there's a real patent application behind it. (Picture from New Scientist.) Call it the iProd. The idea is you load it with answers to health-related questions, which the device uses to create a...
Yet another "iPhone killer:" Blackberry's Thunder (updated)
Fri, 16 May 2008 08:17:15 -0700
Did you hear that John Mayer is cheating on Apple again? That's right, Apple's poster boy blogged that he's using a Blackberry Bold. Not really surprising considering that RIM sponsored his 2007 tour. Note to Cupertino: send him a 3G iPhone, like, today.  Although RIM hasn't said...
Photo of rumored Palm Treo 800w appears
Fri, 16 May 2008 07:40:13 -0700
Back in the day when I had a Palm OS Treo I used to load up the custom ROMs created by Shadowmite since they took out a bunch of junk that was included by default and helped me recover some available memory. It seems he scored the first photos of...
Video game hardware and software sales up 47% in April 2008
Fri, 16 May 2008 04:46:07 -0700
Americans spent $1.23 bln on video games, hardware and accessories in April 2008, up 47% from April 2007. Total hardware sales grew 26% to $426.2 mln, with the Wii selling 714,200 units, followed by the handheld Nintendo DS at 414,800. Software sales surged to $654.7 mln from $389.4 mln in...
Introduction to BIT
Fri, 16 May 2008 00:15:30 -0700
This is the 1st excerpt from the second book in the Defen series: Business Information Technology: Foundations, Infrastructure, and Culture Introduction This book is designed for people who interact with, but do not want to become, professional information systems...
Verdiem spruces up its Survey PC power management software
Thu, 15 May 2008 20:06:49 -0700
Verdiem, one of the better known developers of power management software that counts Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Microsoft among its close partners, has delivered an impressive upgrade to its Surveyor technology. According to the Seattle-based company, the focus was on providing IT managers with even more configuration flexibility than previously available....

 

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American National Standards Institute - ANSI serves as administrator and coordinator of the United States private sector voluntary standardization system. Founded by five engineering societes and three government agencies, the Institute remains a private, nonprofit membership organization supported by a diverse constituency of private and public sector organizations.
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ANSI Standard (X3.64) Control Sequences - For video terminals and peripherals in alphabetic order by mnemonic.

Digital Display Working Group - Open industry group lead by Intel, Compaq, Fujitsu, Hewlett Packard, IBM, NEC and Silicon Image. Addressing the industry's requirements for a digital connectivity specification for high-performance PCs and digital displays.
Meta Description: [ Digital Display Working Group / DDWG home page. An open industry group lead by Intel, Compaq, Fujitsu, Hewlett Packard, IBM, NEC, and Silicon Image. The objective of the Digital Display Working Group is to address the industry's requirements for a digital connectivity specification for high-perfo... ]

Free Online Dictionary of Computing - Explains what a standard is with links to additional information.

500 IDEMA Standards - The storage drive industry organization has information on its various standards committees and their tasks. A number of standards documents on the topic of microcontamination are available for download in PDF format.

IEEE - Acronyms, buzzwords, and commonly asked questions about Standards.
Meta Description: [ Acronyms, Buzzwords, and Commonly Asked Questions About Standards ]

International Organization for Standardization - Worldwide federation of national standards bodies from 130 countries and non-governmental, promoting the development of standardization and related activities resulting in international agreements which are published as International Standards.

National Institute of Standards and Technology - NIST is the federal technology agency that works with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards.
Meta Description: [ The National Institute of Standards and Technology is a federal technology agency that develops and promotes measurement, standards, and technology. ]

Today's Standards Making Architecture - Article from the Internet Society by Anthony M. Rutkowski.

Wi-Fi Alliance - Nonprofit international association certifying interoperability of wireless local area network products based on IEEE 802.11 specification.