This post was written by Jim Marino
Intel is looking at harvesting free energy to power devices such as mobile phones, as well as researching other technologies to reduce power in electronics devices and data centers. At an event late last week focusing on its “Eco-Technology” developments, the company’s CTO, Justin Rattner, outlined a series of long-term initiatives into power saving and generation. Most of the technologies discussed are under development in Intel labs and are unlikely to reach the marketplace in products for at least three to five years.
RepliWeb has announced that Burger King Corp. has selected its RepliWeb Deployment product to automate the distribution of critical business applications across its global IT infrastructure. Burger King has adopted standardization practices to accelerate access to IT resources across its global chain of restaurants. The company relies on RepliWeb’s enterprise-class software to deploy .NET applications and web server components driving greater efficiency, reliability and performance throughout its IT operations.
BT Media & Broadcast has expanded its global media network to South Africa. This network extension is expected to enable the delivery of enhanced real-time video content between Johannesburg and various media hubs worldwide, offering an alternative to satellite connectivity into and out of the region. The GMN, with coverage in more than 70 locations across ten countries worldwide, is based on multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) networking technology that is used to supply secure converged video, sound and data internetworking.
MFG.com, the largest online marketplace serving the global manufacturing community, has secured a relationship with Lionbridge to localize the MFG.com online marketplace into ten languages. This will enable the rapidly growing marketplace to expand its global presence. Lionbridge will also support MFG.com’s future global expansion to include Japan, India and Brazil. MFG.com is using Lionbridge web-based translation management platform Freeway(TM) to automatically push its content directly from its content system to the latter company for translation. Once translated, the content is automatically reinserted into the MFG.com environment. As a result, the company will be able to speed its update cycles using a touch-free translation management process, and can focus on the core task of providing a global marketplace for the manufacturing community.
Innovation in places all over the world is driving a second phase of globalization, and Cisco Systems Inc. wants to tap into that trend through “brainforming,” the networking giant’s CTO, Padmasree Warrior, said. Web 2.0 technologies such as wikis and social networking can help make it happen, she said. According to Warrior, earlier emerging markets used to be passive recipients of innovations done in developed markets. Now innovation, as well as capital, is coming from emerging markets as well, Warrior said. She cited India as an example, which has developed ways of using SMS (Short Message Service) for mobile transactions that are new to developed countries.
Informatica Corporation has announced the global launch of The Informatica Technology Network, a new online community open to data integration and data quality technology professionals around the globe. Built from the ground up to stimulate participants’ contributions, Informatica Technology Network (TechNet) is the next generation of the Informatica Developer Network, comprised of a rapidly growing member community of nearly 45,000. The community provides an inclusive, independent and interactive forum for sharing data integration knowledge, showcasing solutions, impacting technology trends and developing cutting-edge skills.
Vasont Systems announced the availability of its new integration between the Vasont(R) Content Management System (CMS) and Freeway(TM), the Web-based translation management platform from Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. This direct integration between the Vasont CMS and Freeway provides clients with a more efficient method of translating content and monitoring the status of translation projects. Using the Vasont Translation Package with the Freeway integration, clients can now initiate translation quotes or translation projects to Freeway directly from the Vasont interface.
NEAT Receipts, a Philadelphia-based company committed to developing user-friendly scanning solutions, has selected Symphony Services, the leader in global product engineering services, as its global product engineering partner. Symphony’s product engineering experience and strong test automation and quality assurance capabilities will help NEAT Receipts improve the productivity of its development process and speed the time-to-market of its products.
CAS has announced the launch of CAS Global Services. The new organization will bring together the company’s best practices, methodologies, and support resources. This will assist customers to speed implementation time and drive business results and enhance predictability throughout the entire project lifecycle. As far as the Globalization of CAS Support Services is concerned, CAS customers are leading global enterprises. So, CAS is expanding its product support capabilities to provide a consistent customer experience in all major theaters of operation.
Infor has announced the latest version of Infor PLM Runtime, a comprehensive Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution for the apparel and footwear manufacturing industries. With nearly 40 new features, the new version includes tools to help manufacturers enhance collaboration with suppliers and improve the efficiency and timeliness of new product development and introduction processes. Infor PLM Runtime enables apparel and footwear manufacturers around the globe to design, source and deliver innovative products. The new enhancements in Infor PLM Runtime enable manufacturers to effectively manage these globalization challenges and control the flow of product data across their organization, while improving communication with suppliers during the critical development phase.