Dell will be acquiring the cloud-computing software provider Wyse Technology. Dell will expand its desktop virtualization capabilities and provide new market opportunities for the full range of its enterprise solutions and services. "Desktop virtualization can help organizations streamline IT management, improve productivity and security, and increase cost efficiency for discrete workloads or usage scenarios. The Wyse Technology desktop virtualization capability complements Dell's strongest-ever device and computing solutions portfolio, and strengthens our position in offering customers among the broadest set of computing choices from the edge to the core to the cloud." Said Jeff Clarke, president of Dell's End User Computing Solutions. Read the full news item here - http://content.dell.com/us/en/corp/d/secure/acq-wyse.aspx
A new technology developed by researchers at the University of British Columbia could help people who are unable to verbally speak! These researchers have developed a voice synthesizer that allows people to speak by simply moving their hands. The technology known as the Digital Ventriloquist Actor (DiVA) uses a pair of special gloves equipped with 3D sensors that use gestures to convey sounds. Read more here - http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120219/bc_voice_synthesizer_new_technology_120219/20120219/?hub=BritishColumbiaHome
Just in case you have missed the news about Windows 8 Customer Preview, it's the time to fetch a copy and try it out! This download will allow you to check if your computer can run Windows 8 and gives you a compatibility report plus other setup options. Microsoft claims that this one is "reimagined and reinvented from a solid core of Windows 7 speed and reliability. It's an all-new touch interface. It's a new Windows for new devices." Also, note that this preview is pre-release software that may not function as expected and that Microsoft makes no warranties of the advertised functions. Download Windows 8 Consumer Preview from here - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows-8/download
ARM Holdings, the leading semiconductor intellectual property (IP) supplier will be leading a joint venture to produce a common security standard for connected devices such as tablets, smart-TVs, games consoles and smartphones. Together with security technology companies, Gemalto a world leader in digital security, and Giesecke & Devrient a leading international technology provider, they will be creating a common security standard that enables a new generation of innovative services for tablets, smart-TVs, games consoles and smartphones! They claim that with improved security, delivered in a way that is easy to use, consumers will engage with a greater level of trust in the devices and services available. ARM plans to make its TrustZone technology which is a central component of the ARM architecture and is integrated into the ARM Cortex-A processor series as the basis of a system-wide approach to security. Read more here - http://www.arm.com/about/newsroom/arm-gemalto-giesecke-devrient-form-joint-venture-deliver-next-generation-security.php
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