Archive for 2009

By Jennifer HansonVirtualization is a process that allows one piece of hardware to run a number of operating system images all at the same time. Prior to its inception, the standard for x86 servers was to only run one application to one server. This was fine until more and more servers were needed to meet the growing demands of the IT world, as data center ... Full story

By Nick PegleyWhat is virtualization, you may ask? In computer terms, it tends to mean the act of making a single hardware resource able to function as multiple functional resources. This includes an instance of one machine able to use different characteristics to work as a single logical resource. In most cases a work station or server only has a single operating system. For example, it ... Full story

By Matt PetersonThere is a lot of buzz going around about Virtualization. What is Virtualization, and what benefits does it provide? In this article we will take a look at the technology to see how it can provide a great deal of flexibility and cost effectiveness for IT professionals and software developers. Virtualization technology allows multiple virtual machines to run on a single host computer. These ... Full story

By Brenda WilliamsThe computer technology with its vast diversity is changing lives of so many people around the globe by providing efficient, fast and reliable tools in the form of internet, and other stand alone solutions. Computer soft-wares and internet based e-commerce are the fastest growing and one of the most promising industries in the world. Information technology related industries are having a profound effect ... Full story

By Brenda WilliamsIn the late 1940's scientists developed the first machines that could store and use encoded instructions or programs. In the beginning the users performing a variety of computations had to rewrite the basic hardware of the computers. Later on the innovations dramatically changed and increased the flexibility and usefulness of computers. Instead, they could simply direct the computer to perform one of the ... Full story

By Jordi ShomanWith technology progressing as fast as it is at the present, it is a wonder we do not have a new mass-marketed gadget appearing every few minutes. Personal computers, once predicted to be owned by a mere handful of individuals, are everywhere nowadays. If you are a student a personal computer is virtually a necessity. Accompanying the ever-increasing popularity of the personal computer ... Full story

By Robert BairdDecision Time: Genetic, Robotic and Nano-Opportunities: There is an abundance of technological threats and/or opportunities that mankind has before him. Whether or not there is an ethical basis upon which we might effectively utilize these technologies is something that worries many serious students of our species. The head of the Club of Rome says we do not even have terminologies for common concepts or ... Full story

By Brenda WilliamsTechnology can refer to material objects of use to the humanity such as, machines, hardware or utensils. It also encompasses broader themes, including systems, methods of organization, and techniques. This term can be applied either generally or specifically: like construction technology, medical technology and computer technology. The use of technology by human race began with the conversion of natural resources into simple tools. The ... Full story

By Susan ChenIt is hard to imagine a world without e-commerce nowadays, and more and more people are trying their hand at creating websites and earning money online. For anyone thinking of running an e-business, you have to give considerable thought and planning to the content management of your website. The web content management for your website involves a number of defined measures and schemes ... Full story

By Susan ChenIt is almost unimaginable to live in a world without the internet. And in the same token, it is also unimaginable to have no content on the internet. Behind the thousands of bites of digital information are the content writers and providers. In turn the driving force behind the content writers are the content management teams. To put it into everyday terms, if ... Full story