Advances in smart-grid utility networks are taking place steadily, with announcements in the United States, China and Europe this month. Notably, Duke Energy Corp. (DUK) said it would support using cellular networks for its smart-grid backbone; Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) is working with a Chinese utility...
Facebook announced the opening of its office in Brazil, under the leadership of Alexandre Hohagen, who formerly was Google Inc.’s (GOOG) country manager for Latin America. Located in São Paulo, the office will support local businesses and organizations in Latam, helping them to be...
Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) came out with news on rapid fire today. The company killed its webOS device business, leaving the webOS software destined for an anticlimactic end, and announced that its PC business might be separated into another company or spun off in another...
Cloud-computing service providers should install their infrastructure close to their clients to mitigate risks, said Gartner VP Gene Phifer, adding that as cloud service providers deploy that strategy, they will want to have their infrastructure throughout the world, including Brazil. As such, "the Brazilian...
Editor's Note: RCR Wireless News Editor Sylvie Barak recently had the chance to take a close look at the Irish technology sector during a recent trip to the country. She delivered a feature report for RCR Wireless News which includes the following extract and...
Editor's Note: RCR Wireless News Editor Sylvie Barak recently had the chance to take a close look at the Irish technology sector during a recent trip to the country. She delivered a feature report for RCR Wireless News which includes the following extract and...
Cisco | August 15, 2011 | Press Release
SAN JOSE, Calif., August 15, 2011 – Cisco today announced that Scandinavian mobile operator 3, a division of Hutchison 3G, is deploying Cisco® ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers to deliver 4G and Long Term Evolution (LTE)...
Cisco | August 15, 2011 | Press Release
SAN JOSE, Calif., August 15 2011 -- Cisco today announced that Kabel Deutschland (KD), Germany's largest cable operator, is deploying Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers to aggregate and distribute enhanced video, data and voice services...
Accenture | August 14, 2011 | Press Release
MELBOURNE, Australia; Aug. 15, 2011 – National E-Conveyancing Development Ltd (NECDL), the company charged with developing a national electronic system for property exchange, has signed a master agreement with Accenture to design and build a national e-conveyancing...
Accenture | August 17, 2011 | Press Release
SYDNEY, Australia; August 17, 2011 – Australia’s Department of Health and Ageing has selected Accenture (NYSE: ACN)  to design and implement the country’s Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) system. The initiative will span all Australia-based health...
EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) today announced that Alvarado Independent School District, an Alvarado, Texas-based district serving 3,200 K-12 students, has replaced its Dell Compellent storage environment with EMC
REDMOND, Wash. — Aug. 15, 2011 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that General Mills Inc. has built a direct-to-consumer online channel, called Gluten Freely, based on the Windows Azure platform....
ARMONK, N.Y., - 16 Aug 2011: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Russell's Convenience is transforming its business with cloud collaboration technology from IBM. ...
SAO PAULO, Brazil - August 16, 2011 - Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Brazil, a Sao Paulo-based subsidiary of Tata Motors, is using software from SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) to manage the growing demand for its luxury automobiles....
Contractor will support citywide broadband wireless network for public safety and other operations for another five years.Northrop Grumman will continue to operate and maintain a citywide wireless network for New York City through a $207 million contract renewal awarded Friday.......
Wireless emergency safety equipment could save lives—if signals are transmitted reliably. But few performance standards exist. Now, tests at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are helping to ensure that alarm beacons for firefighters and other emergency responders will operate reliably in...
Motorola Solutions Inc. could expand its business in Brazil, where the company has been operating for 35 years. Motorola Solutions CEO Gregory Brown met with the Minister of Communications Paulo Bernardo recently, according to Agência Brasil. Motorola Solutions provides equipment and systems for businesses...
Will the "consumerization of IT" affect how smart grids are perceived or participated in by both utility workers and ratepayers? To my mind, that's not just a valid discussion point—it's an immediate imperative. Mobility is a critical forefront in productivity and customer engagement.......
VMware Drives Cloud Computing for U.S. Federal AgenciesVMware has experienced growing momentum for desktop virtualization in U.S. Federal agencies with VMware View, which enables IT to centralize software management, reduce hardware support and speed application deployment......
Cisco Systems Inc.’s (CSCO) WebEx is offering a cheaper package for its online meetings service. WebEx 8, which allows for one host and up to seven guests, is now available for $19 a month in the United States. The larger package at $49...
tw telecom | August 11, 2011 | Press Release
AUSTIN, Texas – August 11, 2011 – tw telecom, (NASDAQ: TWTC) a leading
provider of managed services, including Business Ethernet, converged and VPN solutions for
enterprises and large organizations across the U.S. and globally, today announced it has
been...
Every company will adopt cloud computing in the near future, and even now a lot of enterprises don’t know it, but they are using some kind of cloud services. According to consultancy firm Gartner, 70% of companies with more than 1,000 employees have not...
An increase in the machine-to-machine market may be driven by smart grid adoption, which is in its very beginnings in Brazil and other Latin American countries due to the lack of regulation. However, companies such as Elster Group believes that both Brazil and Latin...
Huawei | August 16, 2011 | Press Release
: Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, today announced it successfully enabled China Telecom to optimize its Shenzhen CDMA network to serve the 26th Shenzhen Summer Universiade.
As the sole telecommunications partner for...
