26th April 2008 Archive

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NASA researching 'nanosats' for orbiting 5G space network

Sarah Connor never easier to find

NASA's Ames Research Center is teaming with the often sinister-sounding Machine-to-Machine Intelligence Corporation (m2mi) to create a global networking system using small satellites they call "nanosats." The two organizations intend to develop swarms of spacecrafts weighing between 11 and 110 pounds, which will be placed in …

Space 26 Apr 00:10
Judge muzzles Sequoia e-voting attack dogs

NJ machines to be inspected, after all

New Jersey voting rights advocates will have the chance to have independent experts inspect electronic voting machines they say malfunctioned during the recent presidential primary election, a state judge has ruled. Sequoia Voting Systems, the manufacturer of the touch-screen machines, previously forced New Jersey officials to …

Government 26 Apr 00:22
Infosecurity is very much like...

Infosec New cliches for old

After three days, 320 exhibitors, dozens of presentations, and even more extensive marketing guff the Infosecurity exhibition in London is over for another year. Thankfully, next year's trade show will be held in Earls Court, not in the wastes of Olympia, and so much easier to get to. The biennial Information Security …

Enterprise Security 26 Apr 12:02
InPhase finally to phase in holographic disk

Feels like the 900th time

Holographic storage developer InPhase Technologies has said it will announce its Tapestry hologram storage product in May. A version of the product was demonstrated at the NAB2008 show in Las Vegas earlier this month. The bare facts are these: Tapestry consists of 120mm (5.25-inch) diameter clear plastic disks in a cartridge …

Storage 26 Apr 16:06