White House Sees Clouds on the Horizon
The Obama administration announced a long-term cloud computing policy that aims to cut costs on infrastructure and reduce the impact of governmental computing systems on the environment.When federal CIO, Vivek Kundra discussed plans for the new system at NASA’s Ames Research Center last week, he described how it could leverage existing systems by increasing capacity and utilizing new cloud computing platforms for less sensitive data. The new system also promises to reduce energy consumption and decrease turn around time and man hours required for certain projects.
802.11n is Now Official
Two years after it was brought out for certification, the latest version of Wi-Fi—802.11n recently received its seal of approval. Meanwhile, over 700 products have already been certified as compatible by the Wi-Fi Alliance.The Wi-Fi community has taken its time in getting the standard adopted, which is something that may have a negative effect on the IEEE industry later on.
ISP Takes a Stand
Swedish Internet service provider (ISP), Black Internet, was ordered by Stockholm’s district court to take down its BitTorrent server site “The Pirate Bay” (TPB) on August 24. But now Black Internet has reportedly decided to appeal the verdict.Black Internet CEO Victor Möller, who had formally claimed that the company wouldn’t appeal the court decision due to a lack of money and time, now says he had a change of heart, asserting that the case is important for all ISPs.
