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Venture Spending: Cloud Computing and Mobile Top Sectors

By Dick Weisinger

A recent survey by Deloitte of global venture capitalists asked what technologies they were most excited about and those which worry them. Some of the findings of the report include: Cloud computing remains the top technology investment sector, a distinction…

Software Development: Google’s Code Base Spans More than 2 Billion Lines

By Dick Weisinger

Google online services are powered by more than two billion lines of code, says Rachel Potvin, Google executive.  The services include things like search, maps, Google+, calendar, Gmail and YouTube.  All that code is stored in a single repository and…

Disruptive Technology: Four Forces Driving Global Large-Scale Transformation

By Dick Weisinger

The world is under stress as it undergoes rapid transformation.  Disruption and change is happening in every corner of our lives, argues three leaders from the McKinsey Global Institute in a new book: No Ordinary Disruption: The Four Global Forces Breaking All…

Business Technology Leaders are More Successful in Winning Customers

By Dick Weisinger

To be relevant enterprises need to transition from an IT-focused agenda to one that is business-technology (BT) focused says Forrester Research. Business Technology combines technology, systems and processes with a goal of attracting, interacting and maintaining customers. Forrester proposed three ways for enterprises to…

High-Speed Optical Devices: Research Shows Progress in Developing Plasmonic Materials

By Dick Weisinger

An ultrafast light-emitting device that can switch on and off 90 billion times a second was recently prototyped and demonstrated by engineers at Duke University.  The device uses semiconductor quantum dots.  The goal of the research is to create a…