Dell’s Alienware X51 desktop brings immersive HD gaming to India

BANGALORE, INDIA: Alienware, Dell’s high-performance, PC gaming brand, invites customers to join in the ultimate gaming experience with the Alienware X51 its smallest gaming desktop ever with outsized performance capabilities.

The latest in Dell’s PC gaming portfolio, the X51 is designed to deliver an exhilarating 1080p high definition[i] and 3D gaming[ii] experience of today’s top-tier game titles while the new, smaller chassis design offers the flexibility to turn nearly any living space, from the living room to the dorm room, into an entertainment and gaming mecca.

The Alienware X51 gives customers the freedom to focus on the game with the performance expected in an Alienware gaming PC and a thoughtful design for post-purchase upgrades, and the latest in performance technology.

The versatile design of the X51 enables customers to achieve high performance computing in virtually any living space with a dual-orientation chassis supporting 7.1 surround-sound audio and an optional Blu-Ray disc drive.

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iPhone 5 Ready for a Summer Launch?

According to a "reliable source" within Foxconn, the next version of the iPhone is ready for production. That means it could be ready for a release this summer.
The iPhone 4S was released in Fall, but before that, every other generations of the iPhone were released in the summer. However, it's thought that Apple may have been delaying the release of the iPhone 4S. This year, they might just get back on the summer release track.

So if the iPhone is close to being ready for production, what does it look like? That much is uncertain still. The source claims that there are a few prototypes being passed around, and each one looks fundamentally different. They claim that each one has a 4 inch screen, and that they don't look like the iPhone 4/S.

The Apple rumors are just heating up. It's like the beginning of the holiday season in stores. Exciting, and of course, just a little too early.
via MacTrast

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Angry Bird Valentine

If you've got a child who doesn't want any hearts or "lovey" Valentine's to give out AND they love Angry birds - these are for you!

Disguise a sucker into a plump angry bird!

Supplies:
Card stock - red, yellow, black, white, orange
Print out the pattern template for the pieces
Print out tags with saying (the tags says - I get "angry" at the lovey dovey Valentines. They are for the "birds!")
scissors / exacto knife
glue stick/hot glue gun
Sharpie
Tootsie Roll suckers

Step 1: Using the template cut out the pieces necessary for your bird. It's easiest to cut out the smaller pieces but breaking out those elementary school skills by folding a paper in half and cutting a heart or a circle, etc and using the template as a guide for the right size.

Step 2: Place and glue the white belly on each bird. For the red bird place the beak and eyes. For the yellow bird place the eyes right on top of the belly.

Step 3: Add the eyebrows. For the red bird - cut the top off a heart at an angle. For the yellow, add the red straight eyebrows and the beak. Cut an orange heart down the center and place according to the picture.

Step 4: Add the head and tail feathers on both birds. Make a few dots with a sharpie marker for the eyes.

Step 5: Punch a hole or cut an "X" or a cross for the sucker stick to thread through.

Wrap the card stock around the back of the sucker and add a dot of hot glue to secure it together.

Add a tag and some hot glue as well to secure it to the sucker stick.

And you are done! I'll be linking up and sharing HERE!

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GP Bullhound technology predictions for 2012

LONDON, UK: As technology analysts and advisors, we expect a volatile 2012 with pockets of great innovation, opportunity and new successes, but also continued challenges as commoditization will wreak havoc to some industries, and hype will remain in others – creating near-term opportunity and in some cases long term issues.

We are entering the new year under rather unusual circumstances. The macroeconomic outlook remains cloudier than ever due to unprecedented uncertainty around a number of major global economic and political situations including the fate of the Euro and the European economies, the status of the US recovery and the role of the US dollar, nervousness in recently outperforming emerging markets, like Brazil, and the global impact of a slowdown in China – just to mention a few.

Some things do remain the same however such as the continued global Internet trend, the rapid mobilization of users and applications, and the inevitable trend of increased online social interaction.

In 2012, we expect the Internet to continue its inevitable shift from being an information and content channel to a trusted platform for socializing, sharing, communicating and most importantly for 2012, consuming. Furthermore, we expect a lot of opportunity to come out of the rapid adoption of mobile online activities, particularly in emerging markets.

We also expect to see some much needed innovation in the enterprise software arena, which is now well behind the consumer technology curve. The macroeconomic outlook however remains cloudier with unprecedented levels of uncertainty on a global scale. In an ever-more connected and competitive global technology world, there will be little room to hide without differentiated products or services.

The value of IP will continue to rise, while commoditization will punish the me-too players. As a consequence, we are seeing the investors and acquirers becoming increasingly willing to travel far to find best-of-breed companies, supporting an anticipated rise in cross-border acquisitions and investment activities. All in all, we look forward to an interesting 2012.

The predictions
1. Recommendation Engines Get Personal Through Social Mapping.
2. Hardware and Content Convergence Will Accelerate.
3. Russian Internet to Export New Social Models.
4. Windows Platforms Pick Up New Momentum.
5. Voice Recognition Bound to Disappoint – Again.
6. Social Recruiting Hits the Mainstream.
7. Smart Wallet Breaks Through.
8. A Re-Birth of the Second Screen – the TV.
9. Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Prices Will Collapse.

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Agilent intros precision waveform analyzer module

SANTA CLARA, USA: Agilent Technologies Inc. introduced a precision waveform analyzer for engineers involved in design verification and validation of high-speed electrical communications systems and components.

With industry-best residual jitter (below 50 femtoseconds), channel bandwidths to 50 GHz and integrated clock recovery to 32 Gb/s, the Agilent 86108B precision waveform analyzer gives engineers confidence they are seeing the true performance of their designs. This new plug-in module is the latest addition to the Agilent 86100C/D DCA wide-bandwidth oscilloscope family.

Engineers testing IEEE 802.3ba (40-Gb/100-Gb Ethernet), Optical Internetworking Forum CEI 3.0, INCITS T-11 32G Fibre Channel and high-speed proprietary systems will benefit from the measurement performance of Agilent’s 86108B waveform analyzer. As data rates increase to 28 Gb/s and beyond, accurate component characterization becomes more difficult.

Cabling to instrumentation degrades signal integrity, and performance margins are consumed due to non-ideal measurement systems. The 86108B’s integrated precision timebase and clock recovery design, with typical residual jitter below 50 fs rms, enable it to minimize potential problems. With this plug-in module, Agilent’s wide-bandwidth oscilloscopes meet the requirements of advanced technologies better than any other oscilloscopes on the market today.

Continuous data-rate coverage from 50 Mb/s to 32 Gb/s, peaking control and adjustable loop bandwidths to 20 MHz also allow the clock recovery circuit to provide a golden PLL response for accurate and compliant device characterization.

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RADVISION launches industry's most powerful HD video conferencing system

AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, TEL AVIV, ISRAEL & FAIR LAWN, USA: RADVISION, a leading technology and end-to-end solution provider for unified visual communications, announced the RADVISION SCOPIA XT5000, the industry's most powerful video system in its class.

The new SCOPIA XT5000 is being introduced as RADVISION's flagship product in the SCOPIA series of state-of-the-art video conferencing systems.

The SCOPIA XT5000 is the industry's first and only system available to incorporate dual 1080p/60fps live video and content, HD audio, H.264 High Profile and RADVISION Scalable Video Coding (SVC), along with iPad Multi-Touch control - making it a highly advanced video conferencing system.

The XT5000 uniquely combines the latest in bandwidth and network management technologies - H.264 High Profile for bandwidth efficiency and SVC for a high quality image, even in unpredictable network environments.

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Brocade cloud-optimized application delivery switches allow customers to “predict the future” and create new services

DUBAI, UAE: Brocade announced significant software advancements to the Brocade ServerIron ADX Series of cloud-optimized application delivery switches designed to help customers gain greater application control and service scalability.

The new Brocade OpenScript engine is an open platform for innovation, with the ability to intelligently predict the effect on the network before introducing scripts into production. This allows ADX customers to customize their service delivery for improved scalability and performance.

Together with an OpenScript community and tools to enhance network management and performance enhancements to IPv6, this comprehensive set of new capabilities greatly increases the competitiveness of the entire Brocade ServerIron ADX family of products.

“Application delivery performance, scalability and flexibility are critical requirements for our customers. These requirements have a direct effect on our ability to scale our business while exceeding customer expectations,” said Rob Jackson, Solution Line Leader for Networking and Security at Rackspace.

“With the Brocade ServerIron ADX, we look forward to continuing our success with the platform and implementing stable, customizable traffic management capabilities so that our new and existing customers can maintain greater application control.”

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How to remove Win 7 Home Security 2012?

Win 7 Home Security 2012 is a rogue antispyware program that spreads to computer systems using Trojan viruses and once gets inside the system, imitates being a security tool. The program uses its fake scanner and pretends looking for infections while in reality it’s not able to detect anything and basically is a useless application.

As soon as the Trojan gets inside the system, it configures the program to start automatically when computer is booted. You will see a scanner of Win 7 Home Security 2012 run on your system which will later claim that your computer is badly infected and ask you to purchase a full version of Win 7 Home Security 2012. The program states that only a full version of it is able to remove infections.

You will also notice tons of security notification or pop up ads which will appear while you will be trying to run some of your program or just out of nowhere. Basically, they will attempt to scare you into thinking that your system has certain security problems. Actually, Win 7 Home Security 2012 is only trying to get your money, so ignore this kind of offers either when they come after scanning your system or if it’s suggested by some security notification or pop up ad:

XP Total Security 2012 Firewall Alert
    XP Home Security 2012 has blocked a program from accessing the internet
    Internet Explorer is infected with Trojan-BNK.Win32.Keylogger.gen
    Private data can be stolen by third parties, including credit card details and passwords.

    Vista Security 2012 Alert
    Internet Explorer alert. Visiting this site may pose a security threat to your system!
    Possible reasons include:
    - Dangerous code found in this site’s pages which installed unwanted software into your system.
    - Suspicious and potentially unsafe network activity detected.
    - Spyware infections in your system
    - Complaints from other users about this site.
    - Port and system scans performed by the site being visited.

    Things you can do:
    - Get a copy of Vista Security 2012 to safeguard your PC while surfing the web (RECOMMENDED)
    - Run a spyware, virus and malware scan
    - Continue surfing without any security measures (DANGEROUS)

Malware Intrusion
    Sensitive areas of your system were found to be under attack. Spy software attack or virus infection possible. Prevent further damage or your private data will get stolen. Run an anti-spyware scan now. Click here to start.

It is strongly advised to remove Win 7 Home Security 2012 from your computer. It’s a malicious program that has no useful functions at all. If you have paid for this badware, contact for help for help and removal at +1-855-877-5848 toll free no. Additionally, use Spyware Doctor scanner and Win 7 Home Security 2012 removal guide in order to remove this scam quickly and easily.

Resource: http://www.2-viruses.com/remove-win-7-home-security-2012

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Six trends that will drive evolution of identity and access management, and privacy management in 2012

EGHAM, UK: Six major trends will drive the evolution of corporate management of identity and access management (IAM) and privacy management in 2012, according to Gartner Inc.

“In 2012, businesses need to increase their focus on identity and privacy projects that can achieve quick time-to-value and deliver real value not just to IT, but also to the business,” said Bob Blakley, VP and distinguished analyst at Gartner. “As organizational boundaries erode under the pressure of federation and outsourcing, and as organizations' control over IT continues to weaken through increased adoption of mobile devices and cloud services, identity management is more important than ever — and more problematic.”

Six major trends will drive the evolution of the IAM and privacy management sectors in 2012:

Tactical identity: The scope of, and budgets for, identity management projects will remain constrained. A major cause of failure for these projects has been an overly broad scope combined with a lack of focus on business value. There is no longer the budget or the appetite for projects that run the risk of such failure. This year's IAM projects will generally be limited in scope and schedule to help ensure success.

Identity assurance: Demands for stronger authentication and more mature identity provider infrastructures and practices will intensify. Serious deficiencies in both these areas, and in credential issuers, came to light in 2011. Organizations need to know who they are trusting, why, and for what. They also need to know what the consequences will be if the organizations they trust to provide identity information do not fulfill their obligations, and they need to know the strength of the mechanisms used to convey identity information.

Authorization: Authorization requirements will grow more complex and more urgent in response to continuing regulatory pressure and riskier and more complex IT and business environments. Identities are not very useful by themselves — their usefulness lies in authorising access and in the creation of logs that can be used to hold people accountable for their actions. Identity life cycle management, authentication and auditing are fairly mature in many organizations. Authorization (i.e., the creation and enforcement of access control policies) is much less mature, but will assume a place as a first-class business function.

The identity bridge: Identity management must start to span the chasm between organizations — a new architectural component is needed to manage the flow of identity information between cooperating organizations. Managing federated identities is a complex task, and the protocols for federated provisioning and federated management of identity policies and attributes are immature. The central authoritative source of identity information can only reside at the edge of the organization to look inward and outward simultaneously, and the processes that manage federated identity span the perimeter. The hole in modern identity architecture is starting to be filled and will become an identity bridge.

The sea of tokens: Identity information frequently has to be transformed by each domain that receives it, and then passed on to downstream domains. Identity information is transmitted via tokens (which may be carried in protocol headers, but are increasingly carried in protocol payloads). The new tokens-and-transformers architecture is more modular, more flexible and more loosely coupled.

Policy battles: Increasingly, concerns over privacy and identity theft are alarming the public, and they are also having a serious impact on business operations and even business viability. The business community, the privacy lobby, and law enforcement and national security communities will continue to wrangle over identification and privacy laws and regulations — and this will continue to drive changes in the identity infrastructure.

“On the one hand, identity is the main point of control that organizations still have over information in a world where users own the clients and outsourcers own the servers. On the other hand, establishing identity in such a diverse and heterogeneous environment is becoming more difficult, and the identity information itself is increasingly problematic as a source of privacy breaches,” said Blakely. “New technologies, new services and new architectures are emerging in response to these pressures, but plenty of work still has to be done before the industry can produce a comprehensive and dependable identity architecture for the modern world.”

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UP movie Valentine

supplies:

Boxed Candy hearts

White Card stock

UP house printable

Hot glue gun

2 helium filled balloons

Paper with printed saying

scissors

Step 1: Print the UP house printable on white card stock. Cut out along the roof line straight down the sides to the other house and along the roof line of the other.

Step 2: Take photos of your child or you pretending to hold a rope like you were floating away. Print and cut out around the body. 

Step 3: Take a candy box and the cut out UP house piece. Wrap the box with the house. 

Take your hot air balloons and place them behind the chimney. You can split up the balloons on each side or group them all together. Glue the strings into place using the glue gun and then attach the house to the candy box with the hot glue. Cut away the excess string from the balloons. 

Step 4: Print out a saying on regular paper and cut a cloud shape around it. 

Sayings could include: 

Valentine, you make me soar "UP" above the clouds!

or

for a teacher - Thanks for taking my education "UP" to another level!

or 

Thanks for being someone I can look "UP" to!

attach the cloud to the string of the balloon with a bit of hot glue

attach the cut out photo as well below the cloud

I'll be linking up here! 

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Growing market for cloud computing in France

FRANCE: The boom in data transmission and storage capacity has given rise to cloud computing, where calculations and data are scattered in a universe that is no longer directly accessible to customers, who instead buy processing activities in the same way that one might buy electricity.

Three levels of offerings are available: Externally hosted IT infrastructure (IaaS = Infrastructure as a Service); Ready-to-use environments (PaaS = Platform as a Service); and Standardized shared applications sold as services (SaaS = Software as a Service).

Revenue from the global market for cloud computing services totaled $68.3 billion in 2010, while in Europe, the cloud computing market surged 20 percent and may account for almost 15 percent of the European software and services market by 2015. The French market was worth €1.85 billion in 2010, of which €672 million were generated by SMEs, and continues to grow strongly. It is set to exceed €2 billion in 2011 and may account for more than 6 percent of the French software and services market by 2012 (estimate by Nexima).

Alongside international operators such as Microsoft, Google, HP, AT&T and IBM, France is home to numerous companies, including ATOS, Cap Gemini, Steria, Orange and SFR. ATOS has recently established Yunano, a joint venture with Chinese company Ufida, to market cloud-based management software and associated services. French software publisher Systancia, with bases in the Alsace and Ile-de-France regions, is a market leader in Europe for application/workstation user environment virtualization.

France provides new entrants with a growth-friendly environment. French legislation affords a high level of protection for data and data processing; in particular, regulations governing encryption (Act 2004-575 of June 21, 2004 and Decree 2007-663 of May 2, 2007) cover concerns relating to the sensitivity of data entrusted to cloud computing centers.

New entrants include US company Joyent, established in Ile-de-France (Paris region) in 2010, which provides IaaS to LinkedIn, Disney, CNN, Facebook, Yahoo and vente-privee.com, and open-source PaaS to publishers, hosting companies and specialist computer services companies such as Dell and First Service. This pioneering cloud computing start-up is now competing with cloud-based offerings from companies such as Amazon EC2 and Microsoft Azur. In 2010, Dell entered into an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) agreement with Joyent to use its “smart technologies” to offer “turnkey” clouds hosted on its servers.

France has eight innovation clusters involved in cloud computing: Cap Digital and System@tic (Ile-de-France), Elopsys (Limousin), Images et réseaux (Brittany/Pays de la Loire), Imaginove and Minalogic (Rhône-Alpes), Secure Communication Solutions (Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur) and the e-secure transaction cluster TES (Basse-Normandie).

In 2011, the French Government issued an initial call for projects dedicated to cloud computing R&D as part of its “National Investment Program”. Five projects will receive state aid (€19 million): a software engineering platform (CloudForce project, Orange Labs), an application porting scheme (CloudPort project, Prologue, an SME), a high-performance software infrastructure (Magellan project, Bull), a community cloud (Nu@age project, Non Stop Systems, an SME), and a higher education establishment cloud (UnivCloud project, INEO).

The French Federation of Software Publishers (Association Française des Editeurs de Logiciels – AFDEL) has set up a website to simplify the procedure for project owners when submitting project for “National Investment Program” funding.

David Appia, chairman and CEO, Invest in France Agency, said: “France is a growth market for high-tech and innovative companies, particularly in the cloud computing sector, where the leading players are already here doing business. The French government’s “National Investment Program” is providing a boost to a dynamic network of partnerships created by France’s innovation clusters through its funding offers for projects involving IT system designers, telecoms operators, software publishers, technology integrators, research laboratories and innovative SMEs.”

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iPad 3 Could be Released in March

Bloomberg reports that a reliable source has told them that the iPad 3 will be released in March. The iPad will also have the rumored HD (retina?) display. They also report that both the iPad 3 and the iPhone 5 will be equipped with 4G LTE. It's also expected that they'll have quad core processors.

They point out that the iPad 3 could have LTE before the iPhone because the iPad has a much bigger battery. It could stand the strain of the 4G chipset. One of the biggest drawbacks of 4G LTE right now is that it drains the batteries of the phones it's on. Right now, it's almost better to go without 4G on a phone due to the limited availability of 4G. Still, that's going to change in the future, and with the massive battery life on the iPad, it's a good start for Apple.

If the iPad is to be released in March, expect Apple to reveal it later this month. Also, expect many Apple rumors in the near future.
via iPhone Life

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HP and Samsung Have a Lot in Common

Quick, guess what HP and Samsung have in common? If you guessed "they copied from Apple", you're absolutely right. Although, to be fair, what tech company hasn't? The photo up top isn't of a MacBook and a cheaper MacBook with a weird trackpad. On the right, the original aluminum beauty: the MacBook. On the left is the HP Envy. Rightly named, because it's quite obvious who HP is envious of.

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Koobe and Qualcomm bring mirasol display technology to Taiwan in next-gen E-reader

SAN DIEGO, USA & TAIPEI, TAIWAN: Qualcomm MEMS Technologies Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Inc. and Koobe Inc., a leading provider of e-reader solutions to the Taiwan market, announced the next-generation Jin Yong Reader featuring mirasol display technology at the Taipei International Book Fair, site of the original black and white Jin Yong Reader's first unveiling two years ago.

Building on the success of the initial device, the next-generation Jin Yong Reader's use of mirasol display technology will deliver an improved customer reading experience, interactive touch screen capabilities, visibility even in bright sunlight and weeks of reading under typical usage.

"With Taiwan as home to Qualcomm MEMS Technologies' growing manufacturing base, it is significant for its consumers to experience the unmatched performance benefits of mirasol displays," said Clarence Chui, senior VP and GM, Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc. "Koobe's next-generation Jin Yong Reader further demonstrates a growing global preference for e-readers that can display a variety of color and interactive content even in bright sunlight."

The next-generation Jin Yong Reader, named after China's best-selling living author, comes preloaded with Jin Yong's acclaimed 15 novel set (compiled in 36 volumes) and includes access to Koobe's content libraries, which feature thousands of novels, comics, interactive e-books, animated picture books and magazines.

"Users of the Jin Yong Reader have come to expect a compelling reading experience in terms of both content and functionality," said Simon Hsu, GM of Koobe. "By incorporating mirasol displays into this advanced version, we will offer our customers a new and compelling experience by adding color and interactive content without sacrificing outdoor visibility and battery life."

The Jin Yong Reader features a 5.7" XGA format (1024 x 768 pixels) mirasol display (screen resolution of 223 ppi) and Qualcomm's 1.0 GHz Snapdragon S2 processor. Koobe's custom application interface sits atop an Android 2.3 base.

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Facebook’s move toward an IPO

Eden Zoller, Ovum Principal Analyst

UK: Facebook’s goal is to redefine the social media experience by creating an immersive platform that will be the centre of people’s digital lives, making it the dominant platform for rich communications, commercial content and advertising. If you buy into this vision then Facebook’s predicted IPO valuation, which could reach $100 billion, is not altogether unjustified. However, making the vision a reality will be difficult, albeit not impossible.

On the plus side Facebook’s user base continues with its impressive growth trajectory which should comfortably pass the one billion mark this year, with particular opportunities to build the base in emerging markets and to extend its reach via mobile devices.

Facebook is also making money, albeit very modest compared to the likes of Google, and is gaining good traction with advertisers. Moreover the money raised from the IPO will give Facebook more resources to invest in acquisitions, service innovation and advertising analytics.

The challenge, and it is a big one, is whether Facebook can keep its users active and engaged in a context where Google is pushing hard into social media and many home grown social networks are looking to up their game, notably in China. Scale is important but engaged users are the vital if Facebook is to build the critical mass of advertisers and commercial content providers that are central to its future success.

Facebook will probably come out of its IPO with the kind of heady figures being predicted, but it will be under close scrutiny and if it fails to deliver on its promise quickly then its valuation will drop as investors lose confidence in the business model.

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Conference Ticket GIVEAWAY!!!!

I just recently found out about a Conference here in Utah - Story @ Home. It focuses on storytelling and aren't we always telling stories? Stories of our lives, our past and our current projects - hello the world of blogging and scrapbooking!

The Conference has 3 tracks:

• Blogging your passion and telling your story
• Family History - from newbies to beyond
• Storytelling - the magic of it, through photos and more

Plus it's chock FULL of amazing presenters like Rachel Herrscher (co founder of EVO and Today's Mama), Tauni Everret and C. Jane Kendrick and many more! 

I have one full conference pass to giveaway to 1 lucky reader!!! 

The conference is March 9-10, 2012 on Temple Square in Salt Lake City

to enter:

1. LIKE the Story @ Home Facebook Page

2. Tweet about it

leave a seperate comment for each here on my blog to increase you chances of winning!

Good luck!

BUT

* Don't wait to see if you've won before purchasing your conference pass! Seating is limited and the conference may sell out before a winner is announced. If you purchase a ticket and then win, you will be issued a refund for your ticket price.

* Also, Story@Home is offering a Sweetheart Special. Everyone who registers by February 14th will be entered into a drawing. The winner will receive 2 tickets (one refund for her and a ticket for someone she loves).

(The value of the pass is $79.00 for the whole weekend. It does not include meals but there will be discounts and coupons given to some of the local restaurants. The Plaza Hotel is also offering a special rate of $79.00 a night for those that need to travel.)

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Xerox announces 7600i multipurpose flatbed scanner

PLEASANTON, USA: For photo enthusiasts or small and home offices looking for a color scanner that’s ultra slim, portable and easy to use, Xerox Corp. announced the Xerox 7600i, a compact flatbed scanner that conveniently plugs into the computer’s USB port.

Priced at only $99.99, the device can scan up to 1200 x 1200 dpi in 48-bit color and comes bundled with a suite of document and image management software that streamlines scanning processes.

“Small office, work from home professionals and students will love the low price, the portability, and the quality results of the Xerox 7600i. It is an ideal scanning solution for anyone who needs a fast, flatbed scanner and outstanding software to help them be more productive,” said Bob Scaglia, senior VP of sales for Visioneer, a Xerox licensing partner.

“Weighing just 3.3 pounds, measuring less than 1.5 inches tall, and powered solely by the USB port, the Xerox 7600i is a truly portable scanner. The extendable hinge and removable lid provides the added benefits of versatility for scanning books, magazines or oversized objects,” he said.

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gwabbit announces contact management console

CARMEL VALLEY, USA: gwabbit, the world's leading provider of automated contact and relationship capture solutions, has announced gwabbit Contact Management Console (gCMC), a contact Data Quality Management bridge between gwabbit Enterprise Server and major CRMs, including LexisNexis InterAction, Salesforce, and Oracle Siebel. gCMC provides contact quality management, contact enhancement, and key value metric reports for tens of thousands of current contacts automatically sourced from gwabbit Enterprise Server.

gCMC automatically compares fresh contacts sourced from gwabbit Enterprise Server with existing CRM contact content, identifying out-of-date contacts that may require updating. gCMC also enhances contacts, automatically scanning major social networks to find and append LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter data to contact records. gCMC also provides reports on a variety of metrics, including new contacts added to the enterprise CRM, as well as contacts updated.

"Your CRM is only as valuable as its content," said Todd Miller, CEO of gwabbit, "gwabbit CMC teams with gwabbit Enterprise Server to turbocharge enterprise investment in their CRM."

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Espial demos TV Everywhere solutions at CSTB 2012

OTTAWA, CANADA: Espial, a leader in on-demand TV software and solutions, will demonstrate its latest sophisticated and high-performance end-to-end solution at CSTB 2012 on Feb. 7-9 in Moscow. Visitors to the Espial booth will see a powerful TV Everywhere demonstration — showcasing the Espial Media Service Platform and Espial MediaBase solutions — for operators managing and increasing value-added services for subscribers.

“The Russian market represents an important focus area for Espial,” said Jaison Dolvane, CEO, Espial. “For service providers, our powerful Espial Media Service Platform and Espial MediaBase solutions fill a critical gap by providing a full range of HTTP-adaptive bit-rate video services to smart TVs, tablets, smartphones, and PCs on a single platform. Our product portfolio is tuned exactly to the needs of our customers looking to provide a superior video experience to consumers on the device of their choice.”

The Espial Media Service Platform allows carriers to create, introduce, manage, and monetize a unified video experience easily across multiscreen devices. Enabling delivery of a wide range of compelling video applications from the cloud, the platform capabilities include system administration, unified authentication and authorization across devices, business model flexibility, and an application toolkit.

Equipped with these features, the Espial Media Service Platform simplifies introduction of TV Everywhere services for video providers. Operators can use this solution to introduce live TV, time-shift TV services, and video-on-demand services across many consumer devices including tablets, mobile phones, desktops, and smart TVs.

Also on display at the Espial booth will be the high-performance Espial MediaBase on-demand video platform. It supports essential TV Everywhere services including live TV streaming, time-shift TV services, remote storage DVR services, and video-on-demand services. With its recently introduced HTTP-adaptive streaming capabilities, Espial MediaBase is now available in several new configurations including origin servers, Internet servers, and unified servers. Its powerful content delivery networking engine, which is configurable using the Espial MediaBase Manager, allows operators to optimize system design to improve utilization of their network resources.

With best-in-class performance on COTS hardware, operators can also achieve the lowest total cost of ownership for TV Everywhere services.

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French technology highlights at BES EXPO 2012

NEW DELHI, INDIA: BES Expo 2012, International Conference and Exhibition on Terrestrial & Satellite Broadcasting, is being organized by the Broadcast Engineering Society of India from Feb. 11-13, 2012 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

The event will host a French Pavilion, organized by UBIFRANCE, French agency for international development, bringing together leading companies from the French broadcast industry. The participating French companies are looking forward to showcase their high-tech broadcast solutions and evaluate business opportunities in the Indian market.

The French Pavilion at the trade show brings together 6 renowned companies from the French broadcast industry. This presence includes companies such as DIGIDIA, NEOGROUPE, NETIA, RAMI AUDIO, WINMEDIA and AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS. The main objective is to promote advancement and dissemination of knowledge & practices of broadcasting in the field of radio and TV and to share their expertise with broadcast engineering professionals in India.

The Pavilion offers a comprehensive platform for these companies to showcase their innovative, state-of-the-art technology and share their expertise and professional know-how in the growing media & broadcast industry.

Here is a brief profile of all the participants of the French Pavilion:

DIGIDIA: Digidia specializes in Digital Radio Transmission. Digidia is a member of DRM and World DMB consortium. Their product portfolio consists of:

* DRM30/DRM+: Content Servers and Modulators and Professional Receivers.
* Synchronous FM: Head End and Decoders.
* DAB/DAB+/DMB: Multiplexers, Encoders and IP Gateways, Monitoring Equipment and Professional Receivers.

Digidia covers transmission of all European Digital Radio Standards and the Synchronous FM through Single Frequency Networks which prevents disturbances when moving from one area to another. Digidia is an R&D orientated company with excellence in COFDM modulation and IP transport technology. DIGIDIA delivers complete systems as well as OEM modules and specific projects.

NEOGROUPE: Founded in 2002, NeoGroupe specializes in manufacture of software applications for Radio and Television broadcast systems. The company develops standard and tailor-made applications used in various high-profile talk shows as well as major public organizations worldwide. Their applications feature intuitive functionality which enhances the workflow between individuals in a business environment.

These applications include SMS/Facebook/Twitter/Iphone apps, contest management, call screening, budgeting, purchase and hardware inventory solutions. NeoGroupe also has a custom application division developing customized solutions for media industry clients and a range of interactive applications like programming, sales, production, broadcasting, verification, notifications, and more.

NETIA: NETIA, a GlobeCast company, is a leading provider of software solutions that enable efficient management and broadcast of content. With more than 10,000 users and 200 installations in more than 40 countries, NETIA solutions allow content producers and owners to manage content from ingest to delivery, targeting multiplatform outlets including the Internet, VOD, IPTV services, and mobile devices.

RAMI AUDIO: Rami has been designing, building and selling audio devices for radio and TV broadcasting industry for over 30 years. Their product range includes mixing desk, headphone amplifiers, broadcasting equipment, microphone control desk, audio signal routing, telephone hybrids, digital analogue, audio signal detectors, analogue voice over for advertising and many more.

Some of these devices can be connected and controlled from a distance using IP. Rami specialises in providing reporter USB decks for voice off in video edition. Many TV organizations use the PJO series desks.

The mixer radio RP500 has been specially designed for the Indian market. It includes seven universal inputs with line and microphone, a USB input for diffusion digital, three analogue outputs for the antenna, recording and listening booth. The RP500 also features an AES EBU digital output. The format is very compact and fitted with the latest generation technology.

WINMEDIA: WinMedia offers affordable radio and TV software solutions with differnt modules and functionalities to meet all the needs of a Broadcast chain like Recording, editing, music scheduling, traffic advertising, playout, and logger and automatic podcasting. WinMedia has now released the latest version of its automation software, WinMedia 2.12 which now allows to manage the cross Media with the video contents.

Keep in view the convergence of media (radio, TV, web, podcast), the company has developed integrated tools for multiple media management in its software Suite. The users will be able to manage FM radio, HD radio, SD TV, HD TV, web radio, web TV, together in the same software!

The Indian media sector has been amongst the fastest growing sectors in the country over the last two decades. India is currently on the threshold of an entertainment revolution spawned by economic liberalization and the subsequent advent of broadcast industry. Given the emphasis on rapid developments in this field, the French companies from media and broadcast industry are committed to identify new opportunities and challenges and chalk out strategies for business collaborations.

AETA AUDIO SYSTEMS: Based at Le Plessis Robinson, Paris (France), AETA Audio Systems is a leading international manufacturer of portable sound recording units, mixers and advanced audio codecs, optimized for any kind of media and transmission infrastructure.

The label “Made by AETA” is a synonym for high quality and rapid return on investment. With its strong commitment for innovation, the company has an outstanding history of launching innovative high-tech solutions in the industry. AETA is a co-founder of the Audio-Over-IP experts group, a community of industry partners with the common intention to support interoperability between audio codecs.

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Wipro ‘StORM’ tools methodology awarded patent by USPTO

BANGALORE, INDIA: Wipro Technologies has been granted a patent by USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) for its StORM (Statistics Operations Research Matrix) methodology. Wipro ‘StORM’ is a system and method for software test suite optimization, achieved by generating an Orthogonal Array (OA) for software testing using the mathematical principles for OA.

This method results in reducing the number of test cases many fold downwards and at the same time increases the effectiveness of the testing process, thus reducing the testing cycle and effort required. Wipro has reduced test cases by 75% from the original suite for a large telecom equipment vendor. The resulting efficiency has implied increased coverage and reduced effort and cycle time.

IDC forecasts a five year CAGR of 19 percent for discrete global testing services, reaching an estimated $17.7 billion by 2013, and Wipro being one of the largest Independent Testing Services providers, aims for a bigger share of this pie.

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Bangalore to host one of its kind global meet of 25 overseas PR firm heads

BANGALORE, INDIA: GlobalCom PR Network, a global network of over 45 specialized public relations and communications firms across the globe, today announced that it will be for the first time holding its annual network meeting in India at Bangalore on Feb. 9-10, 2012.

The annual network meeting sees the heads of partner agencies in the network meet to discuss global industry trends, strategy of the network for the year ahead and also take policy decisions regarding the network’s operations. The network meetings till this edition have been only held in Europe in Milan, Brussels, Lappland, Barcelona and Munich.

The two-day meet features an interactive panel discussion attended by the global head of corporate communication of one of India’s leading biotechnology companies, global heads of marketing of two Tier II IT services players and the Head of marketing of one of India’s largest digital marketing firms. The first day would see attending delegates exposed to a slice of Indian culture when renowned Bangalore-based dancers Sandhya & Kiran with their troupe perform “YATRA” – a showcase of Indian classical and folk dance forms for the audience set to an Indian ambience.

Ralf Hartman, MD, Globalcom PR-Network NV, said: ”As one of the world’s leading independent communication agency networks, we often look to where the future lies and unmistakably for any business including the business of PR, Asia and its two giants India and China are key. Also, the rise of these two economies and others in the region has also led to a shift in the way one looked at business development with a growing number of companies from India and other countries in the region investing heavily in expanding overseas.

”This emergence of Indian multinationals is a key driver of the business and we needed to start somewhere in understanding and further engaging these key markets of future. Being here, meeting some of the potential prospects and getting a feel of the city and the country is a good start and we are happy to be in India. That we have a key and capable partner in PRHUB here whose head has played a role in the network since its early days made the decision even easier.”

Xavier Prabhu, founder and CEO, PRHUB, said: ”Except for the ICCO conference held in Delhi few years back, India despite being one of the key, growing markets for PR globally, has not had a congregation of this nature where one witnesses heads of so many international PR firms. For us this is a great opportunity to showcase the evolution of Indian PR firms and how they are as good as the best in any other market worldwide.

”Further, our teams here get an opportunity to listen to, interact with professionals from other markets and learn. We look forward to hosting the meet and ensuring it is a all around success with the delegates getting a true flavor of one of the world’s greatest cultures and fastest growing large economies.”

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NI announces test solution for 802.11ac WLAN

INDIA: National Instruments has announced early access support for testing next-generation 802.11ac WLAN chipsets and devices. This announcement exemplifies how NI’s modular, software-defined wireless test platform continually expands to address the latest cellular and wireless connectivity standards including 802.11ac.

NI’s 802.11ac WLAN test solution provides flexibility in testing 802.11ac devices in addition to testing 802.11a/b/g/n devices. It works with a wide range of signal bandwidths including 20, 40, 80 and 80+80 160 MHz for both Tx and Rx for up to 4x4 MIMO configurations.

“By supporting the latest WLAN standard, 802.11ac, we are demonstrating the power of NI’s software-defined, modular test systems,” said Dr. James Truchard, president, CEO and cofounder of National Instruments. “Our modular test platform delivers faster test times and lower total cost of ownership, and by combining it with LabVIEW, we help engineers address the latest emerging wireless standards.

802.11ac Solution Features
* Modulation formats up to 256 QAM.
* 4x4 MIMO for both Tx and Rx.
* Signal bandwidths including 20, 40, 80 and advanced 80+80 160 MHz.
* Optional MAC features such as LDPC, STBC and AMPDU.
* Automated test system development using NI LabVIEW, C or Microsoft Visual Studio.

NI is working with several early access partners, including silicon suppliers, OEMs and electronic manufacturing services (EMS) providers, to test the latest 802.11ac devices.

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Make it Monday #16

It's just another Manic Monday - OoooOOOO... Ha ha! Now you'll be singing that song! 

It's time to link up and share your Creativity!

Last week we had a record number of links - YEAH - Thank YOU!  
(secretly wondering if we will break the number from last week)

The most viewed project from last week was Simple Valentine Art from It's Overflowing

Now it's your turn! 

1. share a direct link to your tutorial

2. no shops or selling please

3. include a MAKE it MONDAY logo button or link on your blog somewhere or post

<a href="http://www.brassyapple.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/mycreations/Blog/makeitmondaylogo.jpg" /><br /> </a>

Swing back by on Tuesday. I have a ticket to giveaway to a blog conference!!!!

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Download That Roach Game South East Asia for Nokia 5800, N97 and X6

That Roach Game: South East Asia is a Flash game for Symbian S60 5th and Symbian^3 touch screen mobiles. Want to visit South East Asia and kill some of it's nastiest crawlies, go ahead, make our day! That Roach Game is a simple and fun roach squashing game available for your Nokia mobiles.

Post your score to achieve fame and glory for you and your country! Join the anti-roach movement today and start killing those cockroaches! Kill as many Roaches as you can! Do not squash the sweet ladybug! Once you have hit 8 roaches in a row, you will be given some bait, click the bait then click on the screen where you want to place it.

Any Roach nearby will come to the bait letting you smash off some combos! This game is developed by Breakdesign. The game works with Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, N97, N97 Mini, X6, 5228, 5230, 5233, 5235, 5530 XpressMusic, N8, E7, C6 and C7.

You can get this application from the following download link. Its a .SWF file which you can save on your mobile at any location of your choice. You can then launch this application from Gallery -> Other media folder.


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Download Application Pico Fireplace for Nokia 5800, N97, X6, 5530 and N8

Fireplace is a Flash application developed for Symbian^3 and Symbian S60 5th edition based touch screen mobile phones. The application lets you enjoy the virtual fireplace right on the screen of your mobile phones.

Not only the virtual fire but the sound also makes this application good one to try on your mobiles. Fireplace application is developed by Pico Brothers. Stay warm in front of a warm and cozy fireplace. Connect your mobile phone to your flat screen TV with bigger screen and you have a big fireplace.

Pico Fireplace application works with Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, N97, N97 Mini, X6, 5228, 5233, 5235, 5530 XpressMusic, N8, E7, C6 and C7. The version 1.1.0 of this application is available to download. The downloaded file will be in .SWF format which you can save on your mobile. You can launch this application later from Gallery -> Other media folder.


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