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RSS losBuilding Blocks for Mobile Free-Space-Optical Networks
White Paper Existence of Line Of Sight (LOS) and alignment between the communicating antennas are one of the key requirements for Free-Space-Optical (FSO) communication. To ensure uninterrupted data flow, auto-aligning transmitter and receiver modules are... [18 Jul 2008]
Routing Protocols in Ad Hoc Networks
White Paper The purpose of this research at Los Alamos Nation Lab is to improve, or at leas maintain, connectivity between hosts even when the network topology is drastically al altered. TCP/IP routing is the standard for static wired networks, but TCP/IP... [11 Jul 2008]
A Study of FDDI and Ethernet Traffic on the LANL Network Backbone
White Paper This paper discusses several network traffic traces taken on the Los Alamos National Laboratory backbone between 2001 and 2002. These traces, approximately 1.2 terabytes of binary data, will soon be released for public study in an anonymous form. [08 Jul 2008]
Roadrunner runs away with supercomputing prize
News This year - the 31st time the list has been put together - the honour of top supercomputer goes to IBM's Roadrunner, which is housed at the US Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory. Roadrunner has topped the Top500 supercomputers... [19 Jun 2008]
TechNet Webcast: 24 Hours of SQL Server 2008: Simplify Management of Your SQL Server 2008 Data Platform (Level 200)
White Paper The presenter of this webcast shows how Contoso's business in the Far East has grown rapidly, and as such, their major operations at ports in Los Angeles, Tacoma, Rotterdam, and Tilbury have grown too. [30 May 2008]
Universidad de los Andes Accelerates Academic Processes With an Integrated IT Infrastructure
White Paper The Universidad de los Andes (University of the Andes) wanted to consolidate information systems in a single, reliable, flexible, and scalable database and automate and standardize operations to attract and retain students and have better access... [21 May 2008]
Music-Store Chain Boosts Employee Productivity With Desktop Upgrade
White Paper Virgin Megastore has 11 retail music stores across the United States, and the 1,400 employees in those stores exchange information daily with staff in the company's Los Angeles headquarters. The company decided to make information creation and... [21 May 2008]
Using CARS to Improve Quality: A Compuware Application Reliability Solution Business Case Paper
White Paper Compuware recently hosted a one-of-a-kind roadshow, "The Four Courses of Quality," in five-star restaurants across the country - in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, Detroit, Chicago and Washington, D.C. [09 May 2008]
IBM tools to curb data centres' power-hungry appetite?
News The products, announced at an IBM business-partner conference in Los Angeles, are designed to measure power consumption and reduction across energy-hungry computer data centres that run corporate networks and websites. [01 May 2008]
Photos: Nasa's top 10 on Earth
Photo Hollywood is at the bottom and the bright lights in the north are from the port facilities at Long Beach Naval Shipyards and Los Angeles International Airport. This Los Angeles-at-night photo was taken in 2003. [24 Apr 2008]
Los Alamos
White Paper Scientific research labs are challenged with the need of examining complex problems in intense detail that requires fast computing and networking technologies. Download this case study to learn more about how one research lab met these challenges... [10 Apr 2008]
WANSyncHA Chosen to Provide Continuous Microsoft Exchange and SQL-Based iManage Application Availability
White Paper Pillsbury Winthrop has initiated installation of application-specific WANSyncHA Exchange and WANSyncHA SQL on Microsoft Exchange and SQL servers at its Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York and Washington DC offices. [10 Apr 2008]
Mile-high wi-fi takes off on US airlines
News Aircell, a company that sells air-to-ground telecommunications equipment to airlines, said this week that its in-flight broadband system will be used on some Virgin America and American Airlines flights originating from San Francisco and Los... [13 Mar 2008]
Sounddogs.com Use Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 as a Vital Part of Their E-Commerce Solution
White Paper Located on the Columbia/Tri Star Pictures lot in Los Angeles, CA, Sounddogs.com has created sound effects for such feature films as "Very Bad Things," "Jack Frost," "The Cable Guy," and "The American President. [20 Feb 2008]
Virgin Megastores USA Turns Up the Volume With Unified Communications
White Paper To stay competitive in the constantly shifting entertainment market, Virgin Megastores USA relies on strong communications between its home office in Los Angeles and its stores throughout the country. [19 Feb 2008]
