CIO/CTO Update

more)NEW YORK, Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- While U.S. and other world economies struggle with productivity, C-suite executives in manufacturing worldwide will gather at the 8th annual Manufacturing Leadership Summit (https://www.mlsummit.com) to discuss "The Future Manufacturer: Change the Rules, Rule the Future."  (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120119/NY38756LOGO) The Summit, hosted by the Manufacturing Leadership Council (http://manufacturingleadershipcouncil.com), the exclusive executive manufacturing network, will take place April 29-May 2 at The Breakers in Palm Beach, FL. Sponsors include Apriso, AT&T, Cisco Systems, Cognizant, Deloitte, Epicor, Infor, IQMS, Kepware Technologies, Microsoft Dynamics, Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Oracle, Plex Systems, Polycom, Solving Efeso, Take Solutions, TBM Consulting, and Vistaar Technologies. "The Summit is op... (

SuperSizing the Data Center: Big Data and Jumbo Frames

For many of the same reasons IPv6 migration is moving slower than perhaps it should given the urgent need for more IP addresses (to support all those cows connecting to the Internet) is the sheer magnitude of such an effort. Without the ability for IPv6-only nodes to talk to IPv4-only nodes, there’s a lot of careful planning that has to happen around the globe to ensure success and continued communication between the two incompatible protocols. In many ways, Jumbo Frames – despite performance advantages – suffer from the same technological incompatibility. Remember that Jumbo Fram... (more)

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, Councilmen Inaugurate Unique Downtown Technology Incubator: EvoNexus Brings Jobs, Startups, Entrepreneurs, Proven Track Record to Downtown

Mayor Jerry Sanders and San Diego City Councilmen Kevin Faulconer and Todd Gloria on Thursday helped usher in a new chapter in the ongoing economic revival of downtown with the opening of EvoNexus Downtown San Diego, a unique technology incubator that is home to startups pursuing mobile apps and Internet software. Sanders, Faulconer and Gloria on Thursday evening helped cut the ribbon on EvoNexus Downtown before an audience of about 200 officials, businesspeople, tech entrepreneurs and invited guests at 101 W. Broadway, a downtown landmark known as the AT&T building. “San Diego... (more)

Stratasys Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary of Industry’s First Low-Priced 3D Printer: the Dimension

(Nasdaq: SSYS) Stratasys today announced the tenth anniversary of its Dimension 3D Printer line, the first of its kind to bring 3D printing technology to a broad audience and accelerate the trend of 3D printer use in the market today. The Dimension 3D Printer was the first of its kind to bring 3D printing technology to a broad audience and accelerate the trend of 3D printer use in the market today. (Photo: Stratasys Inc.) Additive manufacturing industry consultancy, Wohlers Associates, affirms this trend in Wohlers Report 2011, noting “Additive manufacturing’s reach was previou... (more)

GE To Open New Technology Center in New Orleans

GE (NYSE: GE) today announced that it will open the GE Capital Technology Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. The center is expected to grow to 300 information technology professionals over the next three years, and focus on developing innovative new software, processes and technologies to drive excellence for its financial services business, GE Capital. This commitment builds on the GE Works event held earlier this week in Washington, DC, where the Company announced 400 new Aviation jobs in the U.S. and a number of programs to promote economic growth in the U.S. “New Orleans has ... (more)