Stories about: Harvard University

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Hollywood's secret celebrity geeks and closet nerds 17 March, 2010 15:33

We at Computerworld would be the last to say that science and technology aren't creative pursuits. Still, when most people say, "Oh, she's very creative," they're probably not talking about the subject's ability to perform higher math or engineer a network. Such people might be amazed to learn of the remarkable number of actors, directors, musicians and other celebrities who nurture an inner geek.
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Central Desktop's 2.0 upgrade focuses on user interface 23 February, 2010 05:54

Central Desktop has redesigned the user interface and increased the file-viewing capacity of its hosted collaboration suite for small and medium-size businesses and enterprise departments.
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Aussie quantum experiment challenges computer science 12 January, 2010 13:24

Australian scientists have completed ground-breaking research using quantum computing that will challenge, among scientific principles, the theory of quantum mechanics.
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A GIS pioneer on the future of mapping technologies 28 July, 2009 01:37

With the founding of ESRI 40 years ago, Jack Dangermond pioneered the business of geographic information systems (GIS). He shares his perspective on how the Web has democratized access to geographic information, and how mashups between GIS and traditional information systems are transforming the way companies view and analyze business data.
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Oracle's software development reins in new hands 16 July, 2009 04:51

Oracle's executive vice president of product development, Charles Rozwat, is taking a one-year leave of absence and his responsibilities will be assumed by Thomas Kurian, currently senior vice president of Fusion middleware.
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Google to try more security on Gmail 17 June, 2009 05:59

After prompting by a group of privacy advocates, Google said Tuesday that it plans to test a more secure version of its Gmail service to see if it is viable.
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Opting out of targeted ads too hard, privacy advocates say 04 June, 2009 04:49

The online advertising industry and U.S. policy makers need to give online users more control over the collection of personal data and surfing habits beyond the traditional opt-out approach, some privacy advocates said Wednesday.
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Amazon to offer free cloud services to academics 30 April, 2009 05:23

Amazon is inviting students, educators and researchers to apply for grants that will give them free access to the company's hosted computing services.
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Obama enlists Microsoft, Google execs to help in push to boost R&D spending 28 April, 2009 08:31

As US President Barack Obama moves to hike spending on research and development in the U.S., two of the people who will help him shape the government's science and technology policies are top executives from Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc.
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Twitter attracting techie labs 14 April, 2009 08:05

As Network World's Alpha Doggs network research blogger, I've been searching Twitter in recent months for vendor, university and government labs and research operations using the popular microblogging service. While I've found a handful, I'm not impressed: For the most part they're just spitting out press releases or blog headlines.
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Consumer groups launch badware-busting community 18 March, 2009 07:39

The people behind StopBadware.org have launched a Web site where ordinary people can band together to fight computer viruses and adware.