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"Tsunami" of bandwidth demand pushes IEEE 400G Ethernet standards process

Posted April 2, 2013 - 1:44 pm

The IEEE this week launched a study group to explore development of a 400Gbps Ethernet standard to support booming demand for network bandwidth.
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IEEE approves WiGig, clearing way for faster wireless networking

Posted January 10, 2013 - 10:01 pm

Imagine a technology that would eliminate the tangled bundle of wires at the back of your PC.
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Researcher finds 100K passwords, user IDs, on IEEE site

Posted September 26, 2012 - 12:03 pm

A Danish graduate student said he was searching for research material on an IEEE FTP server last week when he stumbled upon the usernames and passwords of about 100,000 members of the professional association.
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Researcher: IEEE website exposed usernames, passwords on 100,000 members in plaintext

Posted September 25, 2012 - 4:29 pm

A Romanian researcher says he discovered a data breach in an FTP server owned by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) that exposed usernames and passwords for almost 100,000 members.
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Juggling Robot Does Tricks, Is Cooler Than Your Typical Clown

Posted May 26, 2012 - 7:25 am

Kids' parties sometimes have entertainers geared at doing all sorts to keep children occupied: magic tricks, juggling and so on. I don't know about you, but I'd much rather have this awesome Japanese robot doing the entertainment at parties than the typical human act.
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IEEE says L-1 visa not intended for outsourcers

Posted April 3, 2012 - 9:37 pm

This week, the U.S. began accepting H-1B applications for the next fiscal year. But the real battle, for now, is over the L-1 visa and this fight just got bigger
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Reddit makes gross mistakes trying to write bill to replace abusive SOPA, PIPA

Posted February 1, 2012 - 11:14 am

Unlike most successful factions in American politics, on the heels of success in opposing the Internet-censoring SOPA and PIPA bills, members of Reddit are developing a solution they can propose to address the content piracy problem without SOPA's no-rights-for-pirates approach to enforcement.
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Ethernet Alliance pulls off another data center interoperability test among numerous vendors

Posted November 12, 2011 - 5:02 pm

Data center plugfest is no slugfest.
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Salaries rise for engineers despite higher unemployment

Posted September 27, 2011 - 4:43 pm

Salaries for engineers have been increasing, despite a weak economy and a higher than normal rate of unemployment for this group, according to the IEEE-USA.
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IEEE issues WiFi spec that could expand hot spot from 60 feet to 60 miles

Posted July 27, 2011 - 2:26 pm

TV companies opposed it, but the FCC approved use of UHG and VHF 'white spaces' for data broadcast. This week IEEE issued a spec that could reach far enough to eliminate the need to run from one tiny hot spot to another or use your cell net to get access.
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Recipe for innovation: Funding, freedom, focus

Posted June 22, 2011 - 3:57 pm

Three fundamental things are needed to encourage innovative thought and creative processes – freedom, funding, and focus. Here’s how Bell Labs used them to foster innovation.
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IEEE seeks data on Ethernet bandwidth needs

Posted May 9, 2011 - 3:36 pm

The IEEE has formed a group to assess demand for a faster form of Ethernet, taking the first step toward what could become a Terabit Ethernet standard.
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IEEE investigates Ethernet bandwidth needs

Posted May 9, 2011 - 11:51 am

The IEEE standards body is forming a committee to assess the future bandwidth needs of large organizations and service providers, with an eye toward next steps in Ethernet standards.
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IEEE launches smart-grid standards project

Posted May 4, 2009 - 1:40 pm

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has launched a new project to create standards and interoperability for the so-called smart grid, an IT-driven upgrade of the electricity grid.
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Engineer unemployment rate spikes

Posted April 6, 2009 - 5:19 pm

The unemployment rate for engineering and computer occupations is rising faster than for other professionals, according to the IEEE, which says first quarter labor statistics reveal a significant increase in the jobless rates among engineers.
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RuBee aims to be a rugged alternative to RFID

Posted February 12, 2009 - 10:04 am

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has approved a standard for RuBee, a technology that is a bit like RFID but can be used in harsher environments such as underwater or in firearms.
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IEEE to set up patent pools to simplify standards adoption

Posted December 8, 2008 - 11:58 am

The IEEE plans to set up "patent pool" licensing programs to get the standards it defines developed into products more quickly and cheaply.
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