Monthly Archives: April 2012

The Cloud: Private as Curbside Garbage?

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Zachary Tumin

by Vivek Mohan It is no surprise to those following consumer or enterprise computing that we are moving inexorably towards the cloud.  The availability of increased – and of increasingly mobile – connectivity to the Internet has allowed for the … Continue reading →

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Exporting Our Future

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Zachary Tumin

by Venky Narayanamurti We all know the United States has a jobs crisis. President Obama further acknowledged it when he made manufacturing a top priority in this year’s State of the Union address.  He has his eye set on fixing … Continue reading →

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China, Fiber, Fracas

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Zachary Tumin

by Susan Crawford Via Dave Burstein comes the news that China is adding 2-3 million people to online connections a month. I’ve heard elsewhere that China plans to have 300 million of its citizens connected to fiber (FTTH, or fiber … Continue reading →

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Is There a National Security Crisis in U.S. Education?

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Zachary Tumin

by Zachary Tumin Last month the Council on Foreign Relations published a report co-authored by Joel I. Klein and Condoleezza Rice, titled, “U.S. Education Reform and National Security.” Giving voice to the work of its task force of 25 scholars … Continue reading →

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