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Like the computer age, the era of global trade has come with a new sense of standardization.

There are two principal approaches to UWB technology, and companies have held off making products, hoping an IEEE standardization effort could yield one protocol on which they could focus their efforts.

Despite RFID's growing profile, some researchers are concerned that potential security problems could cloud the technology's future.

Topics include the development of a transparent chip, building batteries with biology, a new tool that enables hands-free coding, and a sophisticated training robot that simulates childbirth.

Patterns provide a vocabulary and catalog for common design solutions but are not reusable software. Through advanced object-oriented language mechanisms it is possible to simplify the application developers' job by turning certain patterns into fully ...

Copy-paste might seem to make life easier, but it often leads to inconsistencies. Giving users the freedom to specify semantic relationships among copied objects can help rectify this crime.

China is now the world's largest computer hardware producer and, as a study of notebook PC companies reveals, is beginning to pull knowledge work along with production to its key manufacturing centers. This trend has major implications for employment ...

The Indian IT services industry faces dramatic changes, challenges, and constraints as it uses the global delivery model to transform itself to a knowledge leader competing with established global giants.

Simulation is useful for evaluating protocol performance and operation. However, the lack of rigor with which it's applied threatens the credibility of the published research within the manet research community.

In an emergency, wireless network sensors combined with a navigation algorithm could help safely guide people to a building exit while helping them avoid hazardous areas.

As with all other businesses, the Internet and globalization are transforming standards.

Tinetra integrates embedded devices to let blind users enjoy cost-effective, independent shopping.

With paid search, the content provider, search engine, and user have mutually supporting goals.

Queuing theory can help determine the ideal number of servers in a farm.

A new architecture could make software agents accessible to the average computer user.

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