Long Island Technology Briefs: March 2, 2007
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By Ross Daly  Keeping an Eagleye on possible computer imposters  Everyone who uses a computer does so in subtly different ways: different keystroke speeds, different mouse acceleration, different clicking patterns, different Web sites.
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(InfoWorld) - Web Keywords: Article Body: DEMO '07 will as usual give venture capitalists, large high-tech companies on the prowl for the next big thing to buy, and the general public, a closer look at dozens of new technologies, some memorable, some that will be hard to remember just a few short weeks after the conference is over. Global Communications, a company that claims nothing less than the ability to digitize light into six-foot diameter signals to deliver broadcast-quality content will most likely fall into the former rather than the latter category. The company offers two different pieces of patented technology, VUTP Light and VUTP (Video over Untwisted Pair). VUTP Light sits inside a black box that plugs into a fiber optic deployment that can wirelessly transmit from 120Mb to a terabit of data from point to multi-point, just like Wi-Fi. But this technology is obviously on steroids. Â J. Johnson, chairman of Global Communications differentiates VUTP Light from laser by saying that VUTP is the "pure digitization of light" "A laser has a 3-inch diameter. We run six feet in diameter," says Johnson. Not only is it wide, according to Johnson, it also travels well, eight to 20 kilometers without degradation. Using a megahertz frequency in the unlicensed spectrum, it can retransmit broadcast-quality television signals in real time, both standard and HDTV, either wirelessly using VUTP Light or over ordinary copper telephone wire using Global Communications' second product simply dubbed VUTP. One of the problems that the global technology overcomes, says Johnson, is that current technology, such as Wi-Fi, cable, or even satellite, all use a serial port at the back of each piece of electronic equipment on the network. "The serial port can't scale," Johnson said, and because it doesnât use serial technology, VUTP can quickly scale to nationwide use. Access points do not require towers; they can be installed on sides of building. If Global Communications works as advertised, it could be the answer to the last mile issue that has dogged broadband access to the home and businesses for years. However, there is one remaining hurdle that has little to do with technology and everything to do with why Global Communications has come to DEMO: it must have the kind of funding that will get it noticed and, over time, deployed in enough geographies to become a true competitor to the likes of Verizon, Comcast, ATT, Cox, and Times Warner.
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A new type of memory could soon be available to device makers.
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roundup Plus:  Samsung to put hard drives in phones...IDC says external disk storage up...Lawmakers to vote on spyware, piracy bills.
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roundup Plus: Turn your fingerprints into passwords...IBM gives grants to universities...Sun expands pay-as-you go supercomputing.
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roundup Plus: More money for fuel cells...Linux release features Windows support...Gmail delivered to desktops.
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By Delthia Ricks, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Jun.
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Students won't have to wear ID badges after all. Also: Intel makes lasers out of silicon&hellip;.  Microsoft plans a new browser&hellip;. and more.
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In photo land, a new gizmo extreme white balancing than the traditional white paper. David Becker's PMA coverage continues in Gadget Lab.
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IAC/InterActive spins off the online travel service. Also: PCs sprout second brain.... Nielson ratings show broadband users surpassing dialup.... and more.
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The computing technologies to go beyond Moore's Law
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Google leads the charge of indexing information outside the web as it turns to TV. Also: Video-game maker Take Two buys a chunk of Sega & hellip;.  Google hiring practices raise eyebrows and speculations on future projects & hellip;. and more.
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com October 18, 2004, 4:57 PM PT. ZDNet&#39;s survey of IT professionals in October kept upgrading hardware at number two on the businesses radar throughout the year.
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Plus: Adobe earnings, outlook top Street...TiVo swings to a loss...HP profit gains on cost cuts, cheaper components.
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roundup Plus: Good Technology supported by HP, Samsung...RIM touts BlackBerry with Wi-Fi...HP to sell Voltaire's InfiniBand switch.
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roundup Plus: ContextWeb nabs $3 million...Macromedia taps into AIM...Hewlett-Packard packages services for blades.
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By Mark Harrington, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Sep.