Website Traffic Shifting to Tablets and Smart Phones

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Trend Micro Smart Protection Network Incorporates Sophisticated Capabilities

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mPhase Looks to Graphene, Other Materials for New Smart NanoBattery

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FortisBC Selects Itron's Smart Grid Solution

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Latest Headlines CG Clinches $185 Million Deal for ZIV Grid Automation Largest Blackout in Global History Hits India; Outage Affects 620 Million QSmart Grid Hastens Adoption of Geographic Information Systems Smart Grid Hastens Adoption of Geographic Information Systems Zpryme and SmartGridCareers.com Release Smart Grid Hiring Trends 2012 Study

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Trilliant Smart Grids are Brilliant

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Apple Releases Safari 6 for OS X Lion with Offline Reading List, Smart Search

OS X Lion may be dead and gone, but that doesn't mean those who choose to ignore OS X Mountain Lion will be entirely left out in the cold -- Apple has just pushed out Safari 6 for last year's big cat which brings all of the same cool features.

Apple has released Safari 6 for OS X Lion on Wednesday, which helps those of us who can't (or don't want to) upgrade to OS X Mountain Lion have at least a little feature parity with our Mac brothers and sisters who have moved on to the latest big cat.

New features include the Smart Search Field, which brings a Google Chrome-style omnibar to Safari at long last. That means there's just one field for typing both URLs or searches.

Safari's Reading List has also gotten beefed up with offline mode. Users can now save an entire webpage and have it synced via iCloud for reading anytime, even when there's no internet connection available.

Do Not Track is another new feature which prevents websites from tracking you online while using Safari 6, and a new Password pane helps manage your saved website logins right from the browser.

Safari 6 also includes Baidu support for Chinese users as well as a number of improvements to stability, compatibility, usability and security. These include the ability to now swipe to navigate while viewing PDF files, restore the state of Reading List when Safari is launched, fix an issue with full-screen video in webpages that have positioned content and restore the user's previous cookies after Private Browsing without the need to relaunch Safari.

Whew! Lots of cool stuff for OS X Lion users, so head to Software Update and download your Safari 6 update today.

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Egencia Mobile Launches New Smart App for the Smart Traveler

5 Considerations When Creating a Unified Communications Strategy
More businesses are turning to next-generation IT solutions in an effort to meet the demands of a stubbornly slow economy coupled with the challenges of operating in an increasingly connected world. Companies realize that in order to thrive in today's economic climate, they must be more agile and efficient than ever. One solution that has proven essential to helping businesses achieve these goals is unified communications.

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Smart Link Honored at Middle East Call Center Awards for Outstanding Services and Scheduling

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FreeWave Honored with American Technology Award in Smart Grid Category

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Smart Cities: the 'Mayors Challenge' and Creation of Next Generation SEARCH

- Alert) Haifa Research Lab, Imperial College London, City of Santander, PRISA Digital, Telesto and Consorzio S3 Log.

Dr Iadh Ounis, of the University of Glasgow’s School of Computing Science, made a series of comments about goals and objectives: “The SMART project will be built upon an open-source search engine technology known as Terrier we have been developing at the University since 2004, and we’re pleased to be involved in this innovative research initiative.” 

He added that, “The SMART engine will be able to answer high-level queries by automatically identifying cameras, microphones and other sensors that can contribute to the query, then synthesizing results stemming from distributed sources in an intelligent way... SMART builds upon the existing concept of ‘smart cities’, physical spaces which are covered in an array of intelligent sensors which communicate with each other and can be searched for information. The search results sourced from these smart cities can be reused across multiple applications, making the system more effective.

As a bit of an FYI, it was also noted that this is not some pie-in-the-sky futurist project. The expectation is that SMART will be ready for testing in a real city by 2014.”

While this is a European project, it is interesting that with the exception of IBM most of the big players in the smart city space have not signed up to participate yet. Indeed, notable by their absence are communications service providers who one would have thought would like to be in on the ground floor along with Google, Microsoft and now Apple (News

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Sigma Unveils Media Processor for Smart Media Devices

- Alert), said, "The SMP8672 provides the level of performance that OEMs need for building today's 3D-enabled media devices and IPTV hybrid systems. Featuring a high performance CPU, deep L2 cache, and powerful 3D accelerator, the SMP8672 significantly boosts HTML5 and JavaScript benchmarks that reflect the expected user experience with a growing list of OTT applications. Furthermore, with its small footprint and low power profile, the SMP8672 can be designed into the most aggressively sized packages while still delivering full performance."

The recently introduced software development kit, or SDK, from Sigma is also compatible with the SMP8672 product series. Rapid time-to-market porting of Hybrid STB middleware is possible using the perceptive novel porting layer, SAPI or Simple API introduced in the Sigma SDK. Sigma is expected to make the SMP8672 available by the middle of July, this year.

An assortment of reference deployments for OTT applications like Netflix and VUDU is possible with the latest SDK. Deployments are also possible with proprietary application frameworks for developing Webkit-HTML5 applications or Adobe (News - Alert) Air applications, thereby enhancing developer efficiency. A custom-designed high-end media jukebox experience is possible with the fixed-price XBMC middleware, which is completely compatible with the SMP8672, in collaboration with supplementary OTT plug-ins. Latest 3D user interface capabilities and upcoming applications are also supported by the SMP8672 with WebGL.

Sigma Designs, Inc. is a major provider of connected media platforms across the globe. The important semiconductor technologies, which act as the cornerstone for a majority of IPTV set-top boxes, connected media players, residential gateways and home control systems across the world, are designed and built by Sigma Designs.  

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Smart Baby Monitor Review

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The Smart Baby Monitor actually took longer to arrive than my baby did. Announced at CES in January 2011, it only started shipping at the end of February 2012, but it’s every bit the bundle of joy I hoped it would be. An Apple-esque marriage of form and function, Withings’ sleek design and tight iOS integration doesn’t just give parents peace of mind, it raises the bar for luxury iPhone accessories.

Closed, the petite clamshell Smart Baby Monitor fits comfortably in my hand. And when opened to reveal the high-resolution (2048x1536) 3MP video camera, it feels a bit like an old-school iPod, with its gleaming white enclosure, touch-sensitive buttons, and circular speaker. 

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Proximetry and EDX Wireless Partnership Offers a Complete Unified Smart Grid Wireless Solution

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Guam Power Authority Chooses Tropos Networks as the Vendor for Its Wireless Smart Grid Communications Project

Gyr Beats Economic Challenges

Latest Industry News Apollo benefits from lean supply chain with eXception Group Ameyo enhances interaction for customer acquisition and service process of IonIdea Isansys Introduces Cloud-Based Patient Status Engine(TM) Unified Communication Allows Easy and Quick Communication gen-E Introduces Social Media-Powered Customer Care Automation Platform To Expedite Time to Resolution for Communications Service Providers --

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Organize your Finder with Smart Folders

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Smart Folders are virtual folders that, unlike regular folders on your Mac, can be organized based on criteria set specifically to the folder. The process of creating a Smart Folder is similar to creating rules in Mail or iTunes Smart Playlists. The possibilities for Smart Folders are unlimited, allowing you to organize files by type, size, and Mac App Store category.

1. Create a Smart Folder with Spotlight Searches

One of the most simple ways to create a Smart Folder is by basing it on a Spotlight search. To do this, open a Finder window and type in a search term in the search field.

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Lack of 'Enlightenment' Leaves Customers in the Dark About Smart Grids

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Android and Windows Platforms Now Support InterDigital's Smart Access Manager Client

Unified Communications to Increase Employee Engagement, Collaboration and Productivity …Discover Next Generation Communications BlogNo 'One-Size-Fits-All' Path to Improving the Customer ExperienceGreen Telecom & IT Workshop by IISc and Bell LabsTelecom Operators Need to Improve Leadership, Customer Experience Management Join the Conversation » Transform your network to take a bigger piece of the internet economy …Let's Talk --

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Sunrise Telecom Adds IPv6 Test Capabilities to RxT Smart Productivity Test Platform

- Alert), CEO of Sunrise Telecom. "The modular design of this feature-rich connected platform provides our customers with a single platform that supports existing legacy networks as well as new and future network technologies. The RxT enables our customers to reduce capital expenditures while improving the service, efficiency and productivity of the field personnel.”

Clubbed with the RxT SDH/SONET module, the new RxT TEN Module facilitates the RxT platform to provide full PDH/SDH/SONET functionality, up to 10G from DS1/E1 to STM-64/OC-192 in a single platform, the company stated in a press release.

Recently, TMC’s (News - Alert) Nathesh reported that the company’s new packetWORX suite of test and monitoring solutions combines the power of server-based monitoring and field analysis application to assist system operators and quickly implement, maintain and troubleshoot IPTV (News

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Smart Revenue-A Better Mobile Data Pricing Model

- Alert),  “The danger is when consumers feel squeezed, new players will show up and provide “good enough” WiFi-based services.” She warns, “There are already tentative steps being made in this direction. Tablets and connected devices like the iPod touch are stealth weapons that could easily become much more potent if device makers decided to go there.” 

In addition, the bring your own device (BYOD) era is blurring the line between device and data usage for personal and work purpose. The use of such devices means that if mobile data usage plans stop being unlimited, and caps are deemed unreasonable, employers are going to seek ways to minimize the use of cellular services in favor of alternatives. In other words, while short-term mobile service providers could benefit from some WiFi off-load to relieve congestion on their networks, if that traffic is not going to one of their WiFi hotspots or affiliated entities the revenue impact could be significant longer-term.   

Enter the "Smart Revenue" model

So what’s the solution to the mobile operator dilemma? Merling suggests the key lies in the emerging applications-centric economy. She posits that if done correctly this can help drive mobile carrier revenues—but only if they move away from charging for bandwidth.

“If you bill for data access, you are implicitly affirming that data access is the most important thing your network provides,” Merling stresses. “For some carriers, being a dumb pipe might be a perfectly smart business model for their market. But for many, there is opportunity to break free from the dumb pipe moniker.” The logical conclusion is that if bandwidth is merely a commodity, carriers are unlikely to succeed in the long run by making it their primary focus.

One way to address the very real economic challenges faced by carriers is re-examining market practices around providers of services that hog bandwidth. Should over-the-top provider be charged for bandwidth use? Merling suggests another idea, which Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) calls "Smart Revenue". It is based on the optimization of network assets in support of application enablement for evolving ecosystems where mobile operators can play not just a foundational role providing access but also be key participants in value-added revenue generation.

“Turn the equation around and make it about quality of service,” Merling proposes. “Give over-the-top players service level agreements with guaranteed bandwidth and charge them for quality of service.” She states that doing so means the interests of all the players are now aligned:

Carriers receive compensation for providing excellent service OTTs get the best possible delivery End users get a quality experience

The acceleration of 4G LTE (News - Alert) deployments around the world also offers mobile bandwidth opportunities for addressing challenges without making bandwidth itself the main focus of service pricing.

“Imagine using multi-broadcast to schedule off-peak downloads,” Merling suggests. “End consumers could obtain credits for offloading traffic to off-peak hours. With this approach consumers would be given incentives that would help shape network traffic. The stick has been tried; why not give the carrot a chance?”

When you come right down to it, Merling concludes, consumers now own their destiny and content providers have the responsibility to ensure high quality customer experiences. Carriers are part of the equation, but no longer the center of it.

“Instead, they must provide services that give rise to a proliferation of third-party solutions, all of which rely on carrier services,” Merling summarizes. “You take a small slice out of each transaction from the solution provider. This is different from charging online players for bandwidth and isn’t about charging per API call; it’s about charging for a service. Smart revenue is better than dumb pipes.”

Merling’s call to action for mobile operators is not going un-heeded. It is actually one part of a complicated mix of things mobile carriers are doing to deal with an almost perfect storm. They are facing a world where there is a: 

Lack of new spectrum Falling average revenue per user (ARPU) Growth in pure numbers of multimedia capable devices (tablets and smartphones) Insatiable demand of users of such devices for bandwidth hungry applications (interactive video, interactive gaming, streamed video, etc.) 

Add to this the marketing challenges of convincing consumers that metered plans are necessary, in essence because a very few heavy users are creating the congestion for the rest of us destroying both the quality of experience as well as the sustainability of unlimited data plans, and the carrier conundrum becomes clear. 

Given this environment, the importance of smart revenue models—in the mix of off-loading heavy user traffic to WiFi, expanding one’s own WiFi footprint, and rebalancing usage plans so as to fit most end users’ zones of pricing reasonableness—should not be under-estimated.

Edited by Peter Bernstein


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TMC's Smart Grid and Oracle Present a Webinar

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NORWALK, CT (March 30, 2012) – Smart Grid, the leading website dedicated to the rapidly developing technologies that enable and harness Smart Grids, and Oracle (News

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