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Tech Talk Radio Highlights
This week Joseph Fuqua, Director of the AMS Center
for Advanced Technologies (AMSCAT), joined the Tech
Talk crew. We discussed AMSCAT's current projects,
research initiatives at DARPA, the reasons behind
Microsoft's industry dominance, Grid Computing, the
latest twist in the Microsoft anti-trust case, and much
more...
Listen now to the latest show using MP3 or RealAudio. Check out all the links
referenced during the show.
Tech Talk airs each Saturday at Noon on WMAL
Radio (AM630) and is sponsored by Stratford
University. WMAL is an ABC affiliate and the number
one AM radio station in the Washington, DC market.
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| Tech Talk Guest: Joseph Fuqua, AMSCAT Director | | | Joseph Fuqua, Director of the AMS Center for
Advanced Technologies, discussed AMSCAT's recent
projects including grid computing, face recognition,
wireless connectivity, and low cost graphic displays for
training using Microsoft's X-Box technology. AMSCAT's
mission is to evaluate advanced technologies which
may be of use to various AMS customers in both the
private and government sectors. It's an important role
that Joe and his team clearly enjoy. Joe also serves on
Stratford's IT Advisory Board and helps guide the
Stratford curriculum development process.
Check
out the AMSCAT Website
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Grid Computing -- Next Gen Supercomputer
| | | A grid computing technology allows an array of
low-power computers, networked together, to solve
complex tasks in parallel. Much of the software driving
grid computing is free and can be downloaded from the
Globus Project! Grid computing is used by many
corporations, like AMS, as a low cost alternative to
supercomputers. If you have a few old computers in
the basement, network them together, install some
grid software and begin evaluating your own cluster.
Check out
the Globus Project
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| The Secret to Microsoft's Success | | | Microsoft's continued success in rapidly developing new
applications is rooted in something more fundamental
than unfair competitive practices. According to a
Harvard Business School analysis, Microsoft has
developed a software architecture that codifies its
knowledge in software libraries than can be easily used
by developers for new applications. Microsoft's
focus has always been on the development of tools for
programmers to easily use its platforms for application
development, rather than simply on the development of
stand-alone applications. As a result, Microsoft's
platform (aka Windows) has become the favored
platform over time. The only other competitors on the
horizon are either a Linux or perhaps a Java-based
platform.
Check
out the Harvard Business School Article
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| DARPA: An Agency with a Legacy | | | The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
(DARPA) has consistently funded cutting-edge research
and development activities. DARPA's legacy of past
projects is impressive. For instance, DARPA funded the
original packet switching research that lead to TCP/IP
and the Internet. Project managers at DARPA
typically can only stay three years and are drawn from
leading universities, corporate research labs, and
military organizations. They are tasked with creating
high-impact programs that can be completed within
their tour of duty. This process creates an environment
of innovation that now has a proven track record.
DARPA is located in Northern Virginia, ground-zero for
Internet activity.
Check out
the DARPA Website
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| Two States Appeal Microsoft Deal | | | The anti-trust suit lives on! Two states are still not
happy with the settlement. West Virginia and
Massachusetts don't like Microsoft's method for
unbundling applications like Internet Explorer,
Messenger, and Media Player. The other seven states
and the District of Columbia have signed-off on the
deal.
Check
out the Information Week Article
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