Nov 252011
 

By Dillon Behr at CTOVision.com…

This post is a continuation of last week’s post, which outlined the history and current state of Virtual Reality. Today, I look forward into the future of the technology and examine its potential national security implications. To read part 1 and catch up on the topic check out last week’s blog here.

via Virtual Reality Past, Present, and Future: Part 2.

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Nov 202011
 

By Dillon Behr at CTOVision.com…

Virtual reality (VR) is a term that applies to computer-simulated environments that can simulate physical presence in places in the real world, as well as in imaginary worlds. This can vary from flight and other vehicle simulators, to video games, to immersion programs for training of military tactics, to medical and therapeutic uses.

via Virtual Reality Past, Present, and Future: Part 1.

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Oct 302011
 

By Michael Cooney at NetworkWorld.com…

ORLANDO — If you had to pick 10 technology-related trends that will impact your enterprise infrastructure in the coming year, Gartner says you’d do well to start with virtualization and move to other issues such as social media influence, energy issues and flat networks to name a few.

via Layer 8: Gartner: 10 key IT trends for 2012.

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Jul 182011
 

By Ryan Dube at MakeUseOf.com…

If there is one requirement that I have for most online productivity services that I choose to use, it is ease of use. I want to be able to instantly start using the service without any hassle (preferably without any signup), and there should be virtually no learning curve.

via 6 Instant Online Services That Boost Online Productivity.

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