Their first test in October 2007 was a success: An all-electric car plugged in at the University of Delaware and rigged with communication software responded to a signal from PJM for a sudden burst of power to help balance supply and demand on the grid.
Cox Communication used GIS software from MapInfo to combine data about its customers, service offerings and broad demographics to figure out what products to market where and even where to build its networks next.
In addition to Cisco Systems having a strong foothold in network routers and switches market for enterprises, the company also has a large presence in home networking products, which includes networking and communication devices and software for household users.
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The trouble with this approach to the relatively slow interconnection of the processors, latency and lack of real-time security is that there are synchronization and communication challenges, software programming complexities and other issues that are exacerbated in a cloud computing environment.
Rounding out the top 10 where: Hangzhou Everfine Photo, a supplier of testing equipment, Shanghai CSG Smart Science, a supplier of power distribution products, Shandong Sinocera Function Material, a maker of ceramic powder for the electronics industry, Beijing Orient National Communication, a software maker, Jiangsu Yunyi, an auto parts maker, Boomsense, a supplier of repeaters, and Staidson Beijing Biopharmaceuticals, a chemicals products maker.
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In reaction to this observation, Schwaber created Scrum, a method of managing the communication in a complex software development project and removing distractions that could push a project off course.
Levie and others like him are selling communication tools, not accounting software.
She excitedly told me that communication takes place within the software and is captured and available for review and comment much more easily than by using email.
The survey also pointed out that network managers face challenges when introducing employees to new software applications and advances in communication technology.
Software has to be written to enable meaningful communication between people and their devices and between the devices themselves.
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While the regular IT industry catered to the global needs of cost-effective software and business processing, mobiles served the communication needs of average Indian citizens.
Skype is communications software whose purpose is to break down barriers to communication.
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TCL's handsets, for instance, run on chipsets and software from Wavecom, a French company that makes communication modules for wireless gadgets.
Spanning multiple computing, communication and entertainment platforms, Logitech's combined hardware and software enable or enhance digital navigation, music and video entertainment, gaming, social networking, audio and video communication over the Internet, video security and home-entertainment control.
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"His testing laboratory consists of a series of software and hardware products, but the connection and communication methods, as well as ways of exploitation, are absolutely the same as they would be in an actual real-world scenario, " analysts at Help Net Security wrote in a blog post.
It leverages Apple's iOS operating system and its corresponding SDK (Software Development Kit) to provide a two-way communication interface between apps and connected accessories.
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Siemens computer software products are widely used in Iranian electricity plants, communication systems and military bases, and in the country's Russian-built nuclear power plant at Bushehr.
After all, professionals are among our most robust users and providers of feedback for software like Microsoft Word and Excel, as well as communication and collaboration applications like Outlook and SharePoint.
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The patents also include wireless communication technologies and key smartphone technologies including wireless email, proximity sensing, software-application management, location-based services and multidevice synchronization.
In a country like South Korea, or in an area like Hong Kong, where they have insanely high bandwidth rates at very low prices, there is nothing standing in the way of video conferencing software that "perfectly" emulates face-to-face communication.
This strategy requires very visible signage, some nifty software that distinguishes the method of payment, and ultra-clear communication with customers about the reason for the difference so they don't feel they're being whacked unfairly.
On-line data centers are increasing their capacity to deal with this increased demand for processing power, communication speeds and digital storage capacity but despite the increases in efficiency of enterprise equipment and software there is a price to pay for universal connectivity and general on-line resources.
These are big bets, but the Internet's unique strength lies in letting users personalize their news, communication and entertainment online, in Web logs and instant messages, file sharing, search queries and personal software.
Trower, who's working on Microsoft's own software platform for robotic systems, says this kind of PC bot would serve as a multiapplication communication and work device, but it would have microphones and touch-screens for interacting with humans and the same adaptable and moving form factor as a small robot.
"Once video conferencing becomes as common as phone calls and e-mail, I think the majority of communication will be virtual, " predicts Nova Spivack, president and chief executive of Radar Networks, a startup software concern.
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