Cisco (nasdaq: CSCO - news - people ) on Tuesday unveiled a new router that it claims can handle all these edge computing tasks simultaneously.

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Cisco also says the new processor is fully programmable, allowing ISPs and corporations to add other edge computing services to the ASR-1000 without adding new hardware, and in some instances, allowing customers to get rid of hardware and cut costs.

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This initiative recognizes that in order to enable wide-spread adoption of these cutting-edge advances, cloud computing principles must be simplified and unified in order to amplify the benefits.

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Linux acquired 12 million customers, all at the leading edge of Web-centric computing.

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Apotheker has a vision of the world that is coherent and, to the minds of many, true: Many small mobile and desktop devices at the edge, connected to a core with huge amounts of computing, data storage, data analysis, and communication, operating in real time.

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In order to track which schools are leading the race to the cutting edge, The Princeton Review conducts an annual survey of collegiate computing capabilities, technology policies and coursework.

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But tying all of these functions together into one unit with the computing power of your desktop PC is still cutting-edge stuff.

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"Whether working on shots in a large studio, boutique or as an independent artist, there has long been a performance gap that limits how well even the most cutting edge applications can perform in professional workstations, " said Vincent Brisebois, Fusion-io Performance Computing Industry Senior Director.

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