UB Business Partners Day, June 4

Posted on May 27, 2009 by S. Navpreet Jatana

What’s UB’s real impact on our economy and our region? The UB Business Partners Day may hold those answers and more. Celebrate the many diverse university/industry partnerships that are revitalizing Upstate New York. Learn how your business can profit from a partnership with UB through a range of entrepreneurial efforts that are expanding our economy. [...]

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Social Networking

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Renee Cerullo

A big trend on the web is Social Networking. Here is a quick list of advantages and disadvantages. Advantages: Connect with lots of new people, just as with real-life networking. Get the word out without an intermediary, such as a pesky reporter or columnist! Establish yourself as an expert in a field. Stay on top [...]

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Microsoft Windows 7 on Netbooks?

Posted on May 24, 2009 by S. Navpreet Jatana

Compared to Windows XP, Microsoft’s Windows Vista has hefty hardware requirements.  Among other factors, this limited Vista’s widespread enterprise adoption.  Now, Microsoft is looking to Vista’s successor, Windows 7, to convince enterprises they need to take a serious look at their latest and greatest operating system. There’s an unanticipated problem, however.  Microsoft didn’t count on [...]

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Five-Dimensional Data Storage

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Jeffrey Ross

A new light-responsive material could lead to discs the size of today’s DVDs that store four orders of magnitude more data. Traditional DVDs and CDs store data on their surface in two dimensions, and holographic discs can store it in three. Now researchers have for the first time demonstrated what they call a five-dimensional optical [...]

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infoTech Niagara 2009 Member Meeting

Posted on May 17, 2009 by S. Navpreet Jatana

Join infoTech Niagara for our Annual Members Meeting at Shanghai Reds! The event will feature a short PowerPoint presentation by infoTech Niagara followed by some great networking. This annual event is open to both infoTech Niagara members and non-members. Member cost is free pre-registered, $15 at the door. Non-Members – $15pp Register today: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=182036

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Yahoo’s Next Data Center in WNY?

Posted on May 11, 2009 by S. Navpreet Jatana

In the Business First of Buffalo article “Schumer: Yahoo eyeing WNY for data center“, WNY is in contention for a Data Center which will service the Northeast US. Senator Charles Schumer said on Sunday, “this is not a done deal, but it is looking very, very good.” State and local economic development officials have been [...]

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