10 cool cutting-edge technologies on the horizon now - complete list

NextSentry Corp.'s ActiveSentry

What it does: This intelligent desktop security software prevents employees from accidentally or maliciously distributing private data to the outside world. ActiveSentry monitors a broad array of distribution methods, including e-mail, instant messaging, blogs, file transfer, printing and removable storage devices, such as memory sticks or CDs. Uses ContextIQ, a context-based engine that automatically understands a user's intent or meaning and triggers real-time alerts.

To learn more:

www.nextsentry.com/ActiveSentry.ashx



SiCortex Inc.'s SC 5832

What it does: This complete cluster node on a chip includes six 64-bit processor cores, multiple memory controllers, a high-performance cluster interconnect, and a PCI express connection for storage, graphics and networking. A SiCortex cluster node with DDR-2 memory consumes less than 20 watts of power, an order of magnitude less than the 250 watts used in a conventional cluster node, dramatically improving communication latency and bandwidth.

To learn more:

www.sicortex.com



Sun Microsystems Laboratories' Project MPK20: Sun's Virtual Workplace

What it does: MPK20 is a virtual 3-D environment in which remote employees can accomplish work, share documents and meet with colleagues using natural voice communication. Based on a Java-based game engine for creating a virtual world, MPK is an abbreviation for Menlo Park (Sun's physical campus). The MPK20 software is built on top of Sun Labs' Project Darkstar infrastructure -- a server platform designed for multiplayer games.

To learn more:

http://research.sun.com/projects/mpk20/



Talend Inc.'s Talend Open Studio

What it does: A free, full-featured data integration product built on pure, open-source components, the software provides a more scalable, less-expensive open-source alternative to traditional, proprietary data integration suites. It can perform traditional extract, transform and load functions, as well as extract, load and transform functions that use the power of database engines to execute high-volume data transformations.

To learn more:

www.talend.com/press/java-data-integration.php

www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=289948

www.talend.com/products-data-integration/talend-open-studio.php#feature

www.talend.com/tos/tutorials/menu.php

www.talend.com/preview/tos/tutorials/tutorials.php?sid=qs/oview



UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science's Spin-wave Buses

What it does: Three novel nanoscale computational architectures use a technology called "spin-wave buses" as the mechanism for logic and interconnection. Spin-wave buses put the spin of electrons to work transferring data with minimal energy between computer components, therefore consuming less power and creating less heat.

To learn more:

www.engineer.ucla.edu

www.newsroom.ucla.edu/page.asp?RelNum=7022&menu=fullsearchresults



Vertica Systems Inc.'s Vertica Database

What it does: The database is a high-speed SQL database designed for large-scale, read-intensive business intelligence workloads.

To learn more:

www.vertica.com

www.vertica.com/_pdf/VerticaArchitectureWhitePaper.pdf

www.bulldogsolutions.net/Vertica/VCA04192007/frmRegistration.aspx?bdls=9916 (free registration required)



WorkLight Inc.'s WorkLight

What it does: This server-based product extracts data from corporate applications and makes them available via Web 2.0 technologies like RSS, AJAX, application mashups, instant messaging and del.icio.us tags. Corporate application data can be viewed through interfaces like personalized home pages, Web-based and desktop gadgets.

To learn more:

myworklight.com

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