Wicked tiny laser could radically alter computers, sensors, imaging Researchers today said they have created the world's smallest laser -- more than 1 million could fit inside a red blood cell -- that could help speed computers, sensors and imaging all by using light instead of electrons to process information. Typhoon forces chip maker ASE to truck water to factories Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has been forced to truck water to its chip factories in the southern city of Kaohsiung after Typhoon Morakot muddied up local water supplies, making them difficult to use. Amazon's data shipping goes both ways now Amazon Web Services has expanded a shipping service for large data sets on its S3 cloud storage platform so customers can get their content back instead of just sending it. Freelance Marketplace Connects Workers and Businesses Small- and medium-sized businesses can feel the pocketbook pinch when hiring for specialty services: site design, illustration, development, and more. You probably don't have the resourcesor justificationto take on these tasks in-house, but web marketplaces can help you connect to production experts. Or if your small business specializes in one of these areas, you could find new contract work by pitching yourself online. Enterprise cloud use on agenda for new Open Group committee The Open Group is forming a new cloud computing committee to develop a common understanding about how cloud services should be deployed safely and effectively. The network is the volcano Getting a lot of information out of one of the world's most dangerous places - an active volcano -- is no easy task. But the US government today said it is looking to spend $15.2 million to make gathering such data via wireless sensor networks and other high-tech processes a whole lot easier. Should your credit report disqualify you for a job? Two companies that fired workers and rejected job applicants based on background checks without informing those people of their rights have settled with the Federal Trade Commission for $77,000 in civil penalties. August Giveaways Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Practical Intrusion Analysis; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of SCCM 2007 Unleashed. Google Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Web Geek's Guide to Google Chrome. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet, Microsoft Subnet and Google Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries is August 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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