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Believe it or not, the self-driving car is coming. Not only is it coming, but it is coming soon. Self-driving cars have the potential to completely reshape our transportation system, but the big question for New Yorkers is how they will affect the transportation scene in the Big Apple.
 Why You Need to Know: While these self-driving cars may be able to handle situations on the highway and in medium-sized cities, the concern is whether they will be able to handle the notoriously difficult driving conditions in New York City. |
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22 Capital Partners, a venture builder and private equity company, recently announced that it has selected FedBid, an online reverse auction marketplace, as a technology partner for its 22 CityLink platform, which has been designed to help 22 Capital Partners to lead the development of an ecosystem to build smart cities through technology, education and innovation.
Why You Need to Know: FedBid joins Microsoft, Avaya, George Washington University, the Center for Innovative Technology and others as a 22 CityLink partner in its developing smart city technology platform. Once completed, this platform will be known as "The Future of Living." |
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I carry a BlackBerry DTEK 60 myself, largely for the apps, and this phone, and its Blackberry siblings, is the most secure Android phone line in the market. The Panasonic FZ-X1's advantage is that it is a truly hardened phone designed to function in hostile environments. So, Panasonic does both, Blackberry just does Android, and HP just does Windows.
Why You Need to Know: Next year Microsoft is rumored to release the Surface Phone which, ideally, should learn from all of these current business phones to become something more than a niche device. |
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Subsentio is a third party service bureau that helps telecommunications carriers and Internet providers meet their law enforcement assistance obligations.
Why You Need to Know: Subsentio helps by analyzing a company's network and providing a technically suitable, compliant solution; providing a CALEA-compliant technical solution for any kind of network; providing "active" and "passive" technical solutions; and performing these services at an affordable price. |
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Digital transformation is a theme sweeping far and wide, as it is proving to be a difference maker from the executive level to the data center. With the digital era upon us, this enterprise evolution is front of mind.
Why You Need to Know: For this reason we addressed the question, "Who drives Digital Transformation initiatives in your organization?" and, while I don't say this often, I have to disagree with our readership and the poll's results. So let's get to it! |
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