After more than two years of development, field validation and implementation, Autodesk has announced the availability of the BIM Deployment Plan: A Practical Framework for Implementing BIM. Model-based design technology is creating enormous opportunities […]
Interesting article in IntelligentUtility containing some preliminary results of a survey conducted by Sierra Energy Group on the intelligent utility. The article makes the point that a migration to the smart grid/intelligent utility environment is […]
The FCC’s Consumer Broadband Test enables US consumers to test the quality of their broadband connections. The FCC says it may use data collected when you run the Consumer Broadband Test, along with a street […]
Water usage statistics from the City of Ottawa show a sudden spike after Canada’s overtime win, as lavatories across town were flushed near simultaneously, peaking at about 6:20 p.m. on game day. There was a […]
Flurry has estimated the sales numbers for the first 74 days of the launch of the original iPhone and the Motorola Droid, which uses the open source Google Android OS. 74 days was the period […]
An estimate developed by Booz Allen Hamilton in 2005 projected that between 2005 through 2030, modernizing and expanding the water, electricity, and transportation systems of the cities of the world will require approximately $41 trillion. […]
According to an IDC report, PC shipments are expected to grow by 12.6% year-over-year and double-digit growth will continue through 2014. Portable PCs are expected to account for 70% of the global market by 2012. Growth […]
A National Broadband Plan was mandated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act a year ago. After an open consultation process, the Executive Summary of the Plan was released today. The full Plan will be […]