Eighth Annual Information Technology Awards Reception
March 30, 2008
Every year, the Department of Management Information Systems, the Institute for Business and Information Technology, and the Association of Management Information Systems hold their Information Technology Awards Reception honoring outstanding performance and achievements of both faculty and students as well as industry leaders and innovators in the field of Information Technology.
This year, the Fox School will recognize Cristóbal I. Conde, President and Chief Executive Officer, SunGard Data Systems
Inc. with the Fox 2008 Information Technology Leadership Award. This award is presented in light of his leadership in the use and development of IT in business.
Matthew Charles Mullenweg, Founder and Primary Developer, Automattic Inc. will be recognized as the recipient of the Fox 2008 Information Technology Innovator Award. This award is presented to those who have applied IT to create new business opportunities.
Joe Weiss, Chairman, Electronic Ink will be awarded with the Fox 2008 Information Technology Award for Distinguished Alumni. The Fox IT Award for Distinguished Alumni is given to a person to recognize a distinguished career in information technology and their contribution to the community, industry, or Temple University.
A look at the Final Fantasy supporting cast
March 28, 2008
Sure, Final Fantasy might be primarily about Tidus, Cloud, Squall and other spiky-haired, androgynous protagonists who may or may not suffer from (false) memory loss, but let’s not forget the colorful supporting cast of characters that flesh out your party. In honor of the upcoming multi-world brawler Final Fantasy Dissidia, PSP Fanboy has a gallery highlighting the best side characters in the series. Check it out here.
Blackberry 9000 in the wild
March 28, 2008
Today, Engadget answers the singular question on the mind of everyone out there who’s sitting at a solid oak desk in a glass office wearing a suit as they read this: what’s up with the next BlackBerry? The rumored BlackBerry 8xxx / 9000 series is getting a lot clearer today, and we’re happy to report that RIM’s cooking up a beauty to keep its legion of devotees loyal — and maybe even win a few converts along the way. Head on over to Engadget Mobile for pictures and video of the little beast in action!
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British groups campaign against autonomous death-bots
March 28, 2008
It looks like professor Noel Sharkey isn’t the only one stirred up about autonomous killing machines. An anti-landmine group in London called Landmine Action is now calling for the ban of robots capable of killing people all on their lonsome. The group believes these bots fall under the same category as landmines — which are outlawed in 150 countries — and is pressing governments to keep control in the hands of a human operator. The group is also campaigning to put a stop to autonomous cluster bombs (which self-detonate), and feels these bots fall under the same category. Says spokesman Richard Moyes, “Our concern is that humans, not sensors, should make targeting decisions. So similarly, we don’t want to move towards robots that make decisions about combatants and noncombatants.” Of course, if the bots can pass a Turing test, how will we know the difference? Needless to say, Skynet could not be reached for comment.
