Historical film outlines the development of SAGE computer system as a security-tool. Built by IBM, Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) computers were used in an early U.S. air defense system.
When fully deployed in 1963, the system consisted of 27 centers throughout North America, each with a duplexed AN/FSQ-7 computer system containing over 50,000 vacuum tubes, weighing 250 tons and occupying an acre of floor space.
Why does poverty still exist despite decades of development aid?
In this talk, Iqbal-Quadir explains why "aid does damages: because it empowers authorities instead of people," and advocates a new approach to development from below, "by the people for the people." His own experience as a child in Bangladesh and later a banker in New York brought him to realize that "connectivity is productivity" -- and that a simple cell phone has enormous power. Now his telecom company, Grameenphone, offers service to most of rural Bangladesh, creating new opportunities by connecting villages.
Hector-Ruiz talks about his commitment to giving the whole world access to the Internet. Ruiz is the CEO of AMD, and through AMD's 50x15 initiative, Ruiz and his company hope to connect 50% of the world to the Internet by 2015.
Over the last few years, BT has been transforming its business from a telco to a networked service provider, based on "new wave" revenues.
BT's 21st Century Network (21CN) is an important part of that transition. It is an end-to-end IP-based network, which will consolidate BT's complex networks and systems on to a single infrastructure. In particular, it will enable the creation of new converged communications and information services -- by BT, third parties and its customers. 21CN is a platform for open innovation.
