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Is Emerging 3-D Holographic Storage Poised to be the Next Great Archival Medium?
Writing in the April/May 2008 issue of State Tech: Technology Insights for Leaders in State and Local Government, Michele Hope concludes by writing: “Only time and a few real-world installations will tell.” Here are some excerpts from Michele’s article:
FROM THE INTRODUCTION:
“The first commercial holographic storage products are slated for release in mid-2008. With first-generation products boasting write-once, read many (WORM) characteristics, a lifespan of 50-pls years, initial disk capacities of 300 gigabytes per disk and a 20 magabyte-per-second data rate, proponents are aiming this technology at the long term archival needs of government entities, highly regulated health-care and medical organizations, and professional media and film industries
ABA Book Publishing
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
Virtual Law: Navigating the Legal Landscape of Virtual Worlds
By Benjamin Tyson Duranske
Internet Explorer 8 Beta Due in Mid 2008*
The following is an edited version of an article by Peter Galli, published on eWeek.com:.
December 19, 2007
By Peter Galli
Synthetic DNA on the Brink of Yielding New Life Forms
Synthetic DNA on the Brink of Yielding New Life Forms
By Rick Weiss Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, December 17, 2007; Page A01
2008 Baseline Crystal Ball for Technology
A look at what the technology in 2008 as predicted by members of the editorial staff of Baseline:
2008 Baseline Crystal Ball November 30, 2007
By Lawrence Walsh, Laton McCartney, Deborah Gage, Doug Bartholomew and Mel Duvall
Technology Triumphs and Travails of 2007
“A Look at the best and worst of the years Technology implementations and innovations” as reported by Douglas Bartholomew et. al. in the November 30, 2007 issue of Baseline:
Triumphs and Travails of 2007 November 30, 2007
By Doug Bartholomew, David F. Carr, Ericka Chickowski, Mel Duvall, Deborah Gage, Laton McCartney and Lawrence Walsh
The Scitech Lawyer
Volume 6 Issue 2 FALL 2007 Section of Science & Technology Law American Bar Association
The SciTech Lawyer is published quarterly as a service to the members of the Section of Science & Technology Law of the American Bar Association. It endeavors to provide information about current deevelopments in law, science, medicine and technology that is of professional interest to members of the Section.
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Expanding Digital Universe: A Forecast of Worldwide Information Growth Through 2010
EMC Corporation has sponsored a very ambitious, groundbreaking study that attempts for the first time to measure and forecast the amounts and types of digital information created and copied throughout the world, and whether it is generated by indivuals or buisnesses. The findings of this study could have significant implications for individuals, businesses, information professionals and society as a whole and thereby provide useful insights to librarians and other information professionals.
The basic findings of this Study have been summarized as follows:
The 2006 digital universe was 161 billion gigabytes (161 exabytes) in size.