The move to the 45 nm process node will be costly and challenging, but worth it for selected applications, according to panelists at the EDA Tech Forum here Thursday (Nov. 3).

Moderated by Wally Rhines, Mentor Graphics CEO, the panel was entitled "The road to 45 nm, a highway to hell?" But

Customers have used Amazon.com's review feature to slam a Sony CD implicated in a security and copy-protection brouhaha, reducing the online retailer's rating for the Van Zant album, "Get Right with the Man," from three-and-a-half stars to just one-and-a-half in the space of a few days.
Since Oct. 31, every review posted

SAN FRANCISCO — Aldec Inc. has released a new version of its Active-HDL 7.1 FPGA and ASIC design entry and verification platform, including several new tools.

Aldec (Henderson, Nev.) said new tools found in the release include ultra-high speed gate-level simulation technology (SLP), VHDL and Verilog linting tools, improved support for Matlab

With its tight integration between Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005 and BizTalk 2006, Microsoft has developed a compelling software stack.
 
But deployment of that long-awaited platform, which is slated to finally launch this week, could be slowed by still-missing pieces, partners said. Visual Studio 2005 features data access integration

Design for reduced power consumption may not be as daunting a challenge as widely assumed, according to a panel of industry executives here Thursday (Nov. 3) at Cadence Design Systems Inc.'s design chain partners event.

Gary Nacer, vice president of engineering at wireless device provider Sandbridge Technologies Inc. (White Plains, N.Y.), told

In another time and place, college students wondering whether the campus cafe has any free seats, or their favorite corner of the library is occupied, would have to risk hoofing it over there. But for today's student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, that kind of information is all just a click away. Read More...   Category: Wireless Mobile

FeedForAll Mac is software that assists podcasters to create, edit and publish really simple syndication (RSS) feeds, and it now supports Apple iTunes extensions to give publishers an easy way to create iTune-compatible podcasts, NotePage Inc. said on Friday.
 
The software has a built-in "wizard" that makes it easier to

Internet services provider United Online Inc. has launched a telephony service under its NetZero brand.
 
The voice over Internet protocol phone service available this week provides computer-to-computer calling at no charge. Premium services include calls to landline phones.

The Woodland Hills, Calif., company is currently offering three-months of its

Amazon is trying to do for books what Apple's iPod digital player did for portable music. The online retail giant on Thursday said it will offer online access to books for a fee to customers who buy hard copies of the same book. The service starts next year.

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday issued a guide to private investors on the dangers that identity thieves pose to online broker accounts.

"We are concerned that many investors aren't taking appropriate precautions when accessing their online brokerage accounts," said Susan Wyderko, the SEC's investor education director, in a statement.