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Special Operations Command (SOCOM) recently released a Broad Agency Announcement soliciting proposals for several types of technologies that they are looking for in cooperation with the private sector. We are interested in all forms of disrupting technologies at Crucial Point LLC and after looking this wish list from SOCOM it is pretty clear they are looking for disruptive technologies as well. Below is a breakdown of what they are looking for. If … [Read more...]
The technology writer Langdon Winner wrote an interesting book 30 years ago that has a lot of relevance to technologists today--especially when thinking about enterprise security. His core idea is one of technological autonomy. As the good folks at Cyborgology define it: Technological autonomy is a shorthand way of expressing the idea that our technologies and technological systems have become so ubiquitous, so intertwined, and so powerful that they are … [Read more...]
Our premier publication is our monthly technology review. Every month we send this to over 6000 technology thought leaders. This monthly summarizes reporting from the CTOvision.com blog as well as tech trends from the IT industry. The monthly also provide links to our technology assessments. Other products include our Daily CTOvision.com summary, the Daily Fedcyber.com summary, and the Weekly Government Big Data Newsletter. We would like to add you to … [Read more...]
The message to save energy is everywhere, from the Department of Energy's push towards a Smart Grid to the Department of Defense's initiatives for energy security, for reasons ranging from climate change and protecting the environment to saving money and stretching resources. Many green initiatives such as alternative means of generating and distributing energy are costly and require additional research and development to be feasible. While there are … [Read more...]
Our premier publication is our monthly technology review. Every month we send this to over 6000 technology thought leaders. This monthly summarizes reporting from the CTOvision.com blog as well as tech trends from the IT industry. The monthly also provide links to our technology assessments. Other products include our Daily CTOvision.com summary, the Daily Fedcyber.com summary, and the Weekly Government Big Data Newsletter. We would like to add you to … [Read more...]
Our sister site, CTOlabs.com, is a place where we capture information, evals, concepts and references of use to technologists. We write far more about specific technologies and companies there, which allows us to keep CTOvision.com focused on more timely topics. CTOvision.com is for current context on tech, CTOlabs.com is for reference and examination of concepts. We enjoy writing about new technologies and emerging firms on CTOlabs.com and would … [Read more...]
Editor's Note: The highly regarded enterprise IT thought leader Dion Hinchcliffe has produced yet another "must read" piece for enterprise technologists titled "The "Big Five" IT trends of the next half decade: Mobile, social, cloud, consumerization, and big data." This is classic Dion, with compelling logic, great context, and a tremendous graphic that helps put the trends in perspective. I summarize and extract from Dion's piece here: Much has … [Read more...]
Researchers at MIT's Media Lab have been developing a suite of technologies to analyze social interactions that are now hitting the market. In one project, actors mimed emotions and volunteers interpreted their expressions. The majority answers were added to a database that serves as a visual library of expressions which is compared to realtime footage using 24 feature points on the face. Researchers incorporated this technology to glasses with … [Read more...]
If we can think through the pros and cons of the current technological path we are on we can make adjustments and decide what to accelerate into our lives. That is why thought leaders who are responsible for making business cases for technology or for stating advanced requirements are always looking for good articulations of their vision to help them dialog with techies. A really great articulation of the near term possibility of future computing and … [Read more...]