The Neanderthal, the barrel-chested dumb and beastly evolutionary outcast thought to be extinct for 30,000 years, indeed may still have some remnants living in surprising places Europe and Asia. An express shows the life of a Neanderthal family in a cave in the renovated Neanderthal Museum in the northern town of Krapina, Feb. 25, 2010. [...]

Grappling hooks attached to siphon electricity from spare-hanging power lines. Computers mounted onto a commandos chest plate. Communications gadgets small enough to fit into gear pouches worn round the waist. The Air Force is actually preparing its special operators to act and equipment themselves more like the Batman. Master Sergeant Robert W. Bean, outfitted with [...]

CIO ERP investments have long held a stranglehold on corporate IT investments. The Great Recession, however, has pushed boards and budgeting committees to examine IT spending like never before. Not surprisingly, ERPs juicy slice of the corporate spending pie has come under closer scrutiny. Now, Panorama Consulting Groups 2010 ERP Report, when compared to its [...]

InfoWorld Apple iPhone application developers have taken a look at the nuances of building software for the the larger iPad tablet and find it strikingly similar to building for the iPhone, though with the added benefit of more screen real estate. “I guess my surprise was there werent any surprises,” said developer Christopher Allen, author [...]

UK-based travel agent giant TUI Travel has awarded a five-year network infrastructure outsourcing contract reported to be worth €100m £88.2m to Deutsche Telekom’s corporate customer arm T-Systems. Under the deal, T-Systems will take on end-to-end responsibility for providing integrated voice, data and mobile services to TUI’s major brands, such as Thomson and First Choice, in [...]

Joanna Shields, who has joined Facebook months after signing up for digital content venture with Elisabeth Murdoch. Photograph Linda Nylind The former Bebo president Joanna Shields has joined Facebook in a senior European role, leaving the venture she launched with Elisabeth Murdochs Shine production company just months ago. Shields, who was the architect of Bebos [...]

JAE Europe expects to catch £500,000 over the next 12 months with new store chain management technology. The European arm of the Japanese electronic connector manufacturer has chosen Infor SCM Demand Planning to manage its supply chain. The technology will improve sales and operational planning because JAE Europe, enabling the company to save costs by [...]

Computerworld Friends, family and loved ones will soon gather to share that most cherished of annual American traditions Getting drunk, pigging out and watching giant men try to kill each other on TV. Super Bowl Sunday is also that special day when we see brand-new, big-budget commercials. But if youre a real sports fan, youll [...]

Network World Despite the fact that the companys name is short for wireless electricity, Eric Giler, CEO of WiTricity, is quick to point out that isnt exactly what the company does. It only looks like that. Giler is the first business exec brought into this 16-person company, which is trying to commercialize the tech developed [...]

IDG News Service Imagine a scenario in which a downloadable application turns smartphones into network-clogging bots, causing U. S. mobile-phone networks to fail, and eventually spreads to the wired Internet. Then imagine, as U. S. White House officials debated how to handle that situation, the energy grid in the eastern U. S. begins to fail. [...]