Much of this disruption lives in the information ecosystem, with pervasive computing and mobile phones.
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However, pervasive computing in clothing is more than just enhancing our gaming experience or wearable aide memoire.
However, the next generation of pervasive computing could do more than just keep tabs on where things are.
Rational also gives IBM greater means to drive its pervasive computing goals--that is, specialized software for specific devices.
Mr Wladawsky-Berger thinks pervasive computing is a technological development that is inevitable, no matter what individual companies do or how governments legislate.
In computer science, the concept of computers built into everything is called ubiquitous computing, pervasive computing, ambient intelligence or, my favorite label: everyware.
"The danger with pervasive computing is that difficult-to-use devices are infiltrating our lives in a way that are not natural to the way we interact, " said Nanda.
The fabrics represent the latest development in "pervasive computing, " the name applied to a new generation of communication and information technology that will be integrated into our environments.
Engineers working in the field of pervasive computing are aiming to create smart fabrics, embedded with computer chips and sensors that will enhance and possibly even save our lives.
The companies who figure out how to capture business value from all that digital exhaust will surely have a competitive advantage in a global economy increasingly driven by data and pervasive computing.
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No matter how pervasive and ubiquitous computing gets, most of us still need locations and frameworks to orient ourselves in cyberspace.
Intel and McAfee plan to bring the first fruits of their strategic partnership to market later this year, with the intent of tackling security and the pervasive nature of computing threats in an entirely new way.
It is no exaggeration to say that with the wireless Internet, computing may achieve its apotheosis: simple, reliable, ubiquitous and pervasive.
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