Technology Review: September 2004
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Sellout or Savior?
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He´s been accused of betraying the open-source dream, but Ximian cofounder Miguel de Icaza believes corporate partnerships are the best way to realize it.
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Trailing Edge
- Picking the President
- The Univac introduced the public to computers with its 1952 election night forecast.
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Features
- An Alternative to Windows
- With its low cost, growing catalogue of desktop software, and backing from business, Linux could finally pry the PC market from Microsoft´s grasp.
- Translating Iceland’s Genes into Medicine
- Armed with the DNA of an entire nation, deCode Genetics is shaving years off the drug discovery process.
- The New Face of Hollywood
- Is that face on-screen real or computer generated? Film industry wizards are making it harder to tell.
- Carver Mead’s Natural Inspiration
- Caltech researcher and Silicon Valley legend Carver Mead explains his secret for founding successful companies: let the science lead the way.
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Launch Pad
- Ant Power Packs
- Renew Power wants to replace your cell-phone battery with a fuel cell.
Visualize
- Flu Vaccine Production
- A new production method could ensure an ample vaccine supply during the flu season.
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