Altera Corporation today introduced Quartus(R) II software version 6.1, offering designers superior levels of performance and productivity. The enhanced PowerPlay power optimization tool included in this version was designed in concert with the Programmable Power Technology in Altera(R) Stratix(R) III FPGAs, resulting in total power consumption savings of 50 percent compared to Stratix II FPGAs.
A couple of legally-tinged topics consider whether Microsoft's pledge not to assert patents against developers as part of its Novell deal actually do what they say, while a British lawyer contends Internet service providers should be liable when a denial of service (DoS) attack takes a website offline. Free and open source software (FOSS) developers had hoped the agreement would be
Tania Archer joined Moore & Van Allen as a staff attorney.Peter Bachini was named vice president of network development and contracting at Great-West Healthcare.
Jennifer Slegg informs us that Google has added new custom targeting channels for AdSense publishers. The new option allows AdSense users to label different ad units on their site, and allows AdWords advertisers to see this units and select them for their ads. Publishers will need to turn the feature on for each relevant custom channel in their account, or set up brand new custom channels,
