China domain “.cn” becomes world’s largest

BEIJING, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) — China’s country code domain “.cn” is now the world’s most commonly used. It had 16.36 million users by the end of last year, topping Germany’s “.de,” according to data released on Friday by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), which manages the domain. The .cn domain is also world […]

Digital technologies are the backbone for RTI

ICTpost Governance Bureau As natural resources and readily available, easily transformable energy were the raw materials out of which the Industrial Revolution was forged, so Information and Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) are the raw materials out of which the Information Revolution is being forged. And just as the Industrial Revolution was transformative of all […]

China’s supercomputer growth is thundering while US is losing steam

China’s supercomputer growth is thundering while US is losing steam

For the sixth consecutive time, Tianhe-2, a supercomputer developed by China’s National University of Defense Technology, has retained its position as the worlds No. 1 system, according to the 46th edition of the twice-yearly TOP500 list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers. Overall, change at the top of the list is again minor, with only […]

With the emergence of Internet of Things, energy harvesting will be a critical component for electrification

Mumbai: November 1, 2015? In response to growing demands from customers, partners and consumers, many organizations are moving beyond corporate social responsibility as a philanthropic activity, according to Gartner, Inc. They are integrating green- and sustainability-related initiatives into their core business operations. ?Green IT is moving beyond the environmental characteristics of IT equipment, allowing organizations […]

Indian Railway Knowledge Portal : Step towards ICT convergence in Indian Railways

ICTpost News Network New Delhi: October 1, 2015 Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu recently launched Indian Railway Knowledge Portal namely www.kportal.indianrailways.gov.in which has aggregated most of the available knowledge about Indian Railways at one location and has also tried to encompass as much knowledge as possible, by linking websites, documents etc. for dissemination of […]