X-Message-Number: 21016 Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 12:41:03 -0800 From: James Swayze <> Subject: Pervasive computing is here http://netscape.com.com/2100-1103-982743.html?type=pt IBM: Pervasive but private By James Pearce ZDNet Australia January 30, 2003, 8:17 AM PT Pervasive computing is here and it s going to enter most aspects of your life, according to IBM. There were 325 million pervasive computing devices in 2002, and this will increase to one billion by 2005, claims the software giant. IBM defines pervasive computing as any computing device that is not a personal computer, stretching from Internet fridges to mobile telephones. Michael Karasick, the director of embedded development for the IBM pervasive computing division, denies the credibility of the area has been hampered by the relatively slow take-up of innovations such as "smart houses" and "Internet fridges. "In certain areas it has taken off," he told ZDNet Australia, citing smart cards, mobile phones and cameras as some examples of non-traditional computing devices. "I judge how successful [pervasive computing] is by how busy I am," added Karasick. "We have been, as an organization, growing in this area and have had more opportunity than we can deal with over the past year".[cont.] Let's hope this trend continues unabated. James -- Cryonics Institute of Michigan Member! The Immortalist Society Member! The Society for Venturism Member! MY WEBSITE: http://www.geocities.com/~davidpascal/swayze/ A FAVORITE quote: Last lines of the first Star Trek the Next Generation movie. Capt. Picard: "What we leave behind is not as important as how we've lived, after all Number One, we're only mortal." Will Ryker: "Speak for yourself captain, I intend to live forever!" Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=21016