Longtime tech mainstay IBM has announced the creation of a Cambridge, Mass.-based research center for the development of "social software," from consumer Web apps to enterprise communication tools. (cnet news)

A joint development team led by Stuart Parkin of IBM and the vice president of Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Ian Chan, will study new materials and structures that can be used to further develop the memory chips. (IDG)

This issue contains eight papers on the challenges and insights related to modeling, testing, and governance which have emerged from SOA engagements in a variety of industries.

Bob Sutor connects the past, present and future in this keynote address at LinuxWorld 2008 (video).

STRETCH, the "almost" supercomputer, celebrates 50th anniversary at Mountain View, California Computer History Museum.

Technology industry explores tapping the power of the Net to improve patent system (AP).