Radar 7 – Edition 8

14 Nov 2013

Radar7 is our recurring feature where we’ll highlight the top seven pieces of thought-provoking industry commentary that should be on your radar.

1. Information security wages soar due to skills shortage

New research from Acumin has shown that a skills shortage in the information security industry means professionals with the right technical skills can currently command high salaries.

2. Should engineers experiment with quantum mechanics to advance computing?

Carver Mead pioneered an approach to designing complex silicon chips, called very large scale integration (VLSI), that’s still influential today. The MIT Tech Review interviews him for a highly compelling piece.

3. Machine to machine communication: finding M2M solutions

The machine-to-machine (M2M) market is set to explode over the next twelve months, but currently there’s a glaring disconnect between the M2M applications market and its ability to communicate. This article in E&T explores how the communications sector is busy finding solutions.

4. Web inventor’s open data organisation announces new global network

The Guardian explains how Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the original inventor of the web, has launched a new web of 13 international centres, taking the Open Data Institute that he co-founded just a year ago international.

5. How the ‘connected car’ will strengthen links between vehicles, customers and dealers

This piece from AM Online examines how the rise of the connected car – including developments such as texting at the wheel and intelligent route planning – is bringing the customer even closer to manufacturers and dealers.

6. Mobile advertising: it’s time to innovate

If you believe the hype, the future of mobile is intrinsically linked to the future of advertising. But according to this piece from the Media Network, the industry must focus on innovation to have any chance of success.

7. In China, the first WorldWide Telescope-driven planetarium brings heavens into school

The Microsoft Research Connections blog reports on the unveiling of the first WWT-driven planetarium in China. The 8-meter dome installation is at the Shixinlu primary school and is powered by six high-resolution projectors.