Summary: In segment one of this program, NewsHour correspondent Paul Solman, Cisco Systems' John Chambers, and other top Cisco executives discuss how the computer network infrastructure giant, whose routers are the brains of the Internet, uses Internet technology to enhance its own operations and growth. In segment two, correspondent Ray Suarez talks with Jay Whitehead, CEO of EmployeeService.com; labor...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: It took two years of negotiation for the BBC's Fiona Bruce to get some face time with Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates. In this rare interview, Bruce gains insights into both the man and the icon-genius, business magnate, philanthropist, and one of the wealthiest people on the planet. In addition, Bruce probes what may be the key question facing Microsoft in the post-Gates era: with its hands...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Australia's largest independent digital media and entertainment company, destra, relies on a robust network for its day-to-day business. Using destra as a case study, this program begins with an overview of computer networks and then introduces issues involving architecture and infrastructure, processes and procedures, maintenance, security, and disaster recovery. An informative illustration of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: To organize the world's information-that appears to be Google's aim. What does such a goal involve, exactly? What are the implications for academia and creative people? For business, the media, and society at large? This program seeks answers to those questions by going behind the scenes at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, as well as the company's London offices. A...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Geriatric1927 and "Katers17" broadcast from YouTube for friendship and fun. Rathergood TV and Franchise News 24 broadcast from 900-channel content aggregator View TV with the expectation of profit. And they're all doing it on a shoestring budget on the Web. This program investigates the rise of do-it-yourself TV, where anyone can be an online broadcaster. Topics range from types of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Nothing can replace the skills of good doctors and nurses, but without digital technology and advanced electronic systems, the field of medicine would soon collapse. X-Rays, ultrasounds, CT scans, and MRI and PET imaging all use electronics to map different aspects of the human body and convert the information into a visual format. This program visits one of the world's leading research centers...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: It's the clearest window into our modern world, the most popular search engine in existence, and the foundation of an economic juggernaut, eponymously named. This CNBC Original documentary goes inside Google and examines the Internet phenomenon-or transformation-it spawned. CNBC's Maria Bartiromo presents the fascinating story of how two graduate students, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, turned a...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: While their motives aren't always evil, people who bend the truth don't usually do so for the greater good, either. The online world is no exception-in fact, it's a paradise for purveyors of hype, pseudo-journalism, and intellectual snake oil. This video explores ways to identify bias and propaganda on the Internet and sift through the various influences, such as political or corporate...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Imagine driving in complete darkness without worry-thanks to a virtual picture of the road projected on the windshield. It's an existing technology, not science fiction! With unprecedented access to top-flight engineering projects that are integral to the design of Jaguar cars, this program shows how electronics are taking the art and science of driving into the future. Viewers learn how...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: From spoken-word conversations to real-time video, a dazzling array of communication options are now available at the touch (or click) of a button. This video explores the concepts and technologies at the heart of fiber-optic communication. Demonstrations and discussions focus on basic principles of telephone systems and state-of-the-art optical technology; distances that light can travel...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Although the encroachment of technology into the natural world is always a legitimate concern, it is also worth examining the many ways in which electronic systems help improve environmental research as well as weather and climate monitoring. This program features two case studies that illustrate the helpful roles electronics can play in life science and meteorology. An in-depth look at the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: For a generation raised on the ideology of “open source” and the ability to quickly cut and paste, the concept of plagiarism may seem foreign or passé. And that, of course, can lead to trouble. This video examines the behaviors that constitute plagiarism, their consequences, and the best ways to avoid them. Showing how accidental copying as well as willful plagiarism can occur, the program lays...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Google cofounders Sergey Brin and Larry Page offer a peek inside the "Google machine" in this TEDTalk, sharing tidbits of information about international search patterns, the philanthropic Google Foundation, and the company's dedication to innovation and employee happiness. Now two of the world's wealthiest people, Brin and Page still play an active role in the company, encouraging fresh...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Meet three women who have embarked on successful careers in the telecom industry. This program profiles Josselin Grebinsky, a telecommunications specialist who maintains institutional systems; Louise Meilleur, a technical support specialist who designs telecommunications systems for clients; and Mindy Turk, a naval communicator making her way up in the ranks. Remarks from co-workers and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Formed decades ago from a small pool of data sources, the Internet has grown into a seemingly endless ocean of information-in which today's young researcher can easily get lost. This video introduces strategic, study-related online search methods that teenage or college-level viewers may not be familiar with, especially if they're accustomed to the more recreational side of the Internet....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: The Internet and low-cost digital production methods have given marketers powerful new tools. This program explores the results: a new wave of advertising that relies increasingly on consumer-generated content and rejects the ad forms of conventional television. Featuring interviews with Matt Creamer of Advertising Age, Joseph Jaffee of the marketing company Crayon, Kevin Roberts of Saatchi &...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: The rise of the blog as a form of serious news reporting means that conventional journalists must become familiar with the blog format and rethink typical journalistic approaches. This ABC News program examines the blogger "community," reviews major news stories that were broken by bloggers, and demonstrates ways in which blogging differs from traditional reporting methods. Featuring an...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: The Internet is quickly dissolving the boundaries of time zones, geography, and even language. This program, hosted by CNBC's Tyler Mathisen, brings together visionaries and commentators to spotlight Internet applications in vogue around the world. Businesses including real-time Internet research service iNetNow as well as educational initiatives such as Africam.com, a provider of virtual...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: E-commerce, e-learning, e-zines, eBay-what's the common denominator? The "e" of course! But in today's fast-paced, highly connected world, that "e" doesn't just stand for "electronic"; it stands for "everywhere" as more and more people link up online. This program travels the Web to explore Internet careers in three main areas: the front end, the back end, and everywhere in between. Front-end...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: A person normally wouldn't shout out the details of a secret hookup or give a credit card to a total stranger and say 'Max it out for me.' Yet as this video playfully points out, in effect that's what people do when they post indiscreetly on social networking sites or are duped by phishing scams. Think b4 u Post uses a light touch to deliver some very serious information on how people can...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: What do Amazon.com, Kaiser Permanente, Envera, and NASA have in common? They all use XML, or Extensible Markup Language, the "nuts and bolts" of Internet programming and the emerging standard for e-commerce applications. Whereas HTML is a single, predefined text formatter, XML functions as a very flexible data formatter, a metalanguage allowing for the smooth transfer of information between...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: This program looks at the highways of optical fibers, copper wires, coaxial cables, and satellites by means of which images, sound, and computer data are transmitted around the world. It also examines telecommunication satellites which-whether they are geostationary or in orbit close to Earth-enable us to put two people on Earth, at sea, or even in the air, in contact. The program concludes...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Andrew Selby and Ali Farzad couldn't find a place to buy cool iPod gear, so they started their own online business selling it-and profits are rising. Now they see an opportunity to expand into the Internet telephony market with phones and accessories, but exploiting it would mean embracing risk, enlarging their operation, and working harder than ever before. In this program, mentor John Boyle...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: From the minutia of warehouse inventories to the training programs of the aeronautics industry, this program focuses on commercial applications for high-tech electronic systems. Two in-depth case studies are used. The first showcases a HUD or "head-up" display developed by British Aerospace Engineering, used in state-of-the-art flight instruction of civilian aircraft pilots. The second case...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008