RMIT wins IBM Smarter Planet award

Among those is Australia's RMIT University, which received one of the Smarter Planet awards. RMIT is helping students explore how advanced innovation and sensors can play a role in building a smarter, interconnected city

The project from Pace University

The project from Pace University, "Across Cities for Cities," involves teams of students in New York working with students from Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Delhi, India, and Dakar, Senegal, developing mobile and smartphone applications for transportation, health care and education, with the solutions being implemented in each city for evaluation and improvement. IBM created and awarded the $10,000 grants to help universities develop innovative new curricula that address the global challenges of transportation, health care, water, energy and other systems.

AVG Pty Ltd, the distributor of the award-winning AVG Anti-Virus and Internet Security software in Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific, has announced the release of AVG Technologies' "AVG Community Powered Threat Report - Q1 2011" which provides invaluable insight and background on the trends and developments in the world of online threats.