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- pabut, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15I've been at AT&T and the LABS for over ten years ..... the labs have been decimated! All the big names have moved on elsewhere or forced into retirement. AT&T has turned into a "buy it off the shelf" company rather than innovate themselves. They don't seem to get that anyone can piece together LEGOS.
- phpirate, on 10/12/2007, -9/+22AT&T is also working on giving your personal information to the NSA.
- datagod, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9Sadly, most of the "pioneer" type companies have done the same thing to their research labs. Nortel is another prime example. They pioneered much of the telecom technology in the past 30 years, but since the bubble burst they have lost almost all their market share and now operate only with a skeleton crew.
My take is the new generation of managers who grew up in the "me first" generation are only looking to make a buck for themselves (and their company), not contribute back to the world by innovating.
In todays climate, I don't think the internet would have been created at all. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Yes, I worked for AT&T General Departments, then Bell Labs, then AT&T Labs . It certainly isn't your grandfather's R&D anymore.
My money is on Google. - Atomic1fire, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4i was waiting for someone to say they forgot wiretapping
its just expectable when att is mentioned - scaaven2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3AT&T labs are hard at work tapping your information directly to the NSA
- DaveNCheez, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3All sounds like spy tech to me.
"areas of voice recognition, network traffic analysis and shaping, ..., data mining, information security" - duest, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Actually, a solution to both problems:
robotic children - mapwow, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3The real question is... how will it compare to DIGG LABS? :)
http://digg.com/tech_news/Digg_Labs_announced_by_Kevin_Rose_then_deleted_Archive_here - dblood, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Wiretapping is mentioned. That is what "network traffic analysis" is.
- gamerzworld, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2@ the people that work at AT&T's labs...
Hi,
Do you guys know when Direct NSA is coming out to public? I heard its going to make it easier to submit all your info to the NSA. I hope to see a public beta out soon! - goffy59, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2AT&T is so great. I love how fast and noticable they spy on there users and report there findings to an NSA hub. If you do a tracert on AT&T's website, one of the traces thats always connected is an NSA hub. Real great..... I hope someone fixes this illegal problem ASAP!
- OBKenobi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1[quote]the use of graphics processing units for nongraphics DSP algorithms[/quote]
Coincidentally, back in the 80s the Amiga's sound chip could be co-opted via software to act as a graphics co-processor. It is also similar to using GPUs for physics processing today. - Dracker, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2"AT&T is working in the areas of voice recognition" Good for the disabled.
"network traffic analysis and shaping" Why's BitTorrent so slow all of a sudden?
"the use of graphics processing units for nongraphics DSP algorithms" Cool!
"data mining" Spyware >_<
"information security" Your information is securely in the hands of the NSA
"wireless networking" Fine as long as you stick to the standards without any extra spying "features"
Not all innovations positively affect the customer. Though GPU for non-graphics DSP is the coolest idea I've seen today. - Genghis1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1AT&T deserved to die - they made a lot of dumb business decisions and then sold off most of their assets at a loss. Now the NEW AT&T (SBC) wants to be the Dell of telcom and provide customers with good service at low price by slashing expenses. I don't have a problem with that.
- OBKenobi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1According to the traceroute, I get all my pirated movies from the NSA it seems. Someone should send the MPAA after them.
- managizzle, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Well written article; thus dugg.
- OBKenobi, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1The research labs are going offshore, just like pretty much everything else. Costs in the US are too high, companies would rather cut R&D entirely, or move it to someplace where its cheap and the local government is willing to bend over backwards to provide you will all the infrastructure and tech you need. Hong Kong, Singapore, India, etc.
- JonForTheWin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Next weeks lab results are expected to help increase consumer ass-***** up 600%. Have those morons down in legal gotten rid of that net neutrality thinger majiggy yet?
- geuisteses, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Great article.
- duest, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0I think another part of the problem is that the North American populace (USA & Canada) tends to look at massive R&D spending on "blue-sky" projects as wasteful. They can't see far enough into the future (or the past) to realize that this type of fundamental research is key to the long term prosperity of a first-world nation.
Instead, we get cries of "won't someone PLEASE think of the children??!!!". - DavidDigg, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1China and South Korea more friendly to startups? WTF? Seriously, IP laws have little to nothing to do with startup-friendliness. In fact a super-lenient patent system is beneficial to startups, since they can apply for 10 patents on their tech and maybe end up with 3. I take Paul Graham at his word when he says big compnaies only go after small companies with the IP hammer when something else is going on --- why not just buy them, make them happy and take their patents instead of waging war against a small guy? IP in the music biz is another story tho.
- pairanoyd, on 10/12/2007, -6/+3Hey AT&T!!
Up your ass sideways with a flaming grappling hook and a 400hp chainsaw.
Got it?? - mike1mb, on 10/12/2007, -13/+10On the note below, "Why's BitTorrent so slow all of a sudden?" I didn't think it was happening at the major pipe level (AT&T backbone) but i did see it deteriorating over the last 6 months or so. I wrote it off as happening at the ISP level, and didn't think it could be fought effectively. Perhaps if we can research and prove this, a national case can be made and class action filed forcing removal and reinbursement.
also this reminded me of this Bushyism:
George Bush goes to a primary school to talk to the kids so he can get
a little more PR. After his talk he offers question time. One little
boy puts up his hand and George asks him his name.
"Stanley," responds the little boy.
"And what is your question, Stanley?"
"I have 4 questions:
First, why did the US invade Iraq without the support of the UN?
Second, why are you President when Al Gore got more votes?
Third, whatever happened to Osama Bin Laden?"
Fourth, why are we so worried about gay-marriage when 1/3 of all
Americans don't have health insurance?
Just then, the bell rings for recess. George Bush informs the kiddies
that they will continue after recess. When they resume George says,
"OK, where were we? Oh, that's right, question time. Who has a
question?"
Another little boy puts up his hand. George points him out and asks
him his name.
"Steve," he responds.
"And what is your question, Steve?"
"Actually, I have 6 questions.
First, why did the USA invade Iraq without the support of the UN?
Second, why are you President when Al Gore got more votes?
Third, whatever happened to Osama Bin Laden?
Fourth, why are we so worried about gay marriage when 1/3 of all
Americans don't have health insurance?
Fifth, why did the recess bell go off 20 minutes early?
And sixth, what ever happened to Stanley?" - hansamurai, on 10/12/2007, -6/+3Voice recognition is so late 90's. And all the other topics are what every other major IT company is doing. Seriously? Data mining and information security?
- mooninite, on 10/12/2007, -7/+3So the anti-Bush rant that has nothing to do with the article gets +6 diggs?
Digg continues to sink further into the trash can.
Anyway, yes AT&T Labs is pretty much gone.
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