Nikolic hinted that a huge improvement in neural networks—linked computer systems that mimic the way neurons in our brains work might maybe bring about some kind of rapid acceleration, but he still doubted that self-driven exponential increases in artificial intelligence would ever be possible.
Because of the millennium computer-bug problem, banks that strike merger agreements any later than now will be faced with an awkward choice: postpone linking computer systems for over a year, or rush the job and hope for the best.
The program will train teachers at 10 New York City public high schools to teach students how to link computer systems, a skill increasingly in demand among high-technology companies and one that the school system is just beginning to teach.
The internet became the great twentieth-century network, linking computer systems together to amplify their capabilities.
Technically, data from a host of federal agencies need to be collected into one system, which then must be linked with computer systems in 50 states and the District of Columbia.
And Brocade, a manufacturer of switches that link computer servers and data-storage systems, fell $9.56, to $53.44.
Vitria, for example, is one of the leaders in Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), linking disparate computer systems within a company.
UUNet was first a nonprofit effort to let companies link their computer systems to the Arpanet, but it converted to a for-profit company in 1990.
Once considered a giant of Silicon Valley, 3Com's business exploded in the 1990's as companies started linking disparate computer systems.
This year, in a first for any municipal government, we will link the computer systems at more than a dozen City agencies.
