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• Intel puts $50 million quantum computing’s way
• Blackberry buys Good Technology
• Upgrade your car over the air

Intel puts $50 million quantum computing’s way Posted: 04 Sep 2015 07:19 AM PDT Chip giant Intel is investing $50 million in Delft University and a Dutch applied research institute in a bid to create quantum computers. Quantum computers are being investigated by many universities worldwide and offer vastly improved processing over today's systems using conventional microprocessors. Quantum computers use "qubits" to do the serious heavy lifting and these can exist in multiple states at once. That potential development means computing can be done in parallel. Intel will also provide the Dutch bodies with technical support and the aid of its own engineers. Mike Mayberry, managing director of Intel Labs, said a working quantum computer is "at least a dozen years away" and no one company or organisation is likely to crack the problems they pose. He said that low temperature electronics will be needed to create quantum computers and that's an area that Intel's experienced in.

Blackberry buys Good Technology Posted: 04 Sep 2015 06:23 AM PDT Phone company Blackberry said today it will pay $425 million to buy Good Technology. Good Technology has expertise in multiple operating systems management and with a broad base in Android, Windows, and Apple iOS. Blackberry said it will be able to offer cross platform security across all manners of enterprise devices, including bring your own device. The system Good Technology provides, called Dynamics, gives app level encryption, data loss prevention and secure communications between apps. John Chen, CEO of Blackberry, said that Good Technology has a "very strong" presence in enterprises and governments worldwide. He said the aim is to make more money from its enterprise software. Good Technology has over 6,000 enterprise and government customers, and in sectors including banking, aerospace, and defence. Chen said the transaction will be completed near the end of the firm's financial third quarter, and that the acquisition will add to his company's earnings and cash flow in the first year.

Upgrade your car over the air Posted: 04 Sep 2015 06:09 AM PDT Over the air software updates for PCs and smartphones are ubiquitous but we'll see them become common in cars in times to come. That's the prediction from IHS, a market research company that covers most major industries including automotive and tech. IHS believes that over the air (OTA) software updates have the ability to reduce warranty costs, improve customer satisfaction and to add features to cars' entertainment systems. The company believes that cost savings from OTA software are set to grow from a market worth $2.7 billion this year to $35 billion in 2022. Such updates will cover firmware, maps, apps, entertainment, telematics and electronic control units. Right now there are 1.2 million vehicles that have in-car mapping but that will grow to close to 32 million vehicles by 2022. There's some evidence that Mercedes-Benz has already started using OTA in its most recent telematics systems. Colin Bird, who is an IHS senior analyst of software, apps and services in the automotive sector said that software expertise is now central to car original equipment manufacturers and bolstered by strong software development. "OTA updates have the ability to fundamentally transform the sales and customer retention models for OEMs by allowing these companies to maintain their relationship with customers directly," he said.

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