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This is what run-length encoding requires. Correspondingly, delta encoding followed by Huffman and/or run-length encoding is a common strategy for compressing signals. LZW compression is named after ...

With more and more embedded systems being connected, sending state information from one machine to another has become more common. However, sending large packets of data around on the network can be ...

In a tiny office in West Palm Beach, Fla., a handful of clunky computers are crunching through a software problem that many consider unsolvable. These are the offices of ZeoSync, a start-up that made ...

Genomic data compression techniques have emerged as indispensable tools in addressing the exponential growth of sequencing data, which poses significant challenges in storage, processing, and ...

IBM on Monday plans to announce details of a data compression technology, code-named Venom, that the company says will lower the cost of its forthcoming database and storage hardware. Big Blue is set ...