A working prototype of the highly publicized $100 laptop, a product of Nicholas Negroponte’s One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative, has made an appearance on the Web.A number of photos from the Seven Countries Task Force meeting on Tuesday are now available on the flickr website. The cost of the laptop will likely be more than the $100 first quoted, so the name of initiative was switched from $100 Laptop to the OLPC project.Negroponte, chairman of OLPC and cofounder of MIT’s Media Lab, and his staff have been developing the PC for some time, but it wasn’t until Tuesday that the photos of the laptop, meant for usage by children in low income or developing areas, were posted online. Mass production of the laptop is slated to begin in early 2007.Concept photos and more information can be found on the OLPC website. For related coverage, read Negroponte’s $100 Laptop Sputters Along.Check out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content brandpost Sponsored by SAP When natural disasters strike Japan, Ōita University’s EDiSON is ready to act With the technology and assistance of SAP and Zynas Corporation, Ōita University built an emergency-response collaboration tool named EDiSON that helps the Japanese island of Kyushu detect and mitigate natural disasters. By Michael Kure, SAP Contributor Dec 07, 2023 5 mins Digital Transformation brandpost Sponsored by BMC BMC on BMC: How the company enables IT observability with BMC Helix and AIOps The goals: transform an ocean of data and ultimately provide a stellar user experience and maximum value. By Jeff Miller Dec 07, 2023 3 mins IT Leadership brandpost Sponsored by BMC The data deluge: The need for IT Operations observability and strategies for achieving it BMC Helix brings thousands of data points together to create a holistic view of the health of a service. By Jeff Miller Dec 07, 2023 4 mins IT Leadership how-to How to create an effective business continuity plan A business continuity plan outlines procedures and instructions an organization must follow in the face of disaster, whether fire, flood, or cyberattack. Here’s how to create a plan that gives your business the best chance of surviving such an By Mary K. Pratt, Ed Tittel, Kim Lindros Dec 07, 2023 11 mins Small and Medium Business IT Skills Backup and Recovery Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe