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Is Adobe replaying Sun's Java tape?
Insight commentary Adobe's attempt to bring its AIR platform to all handhelds smells strongly of Sun Microsystems' attempt to dominate the smartphone market with Java. Will the software giant's efforts suffer the same fate?
Tags: Smart phones, Mobile applications, Protocols and platforms, Adobe Systems Inc., Phone, mobile, Mobile applications, AIR 2.0, Smart Phone, Stock
Low business demand for rich Web apps
News Silverlight and Air may give developers the platform to build more visually-stunning apps, but businesses do not require such rich Web apps yet.
Tags: Web services, Web browsers, Software engineering/development, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Silverlight, Developer, software company, Web Application, ISV, brand
Dell Adamo
Reviews Dell's high-end Adamo is a 13in. notebook for those who value design and finish as much as performance, but its luxury price will limit the potential audience.
Tags: Battery, Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., Apple MacBook Air, Apple MacBook, Notebook, Dell Adamo, keyboard, VAT, Intel Core 2 Duo
ARM takes on Intel with Adobe partnership
News The chipset designer says it is working to optimize Adobe's rich-media software for ARM's architecture, in a bid to take on Intel.
Tags: Processors, ARM, Macromedia Flash Player, Intel Corp., Mobile, processor, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe AIR, partnership, set-top box
IBM data center gets deep energy retrofit
News Big Blue's "green innovation" data center in the United States uses technologies such as temperature sensors, and building designs aimed at cutting energy consumption.
Tags: Cloud computing, Data centers, Data Management, Green IT, IBM Corp., Storage, Business Process, Cloud computing, Server, server rack
Dell PowerEdge T710
Reviews Dell's PowerEdge T710 is ideal for branch office or medium-sized business use, where performance, expandability and flexibility are key attributes.
Tags: Intel Corp., Intel Xeon, Gigabit Ethernet, PCI Express, Storage, Dell PowerEdge, Server, RAM, processor, Dell Computer Corp.
Microsoft targets biz apps with Silverlight 4
News Software giant releases beta version of technology for rich Web apps, revealing new features it says will make greater impact on enterprise software.
Tags: Web services, Software engineering/development, Google Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Silverlight, Development Platform, News Agency, Silverlight Team, Microsoft Corp., Bloomberg L.P.
AT&T buys application developer
News Phone giant nabs Plusmo to help it build more apps and widgets for mobile phones, PCs, and TV.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Applications and tools, Apple iPhone, Phone, TV, cell phone, Web development, mobile, Business Strategies & Functions, Plusmo
ICT causing UK govt to miss green targets
News A report has pointed to information and communications technology as one cause of the U.K. government's failure to meet its own carbon reduction targets.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, IT Governance, Carbon Emission, Information And Communication Technology, computer, sustainable development, Server, public sector, carbon dioxide
China solar panel maker sets first US plant
News Suntech Power aims to boost its share of the U.S. market with a solar-panel manufacturing plant to be built in Arizona.
Tags: Green IT, Clean Technology, Suntech Power Holdings, U.S., Green IT, mW, Manufacturing, Sales, solar panel, China
Smartbook won't replace smartphones, maybe netbooks
News While consumers are unlikely to give up their phones for smartbooks, they may do so for netbooks, says industry analyst.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Network infrastructure, Development/design, Qualcomm Inc., Computer, Phone, laptop computer, mobile, Smart Phone, Freescale Semiconductor Inc.
To cool data centers, let the breeze flow in
News The Green Grid releases a Web-based tool to evaluate how much outdoor air can be used during colder months to naturally cool energy-dense data centers.
Tags: Data centers, Green IT, ADC Telecommunications Inc., Hosting Company, Tool, energy efficiency, Herndon, North America, San Jose, data center
Facebook fights Virginia's demand for user data, photos
News The state of Virginia has abandoned its US$200-a-day-fine aimed at forcing Facebook to divulge the complete contents of a user's account to settle a dispute over workers' compensation, narrowly avoiding a high-profile privacy battle in federal court.
Tags: Web 2.0, Insurance Company, User Data, attorney, Compensation, Virginia, photograph, accident, Facebook, Web 2.0
The day tech saved me
Blogs A few months ago, I accepted an invitation from my car manufacturer to attend a driver orientation program. During that ...
When customer care doesn't seem to care
Blogs Do companies that wash their hands of several functions--especially "customer care"--by handing over contracts to busine...
