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Cloud computing: Build vs. buy?
Insight perspective Although barrier to entry for outsourced services seems to be lower now than in the past, Scott Lowe cautions on need to perform due diligence and complete analyses before jumping in.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Cloud computing, Scott, Outsourcing, Security, Product, Scott Lowe, Microsoft Corp., Information Technology, Solution
Acer F900
Reviews The F900 is a solid performer with a nice 3.8in. screen, good battery life and a reasonable price. Acer's front end for Windows Mobile could do with a rethink though.
Tags: Battery, Acer Inc., HTC Touch, MicroSD, microSD Card, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Display, HTC Touch HD, Accelerometer, Microsoft Windows
Cisco to buy mobile specialist Starent for US$2.9B
News Acquisition is designed to help Cisco keep a grip on the rapid growth of the mobile Internet due to the rising number of smartphones and other devices.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Mobile platforms/communications, Starent Networks Corp., network, 2.5G, Cisco Systems Inc., mobile, Video, EVDO, 3G
WeSync 1.5
Product Reviews WeSync 1.5
Tags: Palm Inc., Calendar, IBM Lotus Notes, handheld computing, Palm VII, WeSync 1.5, handheld, desktop, Web Site, built-In
Corporate BlackBerrys to get Google Apps syncing
News If you've got a company-issued BlackBerry and your company subscribes to Google Apps, you could soon receive push e-mail and find global contacts on your phone.
Tags: Business applications, Mobile applications, Mobile platforms, BlackBerry, RIM BlackBerry, Archiving, Server, RIM Blackberry Enterprise Server, enterprise server, Google Apps
Notes pushed out to iPhones
News IBM has updated Domino to allow Notes email to be pushed to iPhones, and has released a free version of its Domino developer tools as a bonus.
Tags: Smart phones, Mobile applications, Data services, Mobile platforms, IBM Lotus Domino, IBM Corp., Domino Designer, Mobile applications, Domino 8.5.1, software
Microsoft's Mehdi on financial impact of Yahoo deal
News Microsoft's Yusuf Mehdi says that once the two companies have a single paid search platform both should see double-digit increases in revenue per search.
Tags: Search, Yahoo! Inc., Credit Suisse Group AG, Webcast, Microsoft Corp., Paid Search, Arizona, San Francisco, ComScore Networks Inc., financial
Microsoft reverses decision on Exchange 2007 support
News After notifying customers and partners that Exchange Server 2007 wouldn't be able to run on Windows Server 2008 R2, the Exchange team has reversed its decision.
Tags: E-mail servers, Microsoft Corp., Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, blog, general manager, blog posting
IBM takes on Google with LotusLive iNotes
News IBM's cloud-based email and calendar service is more than 10 percent cheaper than the rival Google Apps Premier.
Tags: Cloud computing, IBM Corp., Google Inc., Online Collaboration, contact management, Cloud computing, ZDNet, vice president, Google Apps, Google Gmail
Apple fixes iPhone 'coma mode' with OS update
News Apple has fixed iPhone and iPod Touch bugs introduced in September's software update, which included device crashes and interruptions to cellular service.
Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Mobile platforms, Apple Inc., Coma Mode, Operating System, Apple iTunes, Streaming Video, Software Update, message board
Yahoo reportedly considers deleting Zimbra
News Web e-mail software company may not fit into a media-oriented Yahoo, and so Zimbra could be on the block just two years after being acquired.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Web servers, Zimbra, Interactive Advertising Bureau, chief marketing officer, Comcast Corp., e-mail company, media company, private equity
Microsoft releases Exchange 2010, acquires Teamprise
News At TechEd Europe, Redmond offers the latest on its e-mail and calendar server. Meanwhile, it also scoops up a developer tool for creating code in multiple OSes.
Tags: Business applications, Webcast, Teamprise, TechEd, Microsoft Corp., Business applications, Berlin, collaboration tool, Microsoft Windows, senior vice president
Near-final Thunderbird 3 due next week
News Coming in the next version of Mozilla's e-mail software: easier setup, better search, a tabbed interface, and if all goes to plan, a richer world of add-ons.
Tags: Web browsers, E-mail servers, Google Inc., E-mail servers, software, Web Browser, Web browsers, Messaging, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox
Microsoft's Sidekick data 'almost certainly lost'
News U.S. users of the T-Mobile Sidekick handset have been told their personal data, which was being hosted by Microsoft, is unlikely to be recovered after a server failure.
Tags: Cellular phones, VoIP/IP telephony, Smart phones, VoIP, Hiptop, handset, Sidekick, Microsoft Corp., Backup, Server
Microsoft extends free time zone updates
News Software maker will offer free time zone and daylight saving patches twice a year, even for products that are out of mainstream support.
Tags: Business applications, computer, Microsoft Windows, Web Site, Microsoft Windows Update, Web
