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Microsoft steps up cloud momentum
News At developer conference, Redmond announces production availability of Windows Azure and unveils new services running on its cloud platform.
Wednesday, November 18 2009 12:46 PM
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Ray Ozzie, Muglia, Windows Identity Foundation, Microsoft Corp., network, Conference, Developer
Assess business needs first before cloud move
News Cloud computing cuts costs and frees up manpower, but companies must evaluate business needs before deciding to adopt platform, analyst advises.
Thursday, November 12 2009 06:53 PM
Tags: Cloud computing, Data security, Network security, Business planning, Disaster Recovery, IBM Corp., Security, Information Technology, Conference, International Data Corp.
IBM plunges into 'smart grid for water'
News Betting that governments and businesses will need to better manage water resources, IBM leads effort to design IT systems to monitor and analyze water use.
Monday, September 07 2009 03:11 AM
Tags: Green IT, Grid, Sensor, U.S., France, IBM Corp., information technology, Green IT, software, conference
Microsoft testing Excel for supercomputers
News At the Supercomputing 2009 conference, Microsoft releases an updated version of Windows Server for high-performance computers as well as a compute cluster version of its Excel spreadsheet.
Tuesday, November 17 2009 10:32 AM
Tags: Multiprocessor servers, Linux server OS, Server platforms, Portland, Microsoft Corp., software, Conference, Server, Supercomputing, supercomputer
Sergey Brin: Yahoo shouldn't abandon search
News In a surprise Web 2.0 Summit talk, Google co-founder says he welcomes new search competition and is disappointed that Yahoo is backing off.
Friday, October 23 2009 09:40 AM
Tags: Search, Facebook, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., Twitter Inc., Microsoft Corp., Conference, Sergey Brin, social search, Web 2.0
Xerox hopes to print computing smarts on fabric, plastic
News Company says its new silver-based ink can be used to print electronic circuitry on everything from flexible e-book screens to pill bottles.
Tuesday, October 27 2009 02:33 PM
Tags: Handhelds, Xerox Corp., Computing, desktop printer, silicon chip, Smith, Conference, E-book Reader, Manufacturing, Inkjet Printer
Macworld without Apple: The show will go on
News When Apple announced last year that the 2009 Macworld conference would be its last, there were some rumblings as to whether the show could continue without Apple's presence
Tuesday, September 01 2009 09:56 AM
Tags: Consumer Technology, Apple Inc., Conference, VP, San Francisco, Macworld, public relations, Moscone Center, Steve Jobs, Consumer Technology
Videoconferencing: Cisco, Logitech target mainstream
News Logitech's acquisition of LifeSize and Cisco's bid for Tandberg are aimed at grabbing market share and expanding sales to more businesses--and even consumers.
Monday, November 16 2009 01:20 PM
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Vidyo Inc., Logitech, LifeSize Communications, CEO, software, Business Strategies & Functions, Conference, Cisco Systems Inc., Video Conferencing
It's official: Apple event set for 09/09/09
News Apple sends invitations to a music-focused event in San Francisco next week, with few other details.
Tuesday, September 01 2009 10:49 AM
Tags: Consumer Technology, Apple Inc., Event, Video Game, Conference, Apple iTunes, Apple iPod, San Francisco, Apple iPod Touch, Moscone Center
Google Books hearing officially delayed
News Pointing out that the settlement scheduled to be discussed on October 7 is being reworked, the judge overseeing the Google Books settlement process agreed to delay the hearing.
Friday, September 25 2009 10:51 AM
Tags: Web 2.0, Conference, U.S. Department Of Justice, Settlement, New York, Judge, U.S. District Court, Web 2.0
IBM's North Carolina smart-grid trial shaves power
News Electricity use drops by an average of 15 percent in a pilot test of a smart-grid system among 100 commercial and business customers.
Tuesday, September 22 2009 10:06 AM
Tags: Green IT, Verizon Communications Inc., IBM Corp., Conference, Wireless, HVAC, 3G, adjustment, Washington D.C., PC
FluidHTML seeks to bridge Web programming divide
News Start-up called FHTML hopes its software will let traditional Web programmers tap into the power of Flash more easily. It's not a free lunch, though.
Tuesday, September 15 2009 11:29 AM
Tags: Programming languages, Adobe Systems Inc., Conference, Programmer, Graphics, Video, Rich Internet Application, Programming, JavaScript, Web
Philippine government proposes new IPR laws
News Facing mounting piracy, country unveils set of proposed rules to facilitate faster and more efficient resolution of court cases involving intellectual property rights.
Tuesday, October 27 2009 05:35 PM
Tags: Copyright, Lawsuits, Piracy, Chief Justice, Conference, Business Software Alliance, Philippines, IP, Intellectual Property Right, Government
Malaysia to enforce data protection law
News Eight years in the making, country's Personal Data Protection Bill will finally be tabled in parliament this month and expected to be in force early-2010.
Thursday, October 08 2009 05:59 PM
Tags: Data security, Privacy, Local Government, Regulations, Data Protection, E-government, Conference, Safe Harbor, European Union, Singapore
HP plans electronic whiteboarding tool
News Hewlett-Packard PC-to-PC conferencing solution will allow people to video conference and write on their screens, according to CEO Mark Hurd.
Monday, July 27 2009 11:02 AM
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Video, Hewlett-Packard Co., Conference, Video Conferencing, Tool, collaboration tool, Mark Hurd, CEO, collaboration




