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Right time to ensure efficiency of BCP spend
News Companies should work at getting better returns on business continuity planning expenditure, instead of cutting expense on such activities during a downturn.
Tags: Data backup, disaster recovery, Crisis communications, Mobile, Backup, Cell Phone, Singapore, Forbes, business continuity planning, Crisis communications, phone
Oracle CEO Ellison's salary drops to US$1
News Larry Ellison agrees to receive symbolic salary for fiscal 2010, putting hiim on same package as other tech chiefs. But world's fourth wealthiest person won't starve.
Tags: Business applications, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Databases, Apple Inc., Larry Ellison, Sergey Brin, Compensation, Forbes, Stock, Larry Page
Sun chops heads: Can it get any respect?
Insight commentary With its open source efforts slow to pay off and the broader economy crumbling, CEO Jonathan Schwartz responds to a charge that Sun has become "toxic".
Tags: Open source, Servers, Financial, Leadership, Headcount Reduction, Jonathan Schwartz, Cloud Computing, Forbes, Sun Microsystems Inc., microprocessor
Execs reveal why newspapers don't block Google
News Forbes.com CEO rips Google but tells CNET it needs search engine to stay competitive. Former Washington Post editor says time to play by Google's rules.
Tags: Web sites, Digital media, Google Inc., Washington Post Co., Search Engine, Forbes, Advertisement, Digital media, Associated Press, exec
Ning officially launches apps platform
News Build-your-own-social-network service makes public a platform that lets users embed more than 90 apps and widgets for things like donation collections or ticket sales.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Google OpenSocial, Marc Andreessen, Forbes, social networking, online store, Silicon Valley, Web 2.0
The future of publishing
Blogs Want to know about the future of publishing, especially regarding the impact the Net will have on this industry? Chec...
Google: We're good for journalism
News Under fire for being a 'parasite' that's hurting the media business, Google offers a rebuttal in Senate testimony.
Tags: Internet advertising, News, Site, Google Inc., Search Engine, Tool, Article, Advertisement, Google News, Google Search
The arrogance of Steve Jobs
Blogs Since learning how to use a computer, I've been fascinated by the sheer loyalty and god-like devotion that Apple founder...
Most govt services to go online by 2002
News Forget about standing in line for government services. As of end-2002, it will be possible to conduct most government transactions on the island online.
Outsiders help Red Hat with Opteron
News Independent programmers have released a test version of Red Hat's Fedora version of Linux for Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron processor, a modest success in the company's effort to engage outside developers.
That's rich: Gates tops Forbes list once again
News Microsoft's leader brings home the gold medal for the 11th year running. Google's founders aren't doing too badly, either.
Hikari Tsushin may dismiss president Shigeta
News Hikari Tsushin Inc may dismiss its president as part of efforts to restore market confidence in the Japanese mobile phone service and Internet investor.
Sun's Schwartz Linux nightmare?
Insight comment Judging by his latest blog entry, Sun COO Schwartz has something new to keep him up at night--the growing perception that Solaris x86 is anti-GNU/Linux.
Tags: UNIX, Linux server OS, Open source
Feel the earth move? Think BCP
Blogs weekly roundup For the first time, this week, I felt the earth move under my feet right here in Singapore, where natural...
Despite billions, Ellison can't buy a touchdown
News Oracle chief slams owners of the San Francisco 49ers for rebuffing his offer to buy "the worst team in football."
Tags: Business applications
