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Free Web services a more reliable choice
News Small and midsize businesses should rely on Web services--even free options--because uptime is still higher than on-premise alternatives, say industry voices.
Tags: Cloud computing, Web services, Internet, Online Service, Backup, Google Inc., Uptime, Web Service, Small And Medium Business, SLA
Liability and privacy: Key to Web 2.0 services
News Governments have been criticized for taking a "risk-averse and closed-minded approach" that does little to encourage citizens to use their online services.
Tags: Web 2.0, Privacy, Data Management, Data security, Online Service, Medicare, Privacy, Australia, Advertisement, Facebook
PlayStation Go digital, but not all to follow
News Digital downloads can help "lock out" content pirates, but games companies say they will not shift business model solely to online platform.
Tags: Game players, Games, Gamer, software, Microsoft Xbox Live, Sony Playstation, Sony PlayStation Portable, Singapore, entertainment, Microsoft Xbox
Beware business cloud dangers, says EU agency
News Organizations should be wary of vendor lock-in, according to European Network and Information Security Agency.
Tags: Cloud computing, Network security, Expert, Enisa, Security, Risk Management, network, IT Security, European Union, Information Security
Adobe kills low-end Photoshop, urges users online
News The image-editing powerhouse suggests users of its low-end software head online to Photoshop.com now that Photoshop Album Starter Edition is discontinued.
Tags: Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Digital media, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe PhotoShop Elements, computer, photograph, Digital media, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Amazon.com Inc.
Comfort, trust give Office edge over Google
News Microsoft will only offer hosted productivity suite next year, but Office has user familiarity, trust and resources that Google may not match, say analysts.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Microsoft Office, Social Networking, Google Inc., Social Networking Feature, Security, Microsoft Corp., Web Application, Software-as-a-service (SaaS)
Amazon, Facebook, and Google back FCC on Net neutrality
News Some of the biggest names on the Internet are throwing their support behind the FCC's plan to form new Internet openness regulation.
Tags: Facebook, Google Inc., Rule, CEO, network, Amazon.com Inc., Wireless, cable company, Cable, Net Neutrality
Motorola's comeback attempt rests on software
News Motorola appears to finally get serious about modern phone software, building communications hub called Motoblur to run atop Android.
Tags: Smart phones, Mobile applications, Mobile platforms, Motorola Inc., Android, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Hardware, Facebook, Apple iPhone, Motorola Razr
iPhone 3G is pretty but anti-social
Blogs I recently bought the Apple iPhone 3G from my local mobile operator, used it for a week and found the iPhone 3G strangel...
Microsoft testing next Exchange
News The new version, code-named E14, is being further tweaked to run as a hosted service, as well as a server.
Tags: E-mail clients, E-mail servers, Microsoft Corp., IBM Lotus Notes, Web client, Microsoft Outlook Web Access, e-mail, software, public beta, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
Apple takes another small step onto the Web
News Latest software updates to iWork and iLife now integrate with various Web services including favorites like Facebook and Flickr.
Tags: Apple Inc., Google Inc., Integration, Apple iWeb, Apple iWork, e-mail, software, Facebook, photograph, Flickr
Encarta's demise speaks volumes
Insight perspective Microsoft's decision to shelve its Encarta multimedia encyclopedia contains an important lesson, industry watcher points out.
Tags: Copyright, Multimedia, Digital media, Database, Encarta.com, computer, Digital media, intellectual property, multimedia, disk
Yahoo puts meat on Open Strategy bones
News After months of teasers, the Internet pioneer begins injecting a social element to Yahoo Mail, My Yahoo and other sites. Will the money follow?
Tags: Web sites, Domain names, Email marketing, Internet advertising, Direct marketing, Yahoo! Inc., Advertisement, Direct marketing, Email marketing, Yahoo! Mail
AOL 5.0 for Mac coming "later this year"
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AOL 5.0 for Mac coming by "end of winter"
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