Revolution
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Cloud, consumers give Skype enterprise boost
News Cloud computing revolution and consumers driving IT adoption provide opportunity for VoIP player to shake off non-enterprise grade label, says Asia-Pacific exec.
Tags: VoIP/IP telephony, Cloud computing, Web services, Communications, Skype Technologies S.A., Phone, Small And Medium Enterprise, IP, Cloud Computing, Small And Medium Business
World's outsourcing revenue worth $373B
News Global market will grow 14.4 percent by year-end, led by top performers India, China and the Philippines, which will account for 77.6 percent of total revenue.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Outsourcing, IT Services, India, Philippines, research company, recession, financial, China
Check Point looks to 'consolidation'
Insight newsmaker CEO Gil Shwed, dubbed "Bill Gates of Israel", explains why being "complicated" is good for security industry and how Check Point tools are going broad.
Tags: Enterprise risk management, Firewalls, IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems), Security, Asia, software, U.S., Information Technology, network, Singapore
Emerging technologies need regulatory reform, experts say
News Now is the time for the government to step in and guide the United States' emerging technology sectors, Tom Friedman and others in Washington argue.
Tags: Policy and management, Revolution, Conference, Web Browser, Marc Andreessen, Internet Economy, financial, leader, Internet, U.S.
Mozilla coders join Palm, apparently jabbing Apple
News Dion Almaer and Ben Galbraith now lead developer relations at Palm. Will their work on mobile Web applications help developers bypass Apple's control?
Tags: Web services, Web 2.0, Web servers, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Programming, Apple iPhone, Web
Wary green-tech venture investors shift gears
News Applying the venture capital model of IT onto energy isn't working, which is something many clean-tech venture capitalists will learn the hard way, say experts.
Tags: Green IT, Venture capital, Clean Technology, Department Of Energy, BP Plc, Venrock, Information Technology, Green IT, Investor, alternative energy
Turning unwanted ads to clicks
News Industry experts discuss how data is driving new advertising metrics, and the ways in which social media ads can avoid being seen as spam.
Tags: Advertiser, Social Media, e-mail, Facebook, network, agency, ROI
Investors warm to Web calling
News The rally that's propelling Vonage and 8X8 and luring venture capital to private Web-calling providers is likely to continue.
Tags: VoIP, VoIP/IP telephony, Skype Technologies S.A., Smart Phone, Investor, Vonage Holdings Corp., Apple iPhone, Internet, Web, VoIP/IP telephony
How the venerable PS2 made it to 9 years old
News With the power of computers doubling about every 18 months, according to Moore's Law, the fact that the PS2 is still selling is pretty impressive. Can its successors follow suit?
Tags: Gamer, Video Game, Jesse Divnich, Sony Playstation, Video, Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox 360, console, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox
Khosla Ventures piles up US$1B for green tech
News Vinod Khosla is seeking out "science experiments" that address environmental problems and nabs former Facebook CFO and former CMEA investor to run two venture funds.
Tags: Green IT, Clean Technology, Manufacturing, Investor, venture capital, venture-capital fund, finance, biofuel, green technology, biotechnology
Author: Don't stick Gen Y in cubicle
News Consultant Don Tapscott talks about how digital generation thinks, its impacts on modern corporations and how it should be managed in the workforce.
Tags: Leadership techniques, Digital media, Generation Y, TV, Workforce, Digital media, social networking, Facebook, job, U.S.
Macintosh at 25: Still the innovation leader
News On January 24, 1984, the Macintosh came into the world, starting a revolution in personal computing. Now, all attention is turned to what Apple will introduce next.
Tags: Desktops, Notebooks and tablets, Mac OS, Innovation, Apple Macintosh, Sales, Apple iPod, leader, Macworld, Apple iPhone
Sun Microsystems debuts new x64 servers
News Company lifts curtain on new line of x64 servers and workstations, aiming to integrate networking technologies, advanced thermal management and open software.
Tags: Servers, Storage, Intel Xeon, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Blade, Server, Sun Fire, workstation, data center
Net community mourns former Philippine leader
News Filipinos turn to social networks and blogs, including Facebook "virtual wake", to pay last respects to former president Corazon Aquino who died Aug. 1.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Twitter, Philippines, Video, social networking, Facebook, network, leader, Joel D. Pinaroc
Open source allies woo US govt
News A sprawling list of companies, individuals, schools, and others join in an effort to spur the U.S. government to use more open source software.
Tags: Open source, Federal Government, Zimbra, Open-source Software, EnterpriseDB, U.S. Government, America, Open source, Federal Government
