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Through a partnership between ConnectWise and SonicWall, cost-conscious companies will see tighter integration from the two companies' management applications.
Cisco Adds Social Software, Hosted E-mail to Collaboration Lineup
Cisco Nov. 9 at its Cisco Collaboration Summit began its largest collaboration product launch to date. While the launch covers the usual Cisco's strongholds -- IP phones to media servers and unified communications -- the company also rolled out hosted e-mail from its PostPath buy and enterprise social software. Cisco WebEx Mail is intended to intended to compete with Google's Gmail, Zoho Mail, IBM LotusLive iNotes and Microsoft Exchange Online. Enterprise Collaboration Platform will battle IBM Lotus Connections and the swath of enterprise social software products from MindTouch, Socialtext, Jive Software and others.
D-Link Managed Switches Receive IPv6 Certification
D-Link announces its line of managed switches is received IPv6-Ready Core Phase-2 Logo certification from the IPv6 Forum.
VMware View 4 Leverages vSphere, Cisco-EMC Alliance
VMware is rolling out the latest version of its desktop virtualization product, View 4, which is built atop of the vendor’s vSphere 4 virtualization platform and benefits from VMware’s partnership with Cisco and EMC. VMware officials say View 4 will improve the scalability and user experience in desktop virtualization environments while reducing costs.
Windows 7 Sells Well, but Microsoft Isn't Out of the Woods Yet
Microsoft's Windows 7 sold well in its first few days of release, according to an analyst report, but declining revenues and suggestions of a slow-paced tech refresh suggest that Microsoft could face at least a few more quarters of stagnant revenues as it seeks to recover from the massive economic recession. This week saw Microsoft cut 800 more jobs from its payrolls, as it continues to consolidate and trim costs in an effort to streamline.
Rumors of a $99 8GB iPhone 3G S Alight on Droid's Big Launch Day
Are Apple and AT T planning to launch a $99 8GB iPhone 3G S in time for the holidays? This rumor was offered by a popular source. True or not, what does it say about the Motorola Droid — and the growing crop of Apple look-alikes?
Space Station Prepares for Busy November
First the Russians will deliver the Mini-Research Module 2, followed by a Nov. 16 NASA launch of the space shuttle Atlantis. With only six space shuttle missions remaining to the International Space Station, NASA is focusing on getting a supply of spare parts to the ISS.
Microsoft Trumps Google, Yahoo in Total Time Spent Online
ComScore Nov. 6 said some 27 billion hours were spent on the Internet by 1.2 billion worldwide Internet users in September 2009. Microsoft Websites led the way, but 70 percent of the time spent on its sites was through Windows Live Messenger. Google came in at No. 2, with 9.3 percent of the minutes (2.5 billion hours). Yahoo was third with 6.3 percent of the minutes, or 1.7 billion hours, but dropped by 14 percent from its September 2008 share of almost 2 billion hours. Facebook nabbed the fourth spot, with 5 percent of the minutes, or 1.4 billion hours.
Beatles Albums Removed from Download Site BlueBeat
Get back to where you once belonged: A judge approves a temporary restraining order for digital music site BlueBeat.com over the sale of Beatles songs.
Verizon Launches Low-Key Droid Event in Times Square, with Big Hopes
Verizon tried a Times Square promotion for its Droid smartphone on Nov. 6, the same day as the device’s release. Despite the small number of people who turned out for the event, Verizon and Google are hoping that the Android-powered smartphone will attract massive amounts of customers, and justify prerelease advertising that positioned the Droid as a robust competitor to Apple's iPhone. Some early reviews seemed to put the iPhone and Droid on relatively even ground in the capabilities category.
Google Dashboard Provides Too Much Info and Yet Not Enough
News Analysis: Google again finds itself in a no-win situation, this time with Google Dashboard. Some claim Google collects too much data in Dashboard, and others say it doesn't provide enough. Dashboard summarizes the data from the Web services associated with a user's account. It will list how many Gmail conversations we have going, how many Google Docs we have, Google Calendar appointments and even Web history if we've enabled it. But it does not include detail Google collects on us from its server logs, cookies and ads.
Best Buy to Install Google Mobile App, but Not for Droid, iPhone
Beginning Nov. 9, sales associates for Best Buy Mobile will install Google Mobile App on all BlackBerry, Microsoft Windows Mobile and Nokia S60 smartphones through the Walk Out Working program, a free in-store smartphone setup. The deal makes Best Buy the first retailer in the U.S. to distribute Google Mobile App on smartphones sold in-store. However, Best Buy won't install Google Mobile App on the Motorola Droid or HTC Eris because it isn't available on Android. Google Mobile App support is missing in action on the iPhone, too.
Space Debris Threatens Space Station
NASA alerts the International Space Station's crew to approaching Russian Cosmos space debris that might force astronauts to sleep in Soyuz module.
37Signals Breaks Free of Rigid Work Culture
You don't have to be locked in a cubicle for 60 hours a week to complete your technological work or to be successful. 37Signals, a Web software company that makes organizational apps like Basecamp, Ta-da List and Backpack, thrives by helping workers find more freedom with their time and recharge daily as they see fit while focusing on getting things done.
Former CEO: MySQL's Installed Base Will Keep It Independent
In an interview with eWEEK, former MySQL CEO Marten Mickos says & there's no rational argument& for preventing Oracle from acquiring all of Sun, including MySQL with its open-source relational database software. The competitive pressure that MySQL exerts on the market will preserve the independence of the database no matter who owns the product, Mickos asserts.
Green IT Company Viridity to Come out of Stealth Mode
Viridity, which will come out of stealth mode Nov. 9, is developing software designed to give IT administrators, facility managers and C-level executives high visibility into the utilization and energy consumption of their IT equipment and applications. The software will analyze the data and generate action reports that businesses can use to make their data centers more energy-efficient.
10 Essential Third Party Security Apps for Windows 7
Now that users have their hands on Windows 7, it's time to secure it. They could always use solutions from Microsoft, like Security Essentials, but in many cases, third-party applications do a much better job of ensuring a system is kept secure. Third-party security apps for Windows 7 can be free or paid. In either case, users can find effective security applications to keep their data more secure. However, it's important to remember that some apps are more effective than others and that in no way can all of these applications keep the user's data totally secure. But the first step is to find the security app that works best for the user’s needs. This eWEEK slide show looks at ten third-party applications that will make Windows 7 more secure.
eBay, Skype Settle IP Suits with Joltid, sans Index Ventures
eBay settles lawsuits with Joltid and Joost in a $1.9 billion deal that gives Skype ownership over all software previously licensed from Joltid and paves the way for a group of investors to acquire the majority of the company. Joltid and Skype founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, who had earlier tried to buy Skype back from eBay, will join the investor group, contributing Joltid software and making a capital investment in exchange for a 14 percent stake in Skype. Silver Lake and fellow investors Andreessen Horowitz and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board will grab 56 percent of Skype, with eBay retaining the remaining 30 percent.
Lawmakers Finish Draft Universal Service Fund Reform
New legislation would allow Universal Service Fund to be used for broadband deployment, expanding the USF from its traditional use as fund to subsidize phone service in under-served and rural areas and Internet connections in schools and libraries.
Aruba, Motorola Settle Patent Dispute
WLAN vendor Aruba agrees to a one-time payment of $19.8 million to Motorola and its subsidiaries, Symbol Technologies and Wireless Valley Communications. The out-of-court settlement also calls for a cross-licensing agreement between Aruba and Motorola for WLAN communication technologies.