Monthly Archives: July 2006
OpenDarwin Shuts Its Doors
What happens if you open an operating system but no developers come? The answer is: The project eventually dies. Thats exactly what has happened...
Google Announces Open-Source Project Hosting
As expected, Google announced a new service for open-source developers July 27. The service, called Project Hosting, allows developers to upload their own open-source...
ITs Enduring Image Crisis
There are no shortages of pronouncements of a full economic recovery from the post-boom recession years. Tech job cuts are at a six-year low,...
Blogger Uncovers Evidence of Google Events, Google Guess, Others
A blogger discovered evidence of several new Google features yesterday that hint at the company's product direction.While investigating a Google subdomain, Tony Ruscoe found...
F5 Integrates Web Acceleration into BigIP
Seven months after completing its acquisition of Swan Labs, F5 Networks on July 31 will introduce new version of Swan Labs WebAccelerator integrated with...
Microsoft Enters IP-SAN Market with New Storage Software
Microsoft plunged into yet another IT market—the IP-SAN space—by announcing July 28 the availability of the iSCSI Software Target Application Pack, which will be...
House Passes Health IT Bill
Patient privacy advocates are bemoaning the lack of protections in a health information technology bill passed by recorded vote in the House of Representatives...
Top 5 Things Microsoft Can Learn from Linux
Last week, I listed the top five things Linux can learn from Microsoft. Well, its a two-way street: Microsoft could really stand to learn...
Microsofts Financial Message
At the annual financial analysts meeting, gone were Bill Gates and product news. Also, Mary Jo Foley looks ahead to Black Hat and Siggraph...
Cheap Chips Deflate Dual-core Desktop Prices
Dual-core processor desktops are taking a dive.
Price cuts on processors by Advanced Micro Devices and Intel, which lopped as much as 61 percent off...