Monthly Archives: December 2006
IBM Snaps Up Compliance Specialist Consul
IBM announced on Dec. 5 that it has agreed to buy Consul Risk Management, a privately held software company specializing in compliance automation, for...
NASA Plans Base on the Moon
Just days before a joint U.S.-Russia spaceflight, NASA officials Dec. 4 announced plans to build a space station on the moon.
The lunar outpost would...
Motorola Invests in Mobile Complete
Motorola announced Dec.5 that it has made a financial investment in Mobile Complete via Motorola Ventures, the companys strategic venture capital branch.
Mobile Complete, a...
MessageOne E-Mail Continuity Service Integrates with Outlook, BlackBerry
E-mail management provider MessageOne introduced a new version of its flagship e-mail continuity product Dec. 5 that features integration with Microsoft Outlook and enables...
Goatse Teaches Microsoft a Lesson
UPDATE: Microsoft's official RSS blog was temporarily defaced today with a semi-edited image of Goatse, a well-known Internet shock meme.
Google Invests in WiFi Company
Google was one of several angel investors to contribute to a bridge funding round for Meraki, a Mountain View-based company that sells wireless routers.The...
Year in Review: Google Courts Controversy, Extends Reach
In 2005, Google became an Internet powerhouse. In 2006, the search giant made its global ambitions known, and applied its power to new markets,...
Google is the Boogeyman
On Sunday, the Los Angeles Times published an op-ed from Googler David Eun, in which the vice president for content partnerships argues that Google...
Google’s YouTube Mobile Phone Service Is Born to Lose
YouTube's deal with Verizon to allow access to a limited number of clips via mobile phones is a mixed bag for consumers. And while...
A Brief Tour of Google’s Master Plan in Pictures
Google plans to buy Mars, acquire NASA and index all the sheep in the universe.Those to-do items are all part of the the most...