Monthly Archives: January 2007
Week in Review: Cisco, More Storage, Passings
Good: Whats good for Cisco is good for Cisco. Ciscos $830 million of the spam and e-mail filtering company was a much needed move...
I Switched to Google Reader, and Here Are My Suggestions
After seeing the nifty little trends tool for Google Reader, I decided (again) to export all my Bloglines subs and make the switch. And...
New Alliance Touts Hybrid Storage for Laptops
In what could be a preview of the future of laptop computers, a group of influential IT hardware companies have banded together to communicate...
Roxio Launches Multimedia DVD Creator, Digital Music Manager
The Roxio division of Sonic Solutions announced Jan. 4 the launching of its two newest digital media software offerings: MyDVD 9 Studio Premier and...
Google Helps Provide Linux Laptops to Fiji Schools
MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab recently provided 10 laptops equipped to Fiji elementary schools. The funds for the project were provided by...
IronPort Buyout May Open New Doors for Cisco
While some industry watchers were surprised by the $830 million price tag that Cisco Systems agreed to pay for messaging security specialists IronPort, most...
Oakland As GM Joins NetSuite Board
Billy Beane, general manager of the Oakland As, is now in the software game, with NetSuites Jan. 4 announcement that it has appointed Beane...
On-Demand CRM Vendor RightNow Stumbles in Q4
On-demand customer relationship management vendor RightNow Technologies stumbled badly in its fourth quarter. The company issued a warning late in the afternoon of Jan....
AT&T-BellSouth Merger May Be Good for Business
Within minutes of final FCC approval of the merger between telecom giants AT&T and BellSouth, the wheels of change began turning to create a...
Layoffs Laid Low in 2006
Planned job cuts totaled 839,822 jobs in 2006, 232,000 less than in 2005, according to a report released Jan. 4 by the New York-based...