Monthly Archives: March 2007
Eclipse Delivers for Dynamic Languages and AJAX
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—The Eclipse Foundation has announced three new project milestones that extend the Eclipse platform to better support dynamic languages and AJAX (Asynchronous...
McAfee Gets (Another) New Head
The latest twitch in McAfees top-management shudderings came on March 5 when the anti-virus security vendor announced that its board has named Dave DeWalt...
Whats Bugging eBay?
The eBay villagers are whispering that he can creep through eBays internal databases and suck the lifeblood of customer accounts—log-ins and passwords—right out of...
For Google Phone Rumors, Press 1. For More Google Phone Rumors, Press 2
Didn't see this discussion until it hit Techmeme, but: Venture capitalist Simeon Simeonov says he has more info on the long-rumored Google Phone, including...
MS-Google Copyright Fight Ain’t Nothin’ New
Although the blogosphere would have you believe Microsoft's recent attack on Google's copyright policy is a big deal, the truth is there's not much...
Next Version of Microsoft Forecaster Set for Release
The next version of Microsofts budgeting and planning software, Microsoft Forecaster 7.0, will be released to manufacturing March 28 and will be generally available...
Was Best Buy Diabolical or Doddering?
In any dramatic story—and this Best Buy dual-Web-site story is starting to become deliciously dramatic—there are good characters and bad characters. In a really...
Best Buy Officials Concede Dual-Site System Caused by Human Error, Employee Confusion
As it tries to navigate the minefield that todays multichannel retail strategies have become, Best Buy officials are conceding that "human error" and employee...
Microsoft Releases Visual Studio 2005 Update for Vista
Microsoft has released a new version of its Visual Studio toolset for Windows Vista development.
On March 6, the Redmond, Wash., software giant released the...
Balsillie Resigns as RIM Chairman
Research In Motion Chairman and co-CEO Jim Balsillie will step down as chairman of the Canadian maker of the popular BlackBerry device. The resignation...