Monthly Archives: April 2007
Google all up in government’s business
In an attempt t make more government documents accessible to the browsing public, Google has partnered with four states to help make tens of...
Clearing Space for Innovation
My Microsoft Watch colleague Joe Wilcox recently blogged about a Microsoft advertising campaign for its beginning developer-oriented Visual Studio Express Edition, in which a...
E-Gold E-ndicted for Fronting Child Pornsters, Fraudsters
E-Gold, what F-Secure calls a "very prominent" digital currency for criminals, has been indicted for money laundering, conspiracy and operating an unlicensed money transmitting...
Yahoo: No Impact from Right Media Buy Until 2008
Yahoo spent $680 million in cash and stock to acquire Right Media, but the synergy from that acquisition won't be seen until 2008, according...
Google Stomps Out Malicious Sponsored Links
Google has shuttered AdWord accounts that have been serving up malware while masquerading as known and trusted sites, such as Better Business Bureau and...
Dell Confronts Problems, Focuses on New Direction
The news coming from Dell headquarters is clear: Its time to forget the past and start reinventing the company before its too late.
Since returning...
Microsoft Sees Complex Future for Software
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—The software industry has a strong future regardless of whether its products are delivered as a service, as a component or in...
Operating System Planets Align
People worried that we wont be able to get this global warming thing under control were no doubt pleased to hear that European scientists...
Whither Microsofts Big Bang?
The April 25 release of a feature-complete Windows Server "Longhorn" beta is a monumental milestone for Microsoft, perhaps more important than the launch of...
IBM and Oracle Trade Barbs over Databases
Officials at IBM are throwing verbal haymakers at Oracle as Big Blue touts its successes in the database market.
The two database heavyweights alternated between...