Monthly Archives: May 2007
eBay Acquires Social Search Engine StumbleUpon
eBay announced May 31 that it has completed its purchase of social search Engine StumbleUpon for a total price of $75 million.
StumbleUpon, an early...
Yahoo CTO Nazem Steps Down
Yahoo Inc.s chief technology officer, Farzad Nazem, is stepping down.
Nazem, who has been with the company since 1996 and who served as chief technology...
Google Gears Up for Offline Apps
Click the image to see the slideshowGoogle Gears
There's no underestimating the current impact of web-based applications. Everywhere you look it seems as if more...
Is Retail Crime Increasing or Just Being Noticed More?
Statistics are wonderful things, especially survey results. Numbers in general can be selectively chosen to suggest the reality the stat-issuer wants to suggest. But...
Solution Provider Valuations on the Way Up
For a lot of solution providers CDW has been nothing short of a mortal enemy, ranking right up there with Dell in terms of...
HPs Personal Shopper Employs Customers Smart Phones
When Hewlett-Packard unveiled this week its prototype Retail Store Assistant—a kiosk that offers customized promotions transmitted directly to a customers smart phone—it took a...
Altova Expands Support for IBM DB2 9
Altova has released new versions of its XML development, data management and other products with tighter integration with the IBM DB2 9 data server.
The...
Ten—Make That 11—Characteristics of the New ILM
Remember information lifecycle management? It is still around and making money for some companies, albeit in a quiet way.
ILM can be as simple as...
BMC Partner Program Tackles Education and Enablement
BMC Software has updated its Partner Network Program to encourage partners to invest in business service management expertise by providing a new certification for...
Symantec Moves Closer to Delivering vPro Security
Symantec is moving closer to offering its first security appliance that will work with Intels vPro technology.
The release of Symantecs Virtual Security Solution application...