Monthly Archives: July 2007
PDF Files Laced with Spam
MX Logic has reported a 25 percent increase in spam volume, in particular spam that uses text in PDF attachments. According to Sam Masiello,...
SAP Reports a Strong Second Quarter
Despite preliminary reports earlier in the week that SAP would record disappointing software license sales for its second quarter, the company handily tromped expectations...
Former SilverBack Executive Hails Dell Acquisition
A former SilverBack Technologies top executive said the companys planned acquisition by Dell bodes well for the channel. It wouldnt make sense for Dell...
Google’s Biggest Competitor: Wikipedia
Google's biggest competitor? Not Microsoft, Amazon, Yahoo or any of the other search startups. The biggest competitor is Wikipedia. Not only do the Wikipedia...
Firefox 2.0.0.5 Patches Critical Flaws
Mozilla on July 18 released Firefox 2.0.0.5, the latest update to the groups flagship browser. The update patches eight security vulnerabilities, three of them...
Quantum Launches Low-Cost, Table-Top Disk Storage Unit
Data backup and recovery vendor Quantum is offering a compact, inexpensive new table-top storage unit that officials claim is the first removable disk product...
Has Dell Unleashed an 800-Pound Gorilla?
Dells acquisition of managed services technology provider SilverBack Technologies gives the company another major piece of infrastructure to build its business services offerings. It...
IBM hits a home run
Don't call IBM a big company unable to react to the fast changing technology world. In the company's latest quarter, the company proved to...
Congress to Investigate Google/DoubleClick Deal
Congress is expected to ask Google, Microsoft and Yahoo executives to testify before House and Senate subcommittees about Google's planned $3.1 billion acquisition of...
Microsoft Expands Office Subscription Pilot
Microsoft is exploring new business models for Office in the emerging world, which includes expanding its pay-as-you-go pricing for Office 2003 in South Africa...