Monthly Archives: December 2007
Getting Agile in the Workplace
When I think about agile development, rightly or wrongly, I tend to think about athleticism and cat-like responsiveness.Also listening to some practitioners of agile...
Packeteers Vision for Future of Application Acceleration
Traffic management and application acceleration provider Packeteer on Dec. 3 will outline its vision for how to reach the nirvana of network traffic management...
Business Objects Inks Deal with SPSS
Business Objects may be in the process of being bought by enterprise software giant SAP, but that's not keeping the company from pushing forward....
Cable Giants Pass on Spectrum Auction
Comcast and Time Warner said Dec. 3 they would not participate in January's 700 MHz spectrum auction, eliminating two potential powerhouse bidders for the...
.Gov Site Reinfested Due to Hosting Provider Sloppiness
The Marin County Transportation Authority sites that appeared to be serving up pornography and malware yet again Nov. 29-30 were in fact a sloppy...
Symantec Completes $350M Acquisition of Vontu
Data storage and security provider Symantec Dec. 3 completed its acquisition of Vontu, a San Francisco-based maker of data loss prevention software. The purchase...
15 Printers and Scanners That Make Great Gifts
15 Printers and Scanners That Make Great Gifts
Just about anyone would be thrilled to receive a printer that outputs high-quality 4-by-6-inch photos with minimal...
Marathon Adds Data Protection to Windows Portfolio
Marathon Technology, which creates high-availability environments for Microsoft applications, is adding disaster recovery and data protection software to its EverRun product portfolio, the Littleton,...
Icahn: Break Up Motorola
In the end, billionaire investor Carl Icahn got what he wanted: Ed Zander's ouster as Motorola's CEO. Now, Ichan, who holds about 3 percent...
Some Facebook Partners Bail on Beacon
Facebook's Beacon advertising system angered thousands of people because it coughed up information that some users didn't want their friends to see.But how are...