Monthly Archives: April 2008
Yahoo Argues with Ballmer over Bid
Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang repeated in a letter dated April 7 that Microsoft's bid undervalues the company.Addressing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer as "Steve," Yang...
Whaleback ‘Terminates’ VOIP Security Threats
Managed voice over IP service provider Whaleback Systems picked up the security drumbeat on April 7 with the addition of a new VOIP firewall...
AMD Slashing 10% of Its Work Force
After denying earlier reports of layoffs, Advanced Micro Devices announced April 7 that it would eliminate 10 percent of its work force by the...
Yahoo Unveils New Ad Platform
By Eric AuchardSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc on Sunday detailed plans for its forthcoming Web advertising management system that gives its ad sales-partners...
Startup Launches ‘Desktops as a Service’
A startup called MokaFive is launching the MokaFive Desktop Virtualization service on April 7.The new service, supported by 15 pending patents, is intended to...
IBM’s Rational Show: It’s the Way They Did It
Last week I wrote a story about IBM Rational blocking third-party vendors from coming to its Rational Software Development Conference in June.Well, the story...
BEA Shareholders Overwhelmingly Approve Oracle Merger
BEA Systems is one step closer to being acquired by Oracle. The company announced April 4 that its shareholders voted nearly unanimously in favor...
Windows Vista SP1 Download Issues Fixed
Microsoft has fixed the issue of endless reboots that some customers had while installing the Servicing Stack Update that contains the installation program for...
Facebook Chat Beats Wall Talk
Facebook is rolling out its first Chat application to let its nearly 68 million users ping each other in real time.The application, which the...
Motorola Settles with Icahn
Motorola avoided a potentially embarrassing showdown with billionaire investor Carl Icahn on April 7, agreeing to seat two of his associates on the company's...