Monthly Archives: April 2008
Microsoft Building ‘Containerized’ Data Center
LAS VEGAS-Microsoft is in the process of building the industry's first container-based data center.Microsoft first said a year ago that it was considering the...
Web 2.0 Startup Socializes Webmail
Yahoo opened a lot of eyes with Inbox 2.0, a socialized version of Yahoo Mail that integrates multiple social networks into the Web mail...
Dell’s Desktop Dilemma
These are tough times for desktops and Dell seems to know it.When Dell announced earlier this week that it would close its Austin, Texas,...
Research Exposes Vendor-Specific VOIP Vulnerabilities
VOIPshield Systems on April 2 will seek to set itself apart among voice-over-IP security providers when it launches what officials claim is the first...
Microsoft Launches Interoperability Forum
Microsoft launched on April 1 an effort called the Interoperability Forum, a Web site where customers, developers and members of the broader open-source community...
The Enterprise Creates Linux
Some people are still under the delusion that Linux is written by unwashed hackers living in their parents' basements whose only social life is...
Microsoft Launches New Mobility Tools
LAS VEGAS-Microsoft is introducing new features to its mobile operating system and mobile management tools to keep up with burgeoning demand for mobile devices...
Report: IT Heads Back to Basics
When it comes to technology, it's back to basics for 2008-that means security, disaster recovery and consolidating infrastructure-with dropping interest in extra goodies such...
IBM ‘Blindsided’ by Federal Contract Suspension
IBM is banned from bidding on federal government contracts while the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency investigates a charge Big Blue colluded with EPA employees...
Calming Up
For some months now, the proto-blogger of the blogosphere has been focusing on two subject areas: Twitter and the presidential campaign. Dave Winer correctly...