Monthly Archives: May 2008
How Much for that iBerry?
It seems both Apple and RIM are stealing plays from each other's playbook, with the consumer-friendly iPhone taking a crack at the enterprise, and...
Rural Carriers Question Exclusive Phone Deals
The Rural Cellular Association wants the Federal Communications Commission to ban exclusive deals between telecommunications carriers and handset makers. The small carriers claim the...
Engine Yard Advances Ruby, Rails
What's the matter with Ruby and Ruby on Rails for building large, scalable applications? According to the folks at Engine Yard, absolutely nothing.San Francisco-based...
A Nod to My Man ‘Bill’
As a baseball fan, I was pleased to hear the recent news that William H. "Bill" Neukom, former chief counsel at Microsoft during the...
Coverity Sees Open-Source Improvements
Coverity has announced the availability of a new report detailing the continued improvement in the quality and security of open-source software.San Francisco-based Coverity on...
So Your Private Key Has Been Compromised
Internet alert systems such as the ISC's Internet Threat Level and Symantec's Threatcon may have gone back to "Green," but it's way too early...
NetApp Reports Strong Financials
Storage provider NetApp on May 21 reported financial results and overall growth for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2008 that out-performed the rest...
Salesforce.com Profit Rises, Lifts 2009 Estimates
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters)-Web business software maker Salesforce.com Inc Wednesday reported a rise in quarterly profit and raised full-year earnings forecasts, boosted by a growing...
Workday to Mobilize HCM
In a nod to the growing need for businesses to deploy applications that go wherever their work forces go, Workday will roll out a...
HP-EDS Merger Could Bring Massive Job Cuts
Hewlett-Packard shook up the technology world May 12 by announcing that it would be buying IT services giant Electronic Data Systems.The companies plan to...