Monthly Archives: June 2008
Is Facebook Exodus a Result of Google Subterfuge?
This goes out to all you conspiracy theorists.Matt Cohler, a vice president of product management at Facebook, is leaving the social network, not for...
A Google DLR?
Is Google working on delivering functionality akin to that in Microsoft's Dynamic Language Runtime?Could be. And if so it would be a boon for...
Enterprises Need to Deal with Skype Boom
With the explosion in the popularity of the Skype peer-to-peer voice over IP program, IT managers are finding themselves faced with some familiar questions:...
Ask.com Adds Privacy Link to Thumb Nose at Google
Seeking to make Google look bad and to curry favor with privacy advocates and government regulators, Ask.com has added a link to its privacy...
Refreshed Skype Could Rekindle Acquisition Talk
Updated: VOIP detractors who felt Skype wasn't ready for prime time can stop naysaying.Released for your beta-testing pleasure June 18, the new VOIP (voice...
The Great Yahoo Web Mail Land Grab
To mollify Yahoo users tired of their clunky e-mail handles, Yahoo June 19 opened two new e-mail domains that will let new and existing...
Oracle Offers Insight-Driven Retailing
Oracle is positioning Oracle Retail Release 13 as an integrated solutions suite based on best-of-breed applications and the company's long-term vision for the retail...
Mozilla Investigates Firefox Bug, Talks Security
When Mozilla's Firefox 3 hit desktops June 17-to the tune of some 8.3 million downloads within the first 24 hours of its release-it arrived...
Demand for Business-Tech Integrators Causing SOA Job Surge
Working in IT barely resembles what it did one and two decades ago, which creates an ever-shifting set of demands placed on IT professionals."Twenty...
Sun Looks for a Greater Role in HPC
Sun Microsystems is looking to shine a light on its high-performance computing ambitions.While IBM and its Roadrunner supercomputer have gained the lion's share of...