Monthly Archives: June 2008
Gates Kicks Off TechEd Developer
ORLANDO, Fla.-In what should be his last keynote address as chairman of Microsoft, Bill Gates is expected to announce a slew of new and...
Microsoft Makes Data First-Class for Developers
ORLANDO, Fla.-As Microsoft moves into a new era of developer enablement with its .Net platform, data becomes a first-class citizen in how developers create...
Wikia Gives Crowdsourced Search Another Go
Wikia has added new editing and customization features to its open-source Wiki Search engine, which was heavily criticized after Wikipedia and Wikia co-founder Jimmy...
Groups Push Google on Privacy Disclosure
Privacy groups said on June 3 that Google should follow standard industry practices and post a link on its homepage to the search giant's...
IBM to Microsoft: Let’s Do It Again
ORLANDO, Fla. -- At its Rational Software Development Conference here, IBM proposed an open architecture to help ensure the interoperability of software development resources,...
Facebook: Open Source Was Always the Plan
After watching Web developers build 24,000 applications through the Facebook Platform since its opening in May 2007, the social network decided to build upon...
Post-Relational Databases Flying Under the Radar
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-In the modern IT world, SQL and XML have become such key components in the database sector that it's difficult to remember...
Security Becomes a Business Enabler
To Art Coviello, president of EMC's RSAsecurity division, security is inextricably linked to innovation in the business world. Innovation requires understanding risk, and for...
Berkman At 10 Experts Ponder Fate of Internet
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Google Boosts Hosted Site Search
Google June 3 upgraded its hosted enterprise search software, adding indexing for more content and simplifying the software's brand.Formerly known as Custom Search Business...