Monthly Archives: July 2008
Google, Nokia Would Be Wise to Unite Under Symbian
Jack Gold, president and principal analyst at J. Gold Associates, recently predicted that Nokia and Google would unite the open-source mobile operating systems of...
Cuil: The Next Search Challenger
When it comes to Internet search, Google is the undisputed champion. In fact, Google is so dominant that the appearance of any new challenger...
Google’s Wikipedia Answer: A Second Shooter on the Google Knol-Wikipedia Battle
Welcome to the newest player in the sea of Web sites trying to answer your questions: Google Knol. Seen by many as the Wikipedia...
San Francisco Network Passwords Spilled by Prosecutors
The tale of the rogue network admin at the city and county of San Francisco continues to roll on with the IT world watching...
Wireless Gains Drive Verizon
By Ritsuko AndoNEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc. posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Monday on strong wireless sales and improved margins, offsetting...
Sometimes Less Is More
So Starbucks is closing some of its lower-performing stores. Across the nation, java junkies, who will now have to walk six blocks instead of...
Rearden Adds Expense Management, Takes Mobile International
Rearden Commerce, the Web concierge that lets corporate employees handle their travel arrangements, has bought ExpenseWire, which provides expense management software over the Internet.Financial...
NASA Puts IT to Work Tracking Solar Storms
NASA has brought together a space weather satellite network, global communications and plenty of IT muscle to gain new insight into what causes the...
eWeek Newsbreak, July 28, 2008
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Sophos Eyes German Data Loss Prevention and Encryption Vendor
Sophos announced plans July 28 to make a roughly $340 million bid to buy German security vendor Utimaco Safeware.Utimaco focuses on data loss prevention...