Monthly Archives: August 2008
Netezza Acquisitions Focus on Bringing Analytics to the Data Warehouse
Data warehousing vendor Netezza has been very busy of late, first acquiring NuTech Solutions in May and then purchasing technology from Intelligent Integration Systems...
IBM, HP Top Latest Gartner Server Survey
IBM and Hewlett-Packard once again topped Gartner's quarterly survey of the worldwide server market. IBM took top honors when it came to revenue in...
Bring On the Appliances
Recently, my colleague, Jim Rapoza, expressed his concerns that today's relatively wide-open world of computing will give way to a future that's locked down...
10 Predictions for the Future of SAAS and On-Demand
10 Predictions for the Future of SAAS and On-Demand
10 Predictions for the Future ofSAAS and On-DemandBy Chris Preimesberger
10 Predictions for the Future of SAAS...
Treo 800w Rejoins the Smart-Phone Feature-Set Pack
Although the Treo 800w is likely the best Treo smart phone Palm has delivered to date, Palm's late adoption of technology now standard on...
Intel Classmate Notebook Gets Touch, Tablet Upgrades
SAN FRANCISCO-The Intel Classmate PC notebook is undergoing a makeover that will add touch-screen and tablet capabilities to the low-cost laptop for students, and...
Judge Rules Against Universal, Prince in Copyright Battle Over YouTube Video
A judge warns copyright owners must consider "fair use" before sending Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notices.California Judge Jeremy Fogel ruled Aug. 21,...
Panasas High-Performance Storage File System Goes Mainstream
Parallel file system storage specialist Panasas, founded by Dr. Garth Gibson of Carnegie Mellon University, the man who co-created RAID back in the '90s,...
McAfee, Wave Systems Target Data Protection for Intel-based Mobile Devices
Data protection providers McAfee and Wave Systems have their eyes on Intel-based devices this week during the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco.Both companies...
Facebook Apps Set Restrictions by Age, Location
Facebook developers will be able to restrict access to their applications by age and location. Facebook launched new API methods and an FMBL tag...