Monthly Archives: October 2008
HP Acquires LeftHand Networks for Next-Gen iSCSI Storage
Hewlett-Packard made the kind of acquisition Oct. 1 that IBM also is expected to make at some point: It bought a company, LeftHand Networks,...
Microsoft Debuts ‘Dublin’ App Server in .NET 4.0
As part of its release of the .NET Framework 4.0, Microsoft is enhancing its Windows Communication Foundation and Windows Workflow Foundation technology as well...
Can You Bet on the Cloud?
The future of computing may be a lot harder to predict than the weather. So, can you bet your company on the cloud?This question...
Venture Investing: Clouds Reign
Cloud computing lightning is beginning to strike investors."It's an incredibly hot area for venture capital funding right now. Because this is such a significant...
Cloud Computing: Been There, Done That?
Cloud computing may be the next big thing, but it didn't happen overnight. Its genealogy goes all the way back to time-sharing, a practice...
Slide and Facebook to Broadcast CBS, News Corp, Warner Brothers, NBC’s Hulu Video
(Reuters) - Social network software maker Slide Inc. has signed a deal with major media companies to distribute video content on Facebook, capitalizing on...
IBM Adds Data Storage Capacity to BladeCenter S
IBM is now offering a shared-storage option with its BladeCenter S that will allow small and midsize businesses to take advantage of up to...
Web 2.0: Business Process Enabler
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Desktops, Laptops, Servers and Networks Are First to Go in Tight Budget Years
When economic times got tough in the past, IT departments usually turned to PCs and other hardware-servers, network equipment and storage arrays-to make the...
Senate Bailout Bill Includes Tech Tax Credit Extension
The renewal of the lapsed research and development tax credit now finds its fate tied to the U.S. Senate Wall Street bailout bill currently...