Monthly Archives: January 2009
Mobile Messaging to Reach Record High on Inauguration Day
A record 1.4 billion mobile messages are expected to be delivered nationwide on Inauguration Day, according to estimates based on industry analysts' findings and...
AMD to Cut 1,100 Jobs Due to the Economy
Advanced Micro Devices is preparing to cut an additional 1,100 jobs as the chip maker struggles in an economy that has seen both business...
What Recession? Sales Startup InsideView Banks $6.5M in New Funding
While venture capitalist and private equity companies are moving away from entrepreneurs seeking funds to get their startups through the recession, a couple of...
Rockefeller Bill Pushes DTV Deadline to June
The Feb. 17 deadline for television stations to switch to digital broadcasting would be moved to June 12 under legislation introduced Jan. 15 by...
Another Year, More Poisoned Spam
While a wide range of malware-delivery methods dot the IT landscape these days, in particular the online domain, the time-honored e-mail borne spam technique...
Salesforce.com Rationalizes InStranet Assets to Create Service Cloud
Software-as-a-service pioneer Salesforce.com introduced Service Cloud Jan. 15, an approach to customer service that leverages Google search, Facebook social networking and other services for...
Facebook Sacrifices Burger King ‘Whopper’ App
Last week, Burger King announced it was teaming up with social networking powerhouse Facebook for a special promotion: If you removed 10 people from...
Buffalo Technology Offers Storage Solutions for SMBs
Buffalo Technology, an Austin, Texas-based storage and memory solutions company, announced two products aimed at providing small to medium-size businesses with feature-rich network storage...
Google Cuts Recruiters, Video, Notebook, Catalog Search and More
Two weeks into the new year and the "dark matter" projects Google CEO Eric Schmidt said the company would eliminate have continued to come...
Google Gmail Builds Momentum: Can Yahoo’s Bartz Borrow That Magic?
The number of monthly unique visitors for Google's Gmail Web mail application grew a great 43 percent in 2008 to 29.6 million, according to...