Monthly Archives: May 2009
Obama Orders Review of Future NASA Space Plans
The White House plans an outside review of NASA's program to return to the moon. The 90-day inquiry will re-examine NASA's replacement plans for...
Citrix Unveils New, Simplier Enterprise Solutions
During a Webinar and press briefing from the vendor's annual Synergy 2009 users conference in Las Vegas, vice president and chief marketing officer Wes...
SuperMicro Unleashes a Workhorse Dual Xeon Nehalem Workstation
Designing a high-performance workstation takes more than just throwing the latest components together and hoping for the best. To guarantee high performance, it takes...
Microsoft Launches Facebook for Windows Mobile
Microsoft on May 7 announced its first official Facebook application for all Windows Mobile 6 phones and newer.The application is available as a free...
Report: More Businesses Adopting Netbooks
For cost-conscious businesses looking to streamline technology costs, netbooks-smaller, less expensive versions of notebooks-provide the portability and functionality of their larger brethren. A report...
50 Years of IBM Mainframe Milestones
50 Years of IBM Mainframe Milestones
1964April 7:
IBM introduces the System/360 as a new generation of electronic computing equipment. It's named after the degrees in...
The IBM Mainframe: 50 Years of Big Iron Innovation
The IBM Mainframe: 50 Years of Big Iron Innovation
IBM 701 (1952)
Initially built for the U.S. Department of Defense. The first production machine shipped from...
Sun Drives ‘Amber Road’ to Record Sales
Sun Microsystems had some welcome good news to report May 7. After six months in general release, the company's first home-designed and developed storage...
Microsoft to Buy Game Developer BigPark
Microsoft announced plans May 7 to acquire BigPark, an interactive online gaming company the software giant has worked closely with on the development of...
Google Co-Founder Brin Talks Future of Cloud Computing
Google co-founder Sergey Brin posted his 2008 founder's letter on the official Google blog on May 7, detailing the company's beginnings and offering a...