Monthly Archives: June 2009
How to Recession-Proof Your IT Department
During the current recession, IT departments need to take steps to reduce costs and improve their network's efficiency. There are nine specific steps that...
Sun Calls DOJ Slowdown of Oracle Deal Simply an Irritation
Oracle certainly would like to complete its acquisition of Sun Microsystems as soon as possible, but the Department of Justice has, in effect, told...
Uptime Offers VMware Monitoring
Uptime Software announced an updated version of the company's systems management software, up.time 5. Through collaboration with VMware and its vSphere and vCenter Orchestrator...
How to Scale Your Ruby Applications
Rails makes everything so simple for developers that it's easy to get trapped into thinking it will solve every problem, making it easy to...
Microsoft to Launch Windows Mobile Marketplace with 600 Applications
Microsoft will launch its Windows Marketplace for Mobile this fall with 600 applications, according to published reports.The Website WMPoweruser.com reports that Audrey Zolghadr, Windows...
Google SMS to Boost Mobile Information Delivery in Africa
Google June 29 rolled out new mobile applications geared to let users in Uganda, Africa access health, news, weather and other information from mobile...
Aldrin Creates Buzz Opposing NASA Moon Plan
Count former astronaut Buzz Aldrin among those who think NASA is off target with its current plans to reach the moon by 2020. Aldrin,...
Microsoft to Open Dublin, Chicago Data Centers
Microsoft plans to open two new data centers in Chicago and in Dublin, Ireland, in July.The Dublin data center, which the company touts as...
Texting Drivers Have Slower Reaction Times than Drunk Drivers
Drinking and driving is illegal, not to mention morally reprehensible and in no way advocated. Driving and texting, however, while still legal in some...
Colligo Brings File, E-Mail Management to Microsoft SharePoint
Colligo Networks, a software integrator that moves data storage and synchronization functions from the server to the desktop for IBM Lotus Notes and Microsoft...