Monthly Archives: August 2009
Small Businesses More Aggressive in Adopting SAAS, Report Finds
A recent research report by Saugatuck Technology suggests that 57 percent of large enterprises plan on integrating some form of software as a service...
Lawmakers Back Permanent U.S. Involvement with ICANN
Key House leaders Aug. 4 called on Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to create a permanent relationship between the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and...
Marine Corps Ban of Facebook, Twitter Cuts Off Soldiers as Conduits for Peace
The dominoes are falling on government use of social networks, but industry analysts are exasperated by the U.S. military's inconsistent policies for using sites...
Attackers Took Shots at Wi-Fi Network at Black Hat
It should come as no surprise that at a security conference called 'Black Hat' there would be a fair amount of shenanigans going on...
Google Explains Street View in Detail to Fend Off Privacy Concerns
The Street View function in Google Maps is designed to get up close and personal, providing 360° horizontal and 290° vertical panoramic street-level views.Google...
Seagate to Close Singapore ‘Factory of the Future’ in 2010
News item: Disk drive maker Seagate Technology, busy cutting costs along with everybody else in the struggling world economy, said Aug. 4 that it...
Vertica Enhances Data Storing, Processing in Upcoming Database
Vertica Systems has enhanced its column database with a new data storing and processing architecture designed to improve performance. The company has dubbed the...
Toshiba 64GB SDXC Memory Card Coming in 2010
Toshiba has unveiled plans for a 64GB SDXC memory card, with what it says is the world's fastest data transfer rate. The card is...
Voicing the Need for Network Neutrality
Once again the enemies of network neutrality are doing their very best to help out those dedicated to pushing through laws to ensure network...
Yahoo’s Delicious Goes Real Time with Twitter, Advanced Search
Yahoo has integrated its Delicious bookmarking service with Twitter and added better search tools to help users find the freshest bookmarks.The Fresh Bookmarks tab...