Monthly Archives: August 2009
Dell Pleased with Q210 Revenue, Tightlipped About China Mobile Smartphone
Analysts were optimistic about Dell's second-quarter fiscal year 2010 results, and indeed, during a call to media and analysts on Aug. 28, the Texas...
Worldwide Printer, Copier Market Drops in First Half of 2009
According to a survey by information technology research firm Gartner, the worldwide combined printer, copier and multifunctional printer shipments market totaled 51.3 million units...
Sage Announces Availability of MAS 90 and 200 Extended Enterprise Suite
Sage North America, part of The Sage Group, a global supplier of business management software and services, announced the availability of Sage MAS 90...
VMware Competitors Microsoft, Citrix Will Exhibit at VMworld
Despite a published report Aug. 27 suggesting that Microsoft and Citrix Systems might be skipping VMworld, held Aug. 31 to Sept. 3 in San...
Embotics, Surgient Partner on Virtualization Management
Vendors continue to roll out virtualization software in the days leading up to the VMworld show, the largest virtualization-focused tech conference, to be held...
Facebook Promises Privacy Changes as Company Bows to Canada’s Concerns
Facebook on Aug. 27 bowed to pressure from Canada and pledged to add more controls to protect user privacy.This includes making it clear how...
NASA Buys Time for Discovery Launch
A faulty liquid hydrogen valve forced NASA Aug. 27 to delay the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery by almost 24 hours. After two...
How to Ensure Compliant User Access with Role-Based Access Governance
Employees across all industries are quickly finding out that peeking at records that contain information about their favorite celebrity will now cost them their...
FCC Drops Hammer on Wireless Carriers
The Federal Communications Commission unanimously voted Aug. 27 to launch two inquiries into the world of wireless communications, including the competitive and innovative state...
How Yahoo Is Killing Yahoo (and How the Media Is Assisting This Suicide)
News Analysis: When Yahoo hired new CEO Carol Bartz in January, I was convinced the company was on the turnaround path. I believed the...