Monthly Archives: November 2009
37Signals Breaks Free of Rigid Work Culture
With 3 million customers and only 16 employees, 37Signals seems to have found a nice balance for its employees and its owners; at least,...
Former CEO: MySQL’s Installed Base Will Keep It Independent
While Oracle tussles with the European Commission over sanctioning its $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems and the future development of the Sun-owned MySQL,...
Green IT Company Viridity to Come out of Stealth Mode
A new company coming out of stealth mode Nov. 9 is looking to give enterprises a clearer view into their IT infrastructure and applications...
10 Essential Third-Party Security Apps for Windows 7
10 Essential Third-Party Security Apps for Windows 7
by Don Reisinger
AVG Anti-Virus 9.0
AVG Anti-Virus 9.0 provides security for free. And unlike so many of the...
eBay, Skype Settle IP Suits with Joltid, sans Index Ventures
The future of voice-over-IP service Skype looks bright again for its more than 500 million users.eBay Nov. 6 said it has settled lawsuits with...
Lawmakers Finish Draft Universal Service Fund Reform
Reps. Rick Boucher, D-Va., and Lee Terry, R-Neb., released Nov. 6 their draft discussion bill for reforming the Universal Service Fund. The proposed legislation...
Aruba, Motorola Settle Patent Dispute
Aruba Networks and Motorola said Nov. 6 they have settled a two-year dispute over patents owned by both companies. The settlement involves Aruba paying...
Microsoft Will Be Challenged by Google, Opera, Mozilla on EU Settlement
Microsoft may not quite be out of the woods yet with regard to its antitrust dealings with the European Commission, the regulatory body that...
IBM Building Zero-Emission Data Centers
BALTIMORE-IBM is working to deliver technology that could lead to zero-emission data centers, said an IBM researcher at a USENIX conference here Nov. 6.At...
Clearwire’s WiMax Hits Philadelphia Market
Clearwire Communications announced Nov. 5 it has extended service for its WiMax 4G wireless service to Philadelphia. Clearwire, which markets its service as Clear,...