Monthly Archives: November 2009
How to Optimize Your SMB’s WAN Application Delivery
Small and midsize businesses are undergoing the same IT evolution as large enterprises, only on a smaller scale. For SMBs, WAN reliability, performance and...
Man Indicted in Cable Modem Hacking Scheme
Federal authorities unsealed charges in Boston Nov. 2 against a man they allege developed tools to help people steal free Internet access by modifying...
Orange, Apple Drop iPhone Exclusive Deal
Apple and the French cell phone operator Orange formally dropped their exclusive arrangement to distribute the iPhone in France Nov. 3. The decision comes...
10 Reasons Why Google Should Still Fear Microsoft
There's no debating that Microsoft fears Google. In almost everything it does, the company is responding to Google. That's especially true when it comes...
Microsoft Slashes Prices for Business Cloud Services, Countering Google
Microsoft is moving more aggressively into the cloud space by reducing the cost of its Business Productivity Online Suite and expanding the available features...
Perot Systems Becomes Dell Services
Dell has completed its $3.9 billion offer to buy Perot Systems, a move that will give the PC maker a significantly larger services business.Perot...
Via Rolls Out New x86-Based Chips
Via Technologies is unveiling its latest x86-based processors designed for such devices as notebooks and all-in-one desktop PCs.The Nano 3000 line of chips, built...
Google Wave Open for Federation Among Other Wave Providers
Google Nov. 2 made its Google Wave Federation Protocol available to let would-be wave providers build their own Wave servers and get them communicating...
Microsoft to Deliver New SQL Server 2008 R2 Editions
Microsoft announced Nov. 3 that it has two new premium editions of SQL Server 2008 R2 in store for users and remains on track...
BetOnSports Founder Sentenced to 4 Years
Gary Kaplan, the founder of what was once one of the Internet's most thriving sports betting businesses, was sentenced to 51 months in prison...