Monthly Archives: December 2009
White House Releases Open Government Initiative
Federal CTO Aneesh Chopra and CIO Vivek Kundra Dec. 8 released the White House's Open Government Directive (PDF) for federal agencies, directing all agencies...
Microsoft Creates New Cloud Division
Microsoft has announced the formation of a new group focusing on cloud computing and moving the lessons learned in the cloud into Microsoft's server...
Apple Pulls 1,000 Apps from App Store After Fraud Claim
Apple on Dec. 7 pulled more than 1,000 applications from its App Store after reports of a developer posting fake positive reviews. That developer,...
Seagate Launches Its First Enterprise SSD
A lot of people do not realize that Seagate Technology, the world's largest spinning-disk hard drive maker, hasn't brought a solid-state drive to market...
LG eXpo Smartphone, with Windows Mobile 6.5, Arrives on ATandT
LG Electronics announced in September that it would launch 13 "Windows phones" before the end of 2009. On Dec. 7, the latest of these,...
Savvis Integrates Cisco UCS into Private Cloud Offering
Savvis is partnering with Cisco Systems as it expands its private cloud platform.Savvis will rely on Cisco's UCS (Unified Computing System) all-in-one solution as...
Microsoft Fixes Critical IE Security Vulnerabilities on Final Patch Tuesday for 2009
Microsoft issued patches for 12 security vulnerabilities Dec. 8 for its final Patch Tuesday of 2009, including a fix for a zero-day bug plaguing...
Why Google Is Vulnerable to Feds, Not Microsoft Bing
News Analysis: Google trumped Microsoft Bing when it launched real-time search engine capabilities Dec. 7, but this innovation comes against Google's growing hunger in...
Big Enterprise IT News in 2009
The recession case a long shadow on the tech landscape in 2009, but there were some bright spots.eWEEK Senior Writer Chris Preimesberger said virtualization...
Siemens Enterprise Communications Names CEO
Siemens Enterprise Communications has appointed an executive from Deutsche Telekom to be its CEO.Siemens announced Dec. 8 that 47-year-old Hamid Akhavan, who has been...