Monthly Archives: January 2010
Apple iPad Challenges Google’s Chrome Cloud Computing Designs
Apple's iPad is positioned to challenge Google's plans for cloud computing if the tablet PC catches on, analysts believe.The iPad aims to provide the...
CommVault Hooks Up With Several Cloud Storage Providers
CommVault seems to be a very sociable storage company. It is playing nicely with several hot online storage providers, and with the way cloud...
How to Upgrade Software While Retaining Customizations
For years, commercial software providers have delivered turnkey software applications to their customers that address a focused set of business requirements. These applications implement...
Oracle Finally Gets to Bask in Satisfaction of Sun Buyout
Oracle Finally Gets to Bask in Satisfaction of Sun Buyout
After nine months of jumping through legal hoops, Oracle on Jan. 27 closed its $7.4...
Microsoft Could See Enterprise Spending Uptick by End of 2010, Say Analysts
Microsoft reported strong earnings for the second fiscal quarter of 2010, with its revenues of $19.02 billion representing a 14 percent increase from the...
Motorola Is Pairing with Google on Android Phone
Motorola may be the next HTC, aligning itself with Google to offer the equivalent of the Nexus One. For Motorola, the move is a...
Google CEO Eric Schmidt Dings China’s Censorship in Davos
Google CEO Eric Schmidt struck up a rallying cry for free speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, today when he said:"We...
Google Click-to-Call Ads Could Hold Bright Future for Mobile Ads
Google Jan. 28 took its AdWords click-to-call ad program out of beta, offering advertisers a potentially lucrative new way to connect with their target...
Nokia, Samsung, LG Lead Global Handset Market Revival
Global handset shipments reached 324 million units in the fourth quarter of 2009, showing a 10 percent increase over shipments from a year ago...
Bill Gates Pledges $10 Billion for Vaccines over Next Decade
Bill and Melinda Gates pledged some $10 billion over the next decade to help research and deliver vaccines to children around the world, making...