Monthly Archives: August 2010
Cisco Eyes Skype Acquisition: Reports
Skype officials are in planning stages for their expected IPO, which they announced Aug. 9. But reports are circulating that Cisco Systems may derail...
FalconStor Demos New Accelerator, Data Protection for VMware View
SAN FRANCISCO-Open standards storage maker FalconStor, which provides the array software for a number of major systems makers, Aug. 30 demonstrated a new storage...
Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Costs Could Skyrocket
Windows Phone 7 will cost Microsoft nearly a half-billion dollars in marketing during the smartphone operating system's initial rollout, says one analyst."This is make-or-break...
Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Sues Apple, Google, Others
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen decided to make technology litigation a little more interesting Aug. 27, filing patent-infringement suits against Apple, Google and nine other...
Windows 95 Birthday, Windows Phone 7 Tools Marked Microsoft Week
Aug. 24 marked the 15th anniversary of Windows 95's official release. Microsoft's marketing blitz for the operating system was enormous: The Empire State Building...
Dell, HP Stubbornly Raise Stakes in Bidding War for 3PAR
As the bidding for storage company 3PAR ratchets higher, so does one question-why are Dell and HP willing to spend this much money for...
U.S. Cyber-security Leads Week in Security News
U.S. cyber-security was in the spotlight this past week when a senior Pentagon official confirmed an infected flash drive caused the "most significant breach...
How to Simplify the Transition to IP-Based Unified Communications
Legacy phone systems are no longer offering the modern capabilities that drive business value, especially as more people are working remotely and requiring mobile...
Older Internet Users Take Shine to Social Networking
Spurred by the promise of reconnecting with people from the past and medical issue support, use of social network Websites such as Facebook, LinkedIn...
Google ITA Bid Slowed by DOJ Scrutiny
The Department of Justice is taking a harder look at Google's $700 million bid to buy ITA Software, lodging a second request with the...