Monthly Archives: September 2010
HP Tunes Matrix for Oracle Apps Private Cloud Solution
Hewlett-Packard is unveiling a private cloud offering based on its BladeSystem Matrix integrated data center solution that is designed specifically for Oracle applications.HP's Private...
How to Accelerate SAP Migrations and Consolidations without Losing Performance
Despite the economic downturn, last year there were $2.3 trillion dollars' worth of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) involving 5,800 separate transactions. The result of...
Intel to Pilot Chip Upgrade Program
Intel officials are looking to pilot a program designed to let desktop PC users boost the power of their processors for a $50 fee.The...
HP Offers Cloud-Based Management for Smartphones, Notebooks
Hewlett-Packard has unveiled a cloud-based mobile device management system for IT managers struggling to keep track of the growing number of smartphones, notebooks and...
How to Mitigate the Security Risk of Orphaned Applications
As today's tumultuous economic climate forces organizations in both the private and public sectors to scale back or downsize, many programs, initiatives and even...
IBM’s $1.7B Netezza ‘Get’ a Clear Message to EMC, Oracle
There's no question that IBM is sending a message to both Oracle and EMC with its $1.7 billion acquisition of data warehousing appliance maker...
The Other Side of a Novell Buyout
Last week, Jason Brooks blogged about the rumors that Novell was looking to sell off SUSE Linux to VMWare, and the possibilities such a...
MPAA, Recording Industry Websites Attacked by Piracy Advocates
A group of piracy advocates launched coordinated attacks on Websites belonging to the Motion Picture Association of America, the Recording Industry Association of America...
Apple Buys Polar Rose to Rival Google Goggles
Apple has purchased Swedish computer vision startup Polar Rose, which makes facial recognition software Apple could leverage in an alternative application to Google Goggles.Polar...
Apple iPhone 4 Prepping for China Release
Apple will release the iPhone 4 in Chinese retail stores starting Sept. 25. The release will coincide with the openings of Apple Store Hong...