Monthly Archives: September 2010
How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Moving to the Cloud
As the hype curve around cloud computing continues north, it's increasingly easy to get lost in the pressure-perceived or real-coming from all sides to...
Borders to Offer New Kobo WiFi E-Reader
Borders will sell the new Kobo Wireless eReader, in a further attempt to carve market share away from Amazon.com's Kindle and Barnes & Noble's...
Gateway Puts Windows 7, Intel Chips in New All-in-One PCs
Gateway is updating its ZX One line of all-in-one consumer desktops with the Sept. 29 introduction of the ZX4951 and ZX6951. Pitching the touch-screen...
Avaya, Skype Partner on UC Initiative
Two weeks after unveiling an aggressive initiative to push into the video communications realm, Avaya is announcing a partnership with voice-over-IP vendor Skype.The two...
CA Technologies Acquires Hyperformix
CA Technologies has acquired Hyperformix, a company that sells capacity management software for virtual environments. The move strengthens CA's ability to build and manage...
Dell Adds Self-Service, Management Tools to Virtual Integrated System
Dell announced something old, something new and something to come for its Virtual Integrated System cloud platform on Sept. 29.The new tools add self-service...
Sun’s ZFS Creator to Quit Oracle and Join Startup
Another key former Sun Microsystems engineer is leaving Oracle. This time it is Jeff Bonwick, the leader of the team that created ZFS, the...
INSIDE MOBILE: Open Letter to Stephen Elop, Nokia’s New CEO: How to Make Nokia...
Mr. Elop, I congratulate you on assuming leadership of one of the great mobile and wireless companies in the world. Surely, something intrigued you...
Wolfram Alpha Unveils Android App
Wolfram Alpha, a search engine designed to offer definitive-and usually numerical-answers rather than links, will launch a native Google Android application to accompany the...
Apple iPad vs. RIM PlayBook Could Be Real Title Fight
Apple iPad vs. RIM PlayBook Could Be Real Title Fight
by Nicholas Kolakowski
Apple iPad
Since its April launch, the Apple iPad has come to dominate the...