Monthly Archives: January 2011
YouTube Buys Fflick for Social-Sentiment Analysis in Videos
Google's YouTube video-sharing division said it has acquired Fflick, which makes sentiment-analysis software to gauge what users are saying about video content on Facebook,...
U.K. Police Arrest 5 in ‘Anonymous’ DDoS Attacks
Police in the U.K. arrested five males Jan. 27 in connection with several distributed denial-of-service attacks associated with the group -Anonymous.'The suspects, ages 15-26,...
Russian Hosting Provider Taken Offline
A notorious hosting provider reputed as being a safe haven for the Web's bad actors has been taken offline.According to HostExploit, VolgaHost, a hosting...
Cisco to Buy Pari for Network Management, Security Services
Cisco Systems plans to buy Pari Networks, a privately held company that sells network configuration, change management and compliance management services.Pari Networks' products and...
How to Automate IT Service Delivery
The primary objective of most IT departments in moving to a dynamic data center is to automate 80 percent of existing requests so that...
Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 Shipped 2 Million Units to Carriers
So, how many Windows Phone 7 devices have sold to consumers?That's the multibillion-dollar question without an official answer. During this January's Consumer Electronics Show...
Verizon iPhone Could Soon Put Android Smartphones in the Shade: 10 Reasons Why
With Apple's iPhone set to make its debut on the Verizon network in a matter of days, speculation is already percolating on what impact...
Verizon iPhone Includes $20 Per Month Data Tethering: Report
Verizon plans on offering a 3G wireless hotspot feature with the iPhone 4 for $20 per month for 2GB data, according to an online...
Apple, Android to Lead $15B in Mobile App Downloads
Thanks to Apple's App Store and Google's rougher-around-the-edges Android Market, mobile-application-store sales will top $15 billion in 2011, Gartner said Jan. 26.The $15 billion...
SAP Wrestling with Oracle Trial Fallout, Despite Strong Earnings
SAP announced solid quarterly results and financial forecasts for 2011, even as the company seeks to put a bruising court battle with Oracle in...