Monthly Archives: September 2011
Google’s Guide to the Senate Antitrust Hearing
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Sept. 20 published a guide to the Senate's hearing on whether the company's search engine business harms competition and consumer choice.The Senate...
Microsoft, Casio Reach Patent Licensing Deal
Microsoft has reached a licensing agreement with Casio Computer over the latter's use of Linux in certain devices. Under the terms, Casio will pay...
Phytel Unveils Automated SaaS Tools to Bridge Patient Care Gaps
Phytel, a developer of health care population-management tools, has unveiled Atmosphere, a suite of software as a service (SaaS) products that automate communications to...
Google Wallet Rings Up Visa, Amex, Discover as Partners
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) met its self-imposed goal to launch its mobile payment service this summer, as Google Wallet rolled out Sept. 19 to allow consumers...
Google Preps ‘Honeycomb’ Developers for ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) has made no attempt to hush talk of "Ice Cream Sandwich," the next build of Android that promises to unify elements of...
SpyEye Campaign Nets Criminal $3.2 Million in Six Months
Cyber-crime is a lucrative business which offers criminals very high returns in exchange for very low risk. Trend Micro researchers showed just how profitable...
Texting Replaces Talking for Younger Mobile Users: Pew Report
Some 83 percent of American adults own cell phones and three-quarters of them (73 percent) send and receive text messages, according to a report...
Cloud-Based Application Demand Rising Among SMBs: Report
Half the employees at small and midsize businesses are estimated to be working outside the office, and a quarter of SMBs' staff works outside...
Cellular South, Seven States Sue to Stop ATandT, T-Mobile Merger
Cellular South, the largest privately held wireless carrier in the United States, has become the latest telecommunications companyto file an antitrust suit in the...
Imation Acquires IronKey’s USB-Based Hardware Security Business
IronKey has sold its USB-based security hardware business to Imation, freeing up resources for IronKey to focus on its cloud-based security services for enterprises.Under...