Monthly Archives: July 2012
AMD Awarded $12.6 Million for Exascale Computing Research
Advanced Micro Devices is getting $12.6 million as part of the federal governments larger push toward exascale computing.The money to AMD is part of...
Dell Debuts Quickstart Data Warehouse Appliance 1000
Technology giant Dell is bringing data warehousing to midmarket companies with the launch of the Quickstart Data Warehouse Appliance 1000, which is powered by...
Will Yahoo Make Interim CEO Levinsohn Its Main Man?
Yahoo's annual shareholders' meetings have been contentious affairs the last few years, as one would expect at a company that is leaking oil like...
IBM Powers Canada’s SHOP.CA E-Commerce Marketplace
IBM announced that SHOP.CA, Canadas largest online e-commerce marketplace, is using analytics software from IBMs Smarter Commerce Initiative to help engage increasingly empowered online...
HP, Lenovo, Acer Lead Slowing PC Market
Shipments of PCs worldwide stalled in the second quarter of 2012, according to reports from IT research firms Gartner and IDC, with both firms...
Businesses at Risk From Data Breaches, Cyber-Attacks: Survey
A high percentage of businesses are unprepared for security threats and are using inefficient threat prevention tools such as vulnerability scanning, according to a...
SAP Earnings Beat Forecasts on Gains by HANA, SuccessFactors
Enterprise software vendor SAP announced pre-released second-quarter financial numbers July 12, showing a 7 percent profit increase, to $1.12 billion, on an 18 percent...
Amazon Smartphone Might Miss the 2012 Holiday Sales Rush
The rumored smartphone line being undertaken by e-retailing giant Amazon.com could launch with a potential disadvantage: If they are built, the smartphones may not...
Nexus 7 Tablet Teardowns Indicate Its True Mission as Lead-in for Google Services
It's been two weeks and a day since Google introduced its latest whiz-bang device, the Nexus 7 tablet, to the world on June 27....
Motion Computing CL910 Tablet Withstands Harsh Business Environments
Motion Computing, a manufacturer of rugged tablets, has introduced the CL910 Tablet PC, its latest model for the health care, field service and retail...