Matt Hines

Cell Phone Etiquette Matures, in Theory

Whether or not anyone will actually care at the end of the day is debatable, but one device retailer has published a list of dos and donts for those conflicted over the use of their handheld devices. Mobile device e-tailer LetsTalk released its users guide to cell phone etiquette, which while seemingly obvious, is actually […]

Open Text Tool Tackles Compliance

Enterprise content management specialist Open Text introduced a package of integrated applications aimed at helping companies tackle issues related to compliance with government regulations. Labeled as Open Text Internal Controls 3.0, the software offers a centralized system for managing many types of corporate information, including many forms of so-called unstructured data, or materials stored in […]

Origami May Fold into Vertical Markets

Patient: Excuse me, doctor, but what is that thing that youre checking my medical records on? Doctor: Hold on, its a peaceful swan right now, but Im sorry to tell you that Ive been forced to change it into a striking dragon. As a licensed physician and expert in the field of human-computer interaction, Dr. […]

Microsoft Bolsters Toolbar via Onfolio Buyout

Microsoft announced that it has purchased Onfolio, a maker of online information and content sharing tools, whose technology the software giant has already integrated into the latest version of its browser-based tool bar application. Based on the acquisition, terms of which were not immediately released, Microsoft said that it is permanently adding Onfolios tools into […]

Enterprise CIOs See Brightest Hiring Prospects

Large enterprise businesses will be among the most likely to add significant numbers of new IT jobs during the second quarter of 2006, according to a recent survey of CIOs based in the United States. The latest version of staffing firm Robert Half Technologys IT Hiring Index and Skills Report said some 12 percent of […]

Open-Source Collaboration Project Seeks Partners

Open-Xchange, which markets open-source collaboration tools, introduced a partner program offering new product support and marketing opportunities for companies interested in helping it distribute its applications. For a fee of just under $800, the company said it would offer its existing and current partners extended product support, as well as sales and marketing expertise. The […]

AT&T Power Grab May Jolt Verizon into Action

Keeping up with the Joneses never sounded so expensive. As the telecommunications market began to digest the enormity of AT&Ts massive $64 billion bid to buy out rival BellSouth, one of the issues rising to the top of the evolving competitive landscape is the notion that the proposed merger could persuade Verizon Wireless to attempt […]

Open Text Launches Integrated Compliance Tools

Enterprise content management specialist Open Text introduced a new package of integrated applications aimed at helping companies tackle issues related to compliance with government regulations. Labeled as Open Text Internal Controls 3.0, the software offers a centralized system for managing many different types of corporate information, including many forms of so-called unstructured data, or materials […]

Experts: Singular Ownership Will Help Cingular

The proposed merger of AT&T and BellSouth could help to expedite and streamline operations at the companies mobile communications joint venture, Cingular Wireless, and potentially create new business opportunities for the firm, industry experts said. Under the companies existing makeup, AT&T already had the majority share in Cingular, with 60 percent, giving it voting power […]

Motorola Merges Enterprise, Networks Businesses

Motorola on March 3 announced plans to reorganize some of its operations, combining its enterprise mobility business unit with its networks and government division. Under the terms of the plan, few details of which were made public, the company said it will form a single entity spanning its corporate, government and networking businesses, dubbed as […]