Vendors scramble to rein in virtual environments
BMC, HP, Embotics, Fortisphere and VKernel update management products to take on virtual environments.
Microsoft, Red Hat, HP, Sun give desktop virtualization a boost
If there is any doubt that vendors want to poke desktop virtualization into the psyche of corporate IT then last week's rash of vendor announcements should put all that to rest. Microsoft, Red Hat, HP, Sun all moved to improve their standing in terms of enterprise desktop virtualization software.
Wall Street Beat: Yahoo slumps, strategic M&A continues
As economic worries battered tech stocks in a brief post-Labor Day week, Yahoo hit a 52-week low, Oracle continued its buying spree to strengthen its SOA (service-oriented architecture) offerings, and Red Hat snapped up an open-source company to get a better hold on virtualization technology.
How will Google's Chrome shine?
Now that Google has its Chrome browser available in beta, the question is: Will it shine in corporate environments?
Zoho adds Google Docs-like file management
Zoho has finally added a central document management page called Zoho Docs to tie together its many useful online apps. The clean-looking, functional page looks much like the Google Docs start page, with a folder view on the left and all files - spreadsheets, documents, presentations, etc. - listed on the right.
FCC wireless tests aim to end debate
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission may gather enough data through wireless testing this week in Seattle to quiet debates over the potential interference that could result from a proposed spectrum auction.
Open Text to buy Captaris
Content management vendor Open Text plans to buy document and data capture software maker Captaris for roughly US$131 million, the company announced Thursday. The deal is expected to close by the end of the year.
The state of scripting
Scripting used to be a quick fix or a spare-time hobby; today it's become a must-have for even the Java-based developer's toolkit. Get perspective on what's next for dynamic languages, from leading lights in JavaScript, Rhino, Perl, IronRuby, Python, and Tcl.
Chip imitates ear to clean up cell calls
If instead of writing this story I were telling it to you on my cell phone, while rushing through San Francisco International Airport past crying babies and the boarding announcements for Delta Flight 7867 to Seoul, you probably wouldn't understand half of what I'm about to say.
Plan rolling to improve vehicle-based Wi-Fi nets
The "Vi-Fi" protocol's goal is to improve interactive Wi-Fi connections dramatically for moving vehicles.
Comcast appeals FCC's network management order
Comcast, the second-largest broadband provider in the U.S., has filed a court appeal of a U.S. Federal Communications Commission ruling last month saying the company couldn't delay some peer-to-peer traffic on its network.
Motorola may connect Sierra Leone's government offices
Motorola Israel Limited (MIL) has sought an official invitation letter from the Sierra Leone government for a team of its experts to visit the country, a source from the country's Ministry of Information and Communications wrote in an e-mail to Deputy Minister Mohammed Koroma on Wednesday.
New Business Objects user group forming
The Americas' SAP Users' Group (ASUG) is forming a new global community for customers of Business Objects, the business intelligence vendor that SAP bought earlier this year, the organization announced this week.
AppleJack 1.5
As someone who's written books and many articles on Mac troubleshooting, one of my favorite utilities has long been The Apotek's AppleJack, a clever utility that lets you perform a number of troubleshooting procedures at startup--without requiring a Mac OS X or third-party CD or DVD. Unfortunately, Leopard rendered the previous version of AppleJack inoperable, so I've done without for nearly a year.
Data security now 10% of IT operating budgets, Forrester says
Abstract: IT security budgets are on the rise, reflecting growing concern over data breaches and increasing CEO involvement in the task of protecting sensitive data.