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In a bid to boost confidence in the reliability of its cloud computing initiative, Amazon Web Services on Thursday launched functionality that allows users to have static IP, or Internet protocol, addresses Previously, the service did not offer static IP addresses, which made it more difficult for Web developers to create computing instances and ap...
Companies now have many options when it comes to packaged applications for CRM, and these applications are helping companies reduce development time, in some cases by as much as 65 percent, which in turn helps save money These resources are now freed up to explore greater CRM customization that ultimately helps companies focus on aligning their CRM...
Big irony So old-school uncool, the mainframe computer -- the workhorse of the IT world running the majority of today's global business transactions, the mission-critical platform of choice for virtually every member of the Global 2000 as well as local, state and federal governments -- is said to be going the way of other '60s artifacts like the vi...
Little Iron IBM has found one way to sidestep the mainframe vs. distributed computing dilemma by simply calling its mainframes something else....
Tucked away down a dim hallway in the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel isa ballroom where participants in day two of theTech PolicySummit are airing their pressing concerns about technology innovation and adoption The recently concludedFederal Communications Commission 700 MHz wireless spectrum auction is generating considerable buzz, as is today's shoc...
Rambus has won a patent-related trial against three semiconductor companies The long legal battle may not be entirely finished for the technology developer, however. Put in basketball terms, Wednesday's victory was more a three-point shot with a minute remaining than a last-minute slam dunk....
Oracle's shares fell 7.2 percent Thursday on news that the company did not sell as many new licenses in its third quarter as expected. The stock closed at US$19.43 per share, down from $20.94 a day earlier Sales of new software in Q3 registered $1.6 billion, a 16 percent increase from the same quarter last year. Analysts had been expecting an incre...
Pay a bill, save a tree That, in essence, is the message of a study that the PayItGreen Alliance made public on Tuesday....
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what does it cost to edit the picture with Photoshop? As of right now, the only cost is Internet access with a modern Web browser Adobe Systems has launched an online photo editing tool that's free to anyone who wants to edit, store, sort and show off their digital photos -- up to 2 GB worth....
After months of battling over the extent to which Comcast was blocking user access to the peer-to-peer file-sharing serviceBitTorrent, the two companies said Thursday they would work together to craft solutions to ensure full access Comcast plans to work directly with BitTorrent and others in the Web services and Internet service provider community...
AMD announced Thursday the release of its triple-core Phenom processors, the X3 8000 series. A first for the PC industry, the triple-core chips are aimed at gamers and digital media enthusiasts for whom performance and price are paramount, the company said The Phenom X3 processors have been designed to enhance multi-threaded application performance...
YouTube on Thursday launched a new analytics service, YouTube Insight. The service includes free software that provides statistical breakdowns of who is watching a particular video, as well as when and where they're viewing the material "For example, uploaders can see how often their videos are viewed in different geographic regions, as well as how...
As an executive at Callidus Software, Chris Cabrera was frustrated at the mid-market deals he often had to leave at the wayside. There were firms that basically could not afford Callidus' on-premise incentive compensation software, nor the integration and implementation costs that would accompany such an investment So like many executives have done...
A few short months after their last joint venture to build a nationwide wireless network based on WiMax tanked, Sprint Nextel and Clearwire are at it again This time, they are holding talks with various partners, and reports are that they are trying to raise US$3 billion for the project....
Most organizations are under the misimpression that by simply maintaining a generic legal hold policy, they will avoid any adverse consequences in litigation. Those organizations are wrong. In fact, one could have a brilliant legal hold plan and still face sanctions if it fails to address the downstream process. Legal hold is actually only the first step...
Can you recall the five worst phishing scams to grace your e-mail in-box? Can you spot a genuine e-mail from your financial institution or government agency? Don't feel too technologically challenged if your answer is no to either -- or both -- of these questions. Even security experts are hard-pressed to choose the worst phishing scams. Prize-winn...
Sun Microsystems has locked down a US$44.29 million research deal with which it could develop a "macrochip" that speeds up ultra-complex computing processes through laser technology The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company has finalized a 5 1/2-year contract with the U.S. Department of Defense's chief research and development agency -- the Defense Adv...
A little less than two weeks after Electronic Arts offered Take-Two Interactive stockholders US$2 billion in a hostile takeover bid, Take-Two's board unanimously urged shareholders to reject the unsolicited proposal Wednesday morning Take-Two's board said the $26 per share price is "inadequate" and "contrary to the best interests of Take-Two's stoc...
Microsoft has opened up its Contacts API (application programming interface) for the Windows Live platform, which will allow third-party developers to build applications that transfer and share contact information across various social networks The move -- part of a larger strategy to adopt an open API strategy -- comes as social networks and other...
There's an "elephant on the stage," commented BusinessWeek columnist Steve Wildstrom as he kicked off theTech Policy Summit here in Hollywood, Calif Although several telecommunication companies have representatives in attendance, and although the FCC's 700 MHz spectrum auction concluded recently, the companies involved aren't yet permitted to divul...
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