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Virtualization continued to capture attention last week as open source system utilization software from OpenVZ won operating system (OS)-level support from Debian Linux OpenVZ Project Manager Kir Kolyshkin told LinuxInsider the announcement was key for the open source project's larger objective of incorporation into the Linux OS kernel. OpenVZ syst...
Now that it has cooled off in California, or at least it had until my wife saw our power bill for the month of July, it seems like it might be a good time to talk conservation, and touch on some of the technologies that can be used to reduce our use of fossil fuels as well as keep our power bills from resembling the national debt If you want to see...
Broadband Internet access is no longer a novelty for consumers -- it is decidedly mainstream both in the U.S. and in Western Europe. Still, there are widespread disparities in the quality of service for many consumers A new report released by the Boston-based IT consulting firm Strategy Analytics indicates that conditions for growth vary throughout...
In a show of its changed approach to the security of its operating system, and in an effort to reach out to those who might be likely to poke through holes in its proprietary code, Microsoft handed out beta copies of its new Vista operating system and outlined its security features at the Black Hat hacker conference in Las Vegas this week Bearing t...
ABC on Thursday said it plans to make episodes of several of its television series available online through its Web site this fall season ABC.com conducted a streaming video trial in May and June with episodes of four series including "Lost," "Desperate Housewives," "Commander in Chief," and "Alias." The ad-supported episodes were free to viewers....
Apple said it has discovered additional irregularities in the past granting of employee stock options and as a result will likely be forced to restate some past earnings, including those as recent as the second quarter of this year The move and the resulting restatement will delay Apple's formal quarterly report to the SEC for its most recent quart...
Increasingly, healthcare and financial services firms are investigating contact center applications that offer biometric security features -- specifically voice authentication -- as a way to meet new regulatory demands, according to one company active in this area "The speaker verification market has been small, to date, for a few reasons," Dan Fau...
In a move the builds another link in the bridge between new and traditional media, Google and the Associated Press have entered into a content agreement for stories and photographs "The license in this agreement provides for new uses of original AP content for features and products we will introduce in the future," said Google spokesperson Sonya Bo...
Philips Electronics said Thursday it had reached an agreement to sell a majority stake in its semiconductor business to a group of private equity firms for US$4.4 billion Philips said the sale would enable it to focus on its core business of producing consumer and industrial electronics devices....
There's no doubt about it, starting a business is no easy task. One of the first hurdles that you have to overcome is obtaining the necessary capital to get your company to the cash-flowing stage Why are many lenders and investors so difficult to convince when it comes to obtaining loans or capital from them? There are two answers to this question....
Say the nameIntel, and the first thing that comes to most people's minds is chips and computer components. Yet the company is increasing its focus on another side of its business, the storage systems space, and the industry is beginning to watch its progress in that area more intensely In July, Intel unveiled a new storage server hardware platform ...
For many companies, there is an uncomfortable truth that even with CRM systems in place, one big gaping hole comes up again and again in customer experience: it's the nagging issue of saving customers time Does your CRM system really respect your customer's time, rather than your sales person's time? Probably not, and that relates to one of the re...
Last week, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) released a key draft decision that redraws telecom laws in a forward-thinking way. If commissioners can hear above the cawing of activist groups, consumers will benefit greatly The Uniform Regulatory Framework (URF), an ambitious effort by the CPUC to address state industry regulations in...
Hoping to boost advertiser confidence in the interactive marketing industry, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) said it would form a working group to create click fraud prevention guidelines Yahoo, Google, Microsoft and Ask.com are among the companies that have already agreed to participate in the Click Measurement Working Group, the IAB said...
IBM on Thursday said it will buy MRO Software (Nasdaq: MROI) in an all-cash transaction worth about US$740 million, or $25.80 per share. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year MRO provides asset and service management software and consulting to manage the purchase, maintenance and retirement of corporate assets such...
Google said Wednesday that it has renewed its existing software bundling agreement with RealNetworks, in which Real will continue to offer the Google Toolbar with RealNetworks applications. The new, expanded deal also includes plans to distribute Mozilla's Firefox Web browser. The plan builds on what Google and RealNetworks call a "successful" two-year relationship under which Real has distributed millions of Google Toolbars to Internet users around the world...
AOL unveiled a bold plan to revitalize itself in the broadband world Wednesday, saying it would offer up virtually all of its Web services for free and all but abandon efforts to attract new subscribers The move drew a range of reviews from analysts. Some said the move comes about three years too late, with AOL flat-footed in the face of the broad...
FrontRange has upgraded its HEAT Service and Support, a help desk and external customer support tool, for the first time since the beginning of last year, excluding the handful of patch versions the company has issued since then This version, release 8.4, focuses on improvements to the user interface, as well as better integration with HEAT's voice...
Small businesses have their share of difficulties, but do they have any chance of succeeding in a world dominated byeBay, Amazon and the like? The short answer is yes -- if they combine the right mix of technology, marketing and customer service "The goliaths of the online world are everywhere. The biggest struggle young companiesface when bringing...
Linux leader Red Hat made clear this week it supports XenSource and its open source Xen virtualization technology, announcing plans to integrate the offering into the next major release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Despite speculation that Red Hat might be building its own virtualization technology, the company will, in fact, be working to include X...
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