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Google is getting ready to launch a test version of an online spreadsheet similar to Microsoft's Excel program. Google Spreadsheets is a Web-based application that is still in the early stages of development, offering simple functionality in two common spreadsheet and data formats, Excel and C.S.V Data can be manipulated, but more complex functions...
Internet telephony companyNet2Phone has sued VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) vendor Skype in the U.S. District Court in New Jersey, alleging patent infringement of what appears to be almost its entire operating system There is also a reference in the suit to John Doe defendants, which is unusual in a patent infringement case, according to Howar...
An alarming failure rate for new products has corporations looking to consumers to drive innovation in their markets, according to report released by Forrester Research "In the consumer products industry, upwards of 85 percent of new products fail after a couple of years in the market," the report's chief author, analyst Christine Spivey Overby, to...
Acquisition agreements are the most important legally binding documents in the acquisition process, but their role is frequently misunderstood. They structure the deal and allocate liabilities and responsibilities among buyers and sellers The commercial terms of an acquisition agreement are usually developed out of those anticipated in a non-bindi...
Last year, in the path of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, thousands of businesses realized too late how vulnerable their data was. Many businesses found themselves down for days, and some never recovered from the data loss With the 2006 hurricane season under way, company executives who remember the devastation from last year's storms are taking steps...
Companies are still not fully utilizing one of their largest and most familiar IT investments -- their ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems -- suggests a new study by performance management firm Ventana Research At face value, this may seem surprising; companies typically invest tens of millions of dollars in ERP systems to manage their accou...
Given recent maneuvers by proprietarydatabase vendors, it is apparent thatopen source is having an impact on the database software market Two recent reports from major IT analysis firmsIDC andGartner -- which actually adjusted its market measurement in part because of open source -- highlight the significance of that impact....
As Windows computers get long in the tooth, they require special attention to keep running at an optimal level. Hard disks and registries need to be cleaned and defragmented. Settings need to be tweaked All those things can be done manually, or individual programs can be obtained to make the tasks less of a chore, but there's something to be said f...
Enterprise server software heavy VMware unveiled its latest virtualization software this week, promising wider infrastructure capabilities in its third-generation VMware Infrastructure 3 software suite The VMware release -- featuring four new virtualization tools for distributed files, scheduling, availability and consolidated backup -- marks the e...
Seeking to use a novel approach to the problem of patrolling the lengthy border between the U.S. and Mexico, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has proposed using remote cameras that would be connected to the Internet, allowing regular citizens the opportunity to help watch for border-jumpers Perry has proposed spending US$5 million to install surveillance came...
Computer network equipment maker Juniper Networks and Microsoft on Monday announced a joint effort to deliver high-performance security solutions to protect Internet Protocol (IP) networks, services and applications Specifically, the companies are collaborating to provide end-to-end security to address the current and emerging needs of their servic...
With its initial public offering stumbling badly out of the gate, VoIP provider Vonage (NYSE: VG) has been hit with a suit from a law firm representing shareholders, many of whom were customers who bought shares at a price higher than the stock is now trading The law firm of Motley Rice LLC said Friday it filed a suit in U.S. District Court in New ...
Mozilla late last week released 12 patches for its popular open source browser. Five of the patches issued in Firefox 1.5.0.4 were labeled "critical." Mozilla has issued four security updates to the 1.5 edition of the browser since it was made available last November. The last round of security fixes, released last April, included a whopping 24 pat...
The Internet has made it simple for consumers to shop and in some cases to find the best deal when making a purchase. Comparison shopping engines collect information, such as product pricing, feature set and shipment costs, from various vendors, and then present that data to users While consumers think that they are receiving complete shopping surv...
Up-and-coming European security software player BitDefender has updated both its Linux-based perimeter protection security suite and its Linux Edition solution for antivirus scanning on Linux and FreeBSD platforms The company's new products highlight the latest filtering protection for Windows and Unix systems, mail and file servers and also the gr...
Boy, the hits just keep on coming. Last week was no exception, with moves that further put to rest the idea that the tech market is dull and boring Dell released four products in Los Angeles, two of which are some of the most aggressive ever to come from that company. Hewlett-Packard launched another 100 products -- though the story wasn't the prod...
At 5.30 p.m. on Friday while you're stuck in traffic heading home, I'm just beginning to get in stride. The timing is ideal. Secretaries are gone, and the executives that I want to reach are still at their desks finishing up e-mails to subordinates or calls to the West coast. They even pick up their phones just in case it's the CEO It's a perfect t...
Can you discern a fake e-mail from a legitimate one? Most consumers can't, but erroneously think they can, according to a new study by Bank of America and National Cyber Security Alliance, a copy of which was provided to the E-Commerce Times The survey showed that 87 percent of consumers polled said they were confident they could recognize fraudule...
You may have relied on the portable iWay 350C, from Lowrance Electronics, to navigate your latest road trip. In the future, you will probably be able to use your mobile phone from Nokia or Motorola, or another wireless technology developer, for that same task A research study indicates that at the right price, cellular phone companies and tradition...
Red Hat is reaching beyond Linux geeks and system administrators with its latest effort to provide open source tools and community networks not around enterprise computing, but centered on digital media including music and television Dubbed "Mugshot," the new Red Hat initiative consists of a Web site with MySpace-styled social networking services: ...
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