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Frustrated by the modest pace of grid computing, four of the world's top enterprise technology companies have joined to form a new trade group aimed at speeding up enterprise use of grid computing The Globus Consortium, which is backed by IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun and Intel as well as some smaller tech firms, is an offshoot of an existing trade gro...
Bidding to stoke sales in some of the biggest ticket items on its sprawling auction site, eBay has announced a deal to extend direct financing to buyers of automobiles on eBay Motors through Web-based firm E-Loan Financial terms of the partnership were not disclosed, and for the time being, the pact appears to be limited to sales made through eBay ...
IBM is set to tackle the entry-level server market next month with the release of its two-way OpenPower 710 The RISC-based open-source server is designed to compete head-to-head with Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems' servers for Unix and Linux, but Illuminata analyst Gordon Haff told LinuxInsider that IBM's product has a built-in advantage....
Amazon.com is giving Web developers free access to data and technology to help them build applications for the online retailer's customers and sellers on its six global Web sites, the company said today "This release is a direct response to feedback from our growing developer community," Andy Jassy, Amazon vice president of Web Services, said....
Overstock.com was preparing for its biggest sales day ever. It was just days before the notorious Black Friday, traditionally one of the busiest shopping days of the holiday season, and the discount online retailer was all set to break its previous year's sales record And then it happened -- its information technology infrastructure buckled under i...
Identity theft is one of the fastest growing types of consumer fraud, and banks in particular fear that such crimes will hinder consumer online banking activity A recent study on bank account phishing and hacking from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation reveals that single-factor authentication for online banking has flaws that are increasing...
Pervasive Software has recently joined a burgeoning field of database vendors looking to capitalize on the open-source boom by way of commercial solutions Best known as a seasoned veteran of database infrastructure management solutions, Pervasive is now looking to take advantage of PostgreSQL's solid database reputation by bringing a new services-o...
This month we've seen a number of vendors present their views of the next generation of the personal computer, starting with the traditional PC vendors at CES and ending with Apple at MacWorld. Let's spend this week talking a bit about the different camps. While it goes without saying that each is absolutely convinced it's right, each also has issues that need to be addressed...
Imagine being able to have complete access to your hard drive and the corporate LAN in a device no bigger than a small cell phone No, Realm Systems isn't developing the next generation of the super small PDA. It just completed more than two years of research and development for a concept that will create the first generation of an innovative approa...
Multi-channel retailers were leaders in e-commerce growth in the latest holiday season, but a new study reveals significant opportunity gaps remain for these merchants The first Evolution of the Multi-Channel Consumer (EMC2) study released yesterday was conducted by Inc., the e-tailing group, Fry and ComScore. It demonstrates the importance of deli...
After years of sluggish deal-making, early stage venture capital investing appears to have made a comeback in the U.S., with about a third of dollars flowing into seed funding and series A rounds in 2004, according to a report released today by Ernst & Young LLP and VentureOne The report says U.S. venture capital investment increased to US$20.5 bil...
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Michael Powell, who oversaw numerous controversial decisions, many of which were aimed at freeing e-commerce and telecommunication firms from regulation, is reportedly resigning his post The FCC had no official comment, but widespread reports indicated his resignation would be formally announced some...
In a clever twist on mass-mailed malware, a new worm masquerades as a CNNbreaking news bulletin complete with updated headlines to mimic the storiesappearing on CNN.com The content of the e-mail also comes directly from the news site. Astutee-mail users will note, however, that the bogus e-mail contains an attachment,the worm known as Crowt-A, whil...
Sony seems to be finding success for its portable PlayStation, or PSP, with nearly a million units shipped in less than two months, but that is not stopping the electronics giant from planning new features for the device In a recent talk, Sony executive Ken Kutaragi boasted of 800,000 PSP units shipped in Japan, where the device was released last D...
Microsoft continues to lose browser market share to open-source competitors, according to market researcher WebSideStory. Firefox, Opera and Apple's Mac-only Safari are vying for second place in a space that Microsoft's Internet Explorer still dominates IE's market share dropped 1.5 percent to 90.3 percent between the beginning of December and mid-...
You probably remember what happened to the tech bubble when it burst in 2000. It was quite a disaster. How could a sector that showed so much promise become so decimated? Exactly what went wrong? And, why does the future now look promising for this once devastated sector? In a previous article, Finding Dollars for Small-Cap Companies, I talked abou...
Too often channel strategies ranging from the most tactical and short-term to the most strategic and multiyear fail. Success or failure of a channel management strategy has nothing to do with the time horizon and everything to do with perspective, timing and getting away from a "one-and-done" mentality A channel management strategy is never done.
While American soldiers risk their lives overseas to protect freedom, broadcasters at home are cowering in the shadows of government censors. The latest story involves Fox Network's decision to electronically blur a cartoon character's posterior for fear of being fined by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) The rear-exposing episode of "Fa...
In a move to one-up rivals MSN and Yahoo in the online search wars, America Online today announced search innovations designed to let consumers find news, information, audio and video files, and products all in one place Several new partnerships are also part of AOL's plan to expand its capabilities and offer new opportunities for businesses and ad...
Sun is expected to take a step forward next week with its plan to release the code for its Solaris 10 operating system. The company has scheduled a news conference on Tuesday where John Loiacono, Sun's executive vice president of software, will give an update on the issue Sun's Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL) was approved earlie...
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