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Big Blue Storms Past 3Q Estimates By Larry Barrett | Article Published October 18, 2010 IBM hurdles estimates, raises outlook on strong software, hardware sales. Tags: software, IBM, services, earnings, hardware Microsoft Rolls Out 'Mission Critical' Support By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 11, 2010 Enterprise IT departments with large investments in Microsoft technologies can now get a new premium level of technical support with 24/7 contacts and a 30-minute response time. Tags: .NET, IT management, services, Microsoft, support CSC Expands Cloud Services With New Web Store By Andy Patrizio | Article Published June 15, 2010 Thanks to server consolidation, seven CSC data centers now have room for new hardware which the services giant plans to fully utilize for cloud computing. Tags: cloud based computing, services, cloud computing, cloud management, Cloud Storage HP Sees Leap in Servers, International Business By Andy Patrizio | Article Published May 18, 2010 An across-the-board rise in sales, both products and services, helped the company beat Wall Street projections for the quarter. Tags: earnings, Servers & Services, services, systems management, HP IBM Sees Across the Board Revenue Gains By Andy Patrizio | Article Published April 19, 2010 Company reports increased spending in all areas, across all geographies, indicating renewed interest in business IT spending. Tags: earnings, IBM, software, hardware, services HP Earnings Seen Meeting Expectations By Andy Patrizio | Article Published February 12, 2010 As Europe clears the way for the 3Com acquisition, HP enters 2010 in strong shape. UBS looks at where growth is likely to come. Tags: services, earnings, servers, laptops, HP IBM: Manage Data Like Cash By Alex Goldman | Article Published December 10, 2009 IBM challenged business leaders, students, and professors to start thinking about data as an asset to be tracked and managed systematically. Tags: analytics, data, medical, IBM, services Gear6 Expands Memcached to the Cloud By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published December 09, 2009 New cloud offering for open source distributed caching system that works with Amazon's services. Tags: Gear6, services, cloud computing, open source Educating iPhone App Developers: A Day in Class By David Strom | Article Published December 09, 2009 An experienced tech journalist sits in on a university class educating the next generation of iPhone app developers. Tags: apps, services, review, iPhone, iphone apps Augmented Reality Apps Find Major Interest By - Reuters | Article Published December 07, 2009 Augmented reality apps combine real-world images with computer-generated images on a screen, usually in real time. Tags: virtual, Google, Microsoft, augmented reality, services Nokia: Linux on Only One New Smartphone By - Reuters | Article Published November 30, 2009 The Finnish cell phone maker will not give its product line a major shake-up. Tags: operating system, iPhone, N900, network, services The Wikipedia Exodus Is the Least of Our Worries By Mike Elgan | Article Published November 24, 2009 Given the unpredictable evolution of cloud computing and Web 2.0, many of the popular Web services we rely on could vanish in short order. Tags: network, great recession, Microsoft, services Microsoft to Launch Azure Cloud in Early 2010 By - Reuters | Article Published November 18, 2009 The software giant's all-encompassing cloud computing initiative will be a free service for its first month. Tags: Google, services, Microsoft, cloud computing, Windows IBM Launches Cloud Computing Service By - Reuters | Article Published November 16, 2009 IBM's new cloud initiative will compete with cloud computing companies such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Salesforce.com. Tags: Google, services, cloud computing, IBM, Microsoft Microsoft to Open Cloud Center in Asia By - Reuters | Article Published November 04, 2009 To open next year, the cloud computing facility in Taiwan will be the software company's first Asian foray into the emerging cloud computing industry. Tags: services, Microsoft, cloud computing, partners, Ballmer Salesforce, Oracle Targeted by Microsoft By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published November 04, 2009 Microsoft has rolled out aggressive new pricing for its on-demand offering in an effort to undercut SaaS rivals. Tags: services, SaaS, Microsoft, Google, Microsoft Office Enterprises Need "Real Time Web" Strategy By David Needle | Article Published November 03, 2009 Real-time services range from Twitter to IM to online conferencing to company wikis -- each can updated without an editorial filter. Tags: policy, Enterprise, services, network, Socialcast How Much Would You Pay for Free Software? By Charlie Schluting | Article Published October 29, 2009 Buying support contracts and add-ons for open source software offers benefits that -- in some cases -- clearly justifies the cost. Tags: wireless, services, Linux, open source, tips Developers Get Windows 7 Dressing for Vista Apps By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 28, 2009 Developers can now write apps for Windows 7 that preserve the Windows 7 look and feel when on Windows Vista. Tags: Microsoft, services, utilities, Windows, Vista Brocade Talks Next-Gen Bandwidth By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published October 27, 2009 Brocade expects to offer 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), probably starting in 2010. Tags: router, network, services, carriers, Enterprise Share Files Over the Web with Weezo By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 23, 2009 Weezo helps you host your files, media, and services over the Internet or on your local network. Tags: virtual, Microsoft, Windows, Facebook, services Microsoft Unveils Windows 7 By - Reuters | Article Published October 22, 2009 The new OS is cheaper and faster than Vista -- and shoulders great expectations for the Windows brand. Tags: Windows 7, Microsoft, Vista, services, Google Dell Predicts Windows 7 Boost by Mid 2010 By - Reuters | Article Published October 21, 2009 Demand for PC's will likely pick up by the middle of next year in response to this week's Windows 7 release. Tags: Microsoft, acquisition, Dell, Enterprise, services Google Pushes Apps Internationally By - Reuters | Article Published October 19, 2009 Google's new campaign targets a global audience for its online productivity apps. Tags: Google, services, search, Enterprise, Microsoft Ubuntu to Launch Cloud App Store By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published October 16, 2009 The initiative is part of the company's Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) effort. Tags: services, server, Linux, Enterprise, Red Hat Microsoft: Most Sidekick Data Recovered By - Reuters | Article Published October 16, 2009 Depite a Microsoft server computer failure, most of the data feared lost by Sidekick mobile phone users has been recovered. Tags: smartphones, services, Storage, Sidekick series, Microsoft Oracle Sees Bright Horizons with Sun By - Reuters | Article Published October 16, 2009 Oracle hopes the deal will help more than double revenue within five years. Tags: Oracle, human resources, acquisition, Sun Microsystems, services Cloud Storage Industry Sets Standards By Larry Barrett | Article Published October 15, 2009 The newly formed Cloud Storage Initiative (CSI) will work to create consensus on technical specifications for the emerging cloud storage industry. Tags: AT&T, on-demand, Enterprise, SNIA, services What's Driving SaaS Adoption? By Larry Marion | Article Published October 13, 2009 Hint: it has to do with cost. Plus: the optimum value may come from a combination of SaaS and on-premise, especially for large companies. Tags: Enterprise, on-demand, SAP, SaaS, services Google Apps Wins Big Customer By - Reuters | Article Published October 13, 2009 Rentokil, a British company, selected Google to manage its electronic communications -- Google Apps's largest client win to date. Tags: Microsoft, Enterprise, services, open source, Google Dell to Push Salesforce Apps to PC Buyers By - Reuters | Article Published October 12, 2009 The alliance enables Salesforce.com to reach Dell's sizable SMB audience. Tags: Salesforce.com, services, acquisition, Dell India to be World Tech Leader, Forbes Says By - Reuters | Article Published October 12, 2009 As software companies move up in the value chain, India's strength in the service sector will emerge strongly, opines Forbes CEO Steve Forbes. Tags: services, software, IT Leadership, policy, media iPhone OS Update: Fixes Bugs, Battery Problems Remain By Michelle Megna | Article Published October 09, 2009 The iPhone OS update is a step forward yet still encounters criticism. Tags: video, software, iPhone, media, services Enterprise Spends on Web Communities By David Needle | Article Published October 09, 2009 The enterprise is a bit behind the curve on this one, yet sees serious potential in investment. Tags: services, Deloitte, Socialcast, management, Enterprise Twitter in Search Engine Negotations By - Reuters | Article Published October 09, 2009 Twitter is negotiating with Microsoft and Google to license its tweetstream to the companies' search engines. Tags: Twitter, Google, search, Microsoft, services Rackspace Hopes to Abolish In-House Servers By Andy Patrizio | Article Published October 08, 2009 Rackspace's new initiative is part of a broader IT industry toward cloud computing. Tags: services, Rackspace, cloud computing, Enterprise, Salesforce.com Verizon, Google, Ally on Android Phones By - Reuters | Article Published October 06, 2009 Surprising no one, Verizon will develop and sell phones that use Google's Android OS. Tags: Verizon, services, Google, wireless Cisco's $3 Billion Tandberg Buy is Big Video Bet By - Reuters | Article Published October 01, 2009 Cisco's acquisition of Norwegian videoconferencing company Tandberg for $3 billion in cash illustrates that the company sees bright horizons for video. Tags: Cisco, Dell, Microsoft, services, Google Facebook Connect Links to Other Sites By David Needle | Article Published October 01, 2009 The new Facebook Connect Wizard aids the process of implementing Facebook Connect, which lets users display photos and links to friends from Facebook to other sites. Tags: video, Facebook, services, Google Google Closes Dev Site, Open Sourcers Upset By Michelle Megna | Article Published September 29, 2009 Google slapped the developer with a cease-and-desist order because it claimed he was modifying and distributing its applications. Tags: open source, Google, services, search, Microsoft Gmail Goes Down - Again By - Reuters | Article Published September 25, 2009 Outraging users, Gmail suffers its second service outage in a month. Tags: Microsoft, Google, Gmail, e-Mail, services HP: IT Spending Bounce Back in 2010 By - Reuters | Article Published September 25, 2009 Hewlett-Packard forecast that IT spending will bounce back in 2010, yet its own 2010 revenue forecast was just below Wall Street's expectations. Tags: IT budgets, HP, services, IBM 17 Notably Bad Products from Great Tech Companies By David Strom | Article Published September 24, 2009 As these products demonstrate, even the best tech companies can lay an egg on occasion. Tags: services, Windows, Lotus Notes, wireless, Microsoft TV and the Net are Merging By - Reuters | Article Published September 24, 2009 Current and developing Web technology is completing the long running process of merging TV and the Internet. Tags: Blackberry, services, wireless, iPhone, Windows IBM Tweaks Lotus Connections for Web 2.0 By Larry Barrett | Article Published September 23, 2009 Lotus Connections will now have customized community pages, a new wiki service and microblogging. Tags: Microsoft, Blackberry, iPhone, services, Google IT Still (Mostly) Clueless about Users By Larry Marion | Article Published September 23, 2009 Attitudes toward the value of technology vary greatly between IT managers and the employees using that technology. Tags: IT management, iPhone, Microsoft, services, Facebook Tech Firms Need a Backup Plan By David Needle | Article Published September 21, 2009 For tech firms, B doesn’t need to mean ‘Beaten’, it can be Beautiful (and profitable). Tags: networking, iPhone, startups, services, Google Dell to Acquire Perot Systems for $3.9 billion By - Reuters | Article Published September 21, 2009 Some analysts called the acquisition too pricey for comfort. Tags: media, services, Dell, HP Indian IT Firms Hire Paramilitary for Protection By - Reuters | Article Published September 21, 2009 At first observers thought the move was an overreaction, yet in the wake of international terror attacks it may be reasonable protection. Tags: software, security, services, management eBay Sued by Skype Founders By - Reuters | Article Published September 17, 2009 The plaintiff believes damages are piling up at a rate of more than $75 million a day. eBay denies the allegations. Tags: netscape, voice, services, video Enterprise IT vs. Mobile Devices By Michelle Megna | Article Published September 16, 2009 Plenty of staffers now use their personal handheld for company business, creating myriad security and policy challenges. Tags: wireless, mobile, services, policy, iPhone MSFT Makes WIndows 7 TCO Claim By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published September 15, 2009 As the marketing battle heats up, Microsoft claims that Windows 7's total cost of ownership enables cost savings. Tags: virtualization, Vista, Windows, services, Microsoft Twitter Okays Advertising By - Reuters | Article Published September 11, 2009 Twitter has expanded its terms of service to allow advertisers access to its 45 million monthly users. Tags: advertising, social networking, services, networking Online 'Coworking': Up From Starbucks By David Strom | Article Published September 10, 2009 For mobile Web-based workers, there's a better solution than your local Starbucks. Tags: Office, services, privacy, IT, research Nokia to Skip Operator Tailoring for Linux Phones By - Reuters | Article Published September 09, 2009 Nokia's plan for phones using its Linux Maemo operating system is the latest twist in a battle between handset vendors and operators for access to cell phone users. Tags: carriers, services, iPhone, Google, Linux Should Employees Use Their Own PCs? By Rob Enderle | Article Published September 09, 2009 The trend toward employee ownership of PCs could provide benefits to both the employees and strapped IT organizations, if monitored properly. Tags: services, software, desktop, smartphones, PC Cell Phone 'Cloud' Apps: 1B by 2014 By David Needle | Article Published September 08, 2009 From a mere 42.8 million in 2008, a research firm forecasts more than a billion subscribers to mobile cloud apps by 2014. Tags: Qualcomm, Amazon, consumer, services, Google iPhones to Get MMS by Late Sept. By Michelle Megna | Article Published September 04, 2009 The announcement by AT&T appears to be an attempt to appease harsh criticism of the iPhone's lack of MMS. Tags: wireless, video, iPhone, AT&T, services How Facebook Could Rule the World By Mike Elgan | Article Published September 02, 2009 Do you support these changes -- like one-button friending -- to the Facebook user interface? Tags: Microsoft, services, Google, Facebook, iPhone Gmail Takes Major Fall By - Reuters | Article Published September 02, 2009 Users across the globe were affected by the outage in Google's email system. Tags: Microsoft, services, Google, IBM VMworld Opens: All Things Virtualization By Alex Goldman | Article Published August 31, 2009 VMworld, the Woodstock of virtualization, has opened with a raft of new announcements from vendors. Tags: virtualization, services, Windows, VMware Amazon to Offer 'Private Cloud' via VPN By Alex Goldman | Article Published August 27, 2009 Amazon's new Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) allows clients to connect via VPN to Amazon's public cloud. Tags: services, Oracle, datacenter, virtualization, Amazon Apple Event Soon, Tablet Missing By - Reuters | Article Published August 27, 2009 The much-discussed Apple tablet -- rumored to be a netbook killer -- may not be quite ready for its stage debut. Tags: iPhone, wireless, Apple, services, Verizon IBM, Indian IT Firms Split Deal with BP By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 26, 2009 IBM and Indian firms, Tata, Infosys and Wipro each won five-year IT services contract from oil and gas major BP. Tags: Enterprise, media, IBM, indian tech firm, services Web's DNS Structure Remains Vulnerable By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published August 26, 2009 With millions of Internet domains potentially at risk, only a fraction are DNSSEC-secured. Tags: Linux, services, open source, Mozilla, e-Mail Apple's Snow Leopard Set to Strike By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published August 25, 2009 In an aggressive bid for market share, Apple will charge only a modest amount for its new upgrade. Tags: iPhone, Safari, Microsoft, Quicktime, services Microsoft OneApp Targets Mobile Cloud By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 25, 2009 Microsoft's OneApp will enable mobile phone owners to run some smartphone apps by hosting them in the cloud. Tags: services, Windows, Facebook, smartphones, Microsoft Is Apple's MobileMe Worth the Money? By Ryan Fass | Article Published August 24, 2009 Given that Apple’s MobileMe tools are largely available for free elsewhere, is the service worth $99 a year? Tags: MobileMe, Google, Microsoft, services, Apple Is In-Flight Wi-Fi Cleared for Take Off? By Naomi Graychase | Article Published August 19, 2009 After years of false starts, it appears airplane travelers will have easier access to the Internet. Tags: services, spectrum, FCC, HP, Wi-Fi HP: Services Hot, Software-Hardware Not By Alex Goldman | Article Published August 19, 2009 The tech giant's financial results reflected larger trends throughout the technology industry. Tags: consumer, services, Storage, HP, smartphones Twitter Security Holes: Red Flag for IT By Alex Goldman | Article Published August 17, 2009 IT managers need to monitor the threat from sites like Twitter and others more closely if they expect to keep enterprise secure. Tags: malware, e-Mail, security, services, search Facebook Takes on Twitter, Google By - Reuters | Article Published August 17, 2009 Facebook is expanding its reach into a variety of online activities, putting it on a collision course with some top Web contenders. Tags: Google, search, Facebook, Copyright, services Why iGoogle's 'Social Gadgets' Should Kill Facebook By Mike Elgan | Article Published August 12, 2009 Google's new "Social Gadgets" for its iGoogle site has the potential to shift the online landscape in a major way. Tags: privacy, services, search, Google, Facebook Using CRM to Survive the Recession By Larry Marion | Article Published August 03, 2009 Investment in CRM geared toward achieving sales goals ranks as a top priority among executives in a recent survey. Tags: services, CRM, marketing Data Storage for Fun and Profit By Drew Robb | Article Published July 31, 2009 Tools that drive effectiveness, such as dedupe and virtualization, can directly deliver money to an organization's bottom line. Tags: virtualization, services, deduplication |
