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AT&T Introduces Satellite-enabled Smartphone
In an effort to increase it’s already substantial business phone footprint, on Tuesday, AT&T released what it calls “Satellite Augmented Mobile Service”. Such service will allow customers to stay connected when traditional cellular services are down, and the handset will double as a satellite phone. The device, named the Genus, is manufactured by TerreStar, and ...
VMware Acquires Integrien for $100M
Virtualization leader VMware has purchased Integrien, a monitoring company based in Irvine California. From the company’s website: “Thru advanced analytics Integrien stands alone in it’s ability to leverage existing monitoring infrastructures to solve performance problems. Listed below is only a short list of the benefits our customers enjoy after deploying Alive. Make sure to review ...
Customer Proof Point with Doug Westhoff of Brown Shoe
Virtualization has proven to be the weapon of choice when it comes to minimizing man-hours and increasing productivity Just ask Doug Westhoff of Brown Shoe. He’ll tell you all about it. “Before, we had our traditional desktop setup, where you had an end user.” Westhoff said. “The IT department would run a refresh every three ...
The Social Network: Bravo, Nerds. Bravo.
I don’t know what this says about me, but it’s Friday night, and I just saw the trailer for the Facebook movie. I think it’s actually called “The Social Network“, or “500 Million Friends”, or something like that. Personally, I think more accurate titles would be along the lines of: “I’m So Busy that I ...
Facebook and Zynga Ink Five Year Deal
Facebook has closed a deal with online game maker Zynga, creator of the mega-hit Farmville as well as many other titles. The two companies wil partner for another five years, and the agreement will expand the use of Facebook Credits in Zynga’s games. Testing is taking place now, but terms of the deal were not ...
Your Incarceration will Be Twitter-ized
“President Hugo Chavez urged supporters to use Twitter to blow the whistle on currency speculators on Sunday and announced that police raids on illegal traders would continue as Venezuela’s government tries to defend the embattled bolivar.” – Associated Press I have to be honest here. When Mark dropped this story in my lap, I was ...