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Michael Dell Talks Austerity, Inflation and 3Par
Michael Dell has some commentary on the cloud industry and market, as well as the 3Par bidding war, which was won by Hewlett-Packard. Dell told the Wall Street Journal that the era of austerity could benefit his company, since the obvious answer to the need of increased and efficiency is technology. “Mr. Dell reckons it ...
Bill Wise Bulks Up Clearspring’s Executive Team as Growth Efforts Intensify
Today online content distributor Clearspring announced industry veteran Bill Wise is joining its Board of Directors. Wise joins Clearspring from MediaBank where he served as CEO. The move comes shortly after a major network update for Clearspring, and is the latest in a string of strategic “hires,” bulking up the company’s executive team. “On Clearspring’s ...
NudgeMail gCal Update Brings Personal Management to Google Apps
NudgeMail is launching a new integration tool for Gmail, in particular for Google Calendar and gCal. Nudgemail enables users to add events to Google Calendar by simply sending an e-mail with a relevant title (e.g. “Feb 12:Call mom”, “Next week: Follow up call with Adam”). “The NudgeMail to Google Calendar integration takes the amazing simplicity ...
Facebook Ramping Up Security, Hammers Privacy
Facebook today announced in a blog post that it’s ramping up security, and adding a few very neat features to keep users safe. The first feature is a completely HTTPS-enabled browsing option (not including 3rd apps yet) which will be rolled out within the next few weeks, slightly overshooting the Firesheep buzz. Other features include ...
Scary Security Stats on the Rise (though Malware Attacks are Actually Declining)
It seems security is the talk of the town, no thanks to rapid cloud expansion, a mobile frontier waiting to be broken in, and Wikileaks scandals bringing the topic front and center. The headlines make great fodder for security companies sniffing out an opportunity for self-promotion, spouting stats addressing these rising security issues. The latest ...
Say What? Google Acquires SayNow, Updates Google Voice
Today voice messaging company SayNow announced in a blog post it has been acquired by Google. SayNow didn’t disclose much detailed information about the acquisition, but the 2005-founded start-up is expected to announce more details within the near future. “With an eye to the future, SayNow built a hosted, standards-based platform and a series of ...
More Yahoo Layoffs Preempt Today’s Earnings Call
Later today Yahoo will announce its fourth quarter earnings, but right before that, the company is laying off another 1 percent of its 13,600 staffers worldwide, mainly in the in the media and advertising group. “The personnel changes we are making are part of our ongoing strategy to best position Yahoo! for revenue growth and ...
Juniper Networks Nabs Another Microsoft Exec, Grows Global Management Teams
Juniper Networks recently appointed Emilio Umeoka as its new worldwide channel chief, extending the company’s goals around global expansion. Umeoka transited to Juniper from Microsoft, following a long line of execs leaving the company in favor of Juniper. Umeoka joins Juniper from Microsoft where he served the company as president of Asia Pacific. Umeoka’s new ...
Akamai’s State of the Internet Report Looks at Global Connectivity Trends
Cloud optimizer Akamai released the Akamai State of the Internet Report for Q3, 2010 which reports internet speed statistics based on requests the Akamai network receives. In Q3 over 533 million unique IP addresses from 235 countries/regions, connected to the Akamai network, 20% more than the same quarter a year ago. “Annual growth was strong ...
OpenGate Launches Report Builder for Microsoft Access
Today software and add-in developer OpenGate software announced the release of Report Builder for Microsoft Access, an add-in aim to simplify the creation of complex reports as well as related calculation and custom styles. The advantage of OpenGate’s approach is that it circumvents software licensing fees, taking an open approach to providing cloud services. “OpenGate’s ...