SAN Cheaper than DAS for Most Exchange Installations
SAN is less expensive than DAS for all on premise Microsoft Exchange installations with more than 500 seats, or that are likely to grow above that level, or installations of any size that require…
Lightbox Is the Latest Mobile Photo Acquisition for Facebook as IPO Nears
By Saroj Kar
Facebook has just added another deal to its hasty string of acquisitions, in what may be the last acquisition before the forthcoming IPO. This time it’s a talent hire, bringing in the entire seven-member…
YouSendIt Appoints Brad Garlinghouse as CEO to Bolster Cloud Growth
It can’t be said that YouSendIt hasn’t been remarkably successful in the collaboration space. The popular service has more than 30 million users as of the first quarter of this year, and it counts…
Xeround Integrates MySQL DBaaS with Two Developer Platforms
Traditional database vendor-turned cloud DB service provider Xeround said that it’s making its database-as-a- service for MySQL apps available on two additional platforms. It will be offered in the form of an add-on for…
Go Daddy’s Latest Rebranding Effort: $5M Donation to HIV/AIDS Center
GoDaddy has been shrouded in controversy for shutting down sites that support the Stop Online Piracy Act. They lost a lot of customers when their SOPA support was made public, but was able to…
VDI Showing Signs of Intelligent Life, Says Wikibon Analyst Scott Lowe
“Fortunately, we’re beginning to see signs of intelligent life in the primordial goo that is VDI,” writes Wikibon Analyst Scott Lowe in his latest Alert, “VDI’s Evolution Provides New Opportunities for Deployment.” Lowe reports…
Rdio Redesign Goes Social to Compete with Spotify
Rdio, the ad-free music subscription service, announced the reinvention of their app. Rdio took everything that’s good and redesigned it to be simpler, faster and be more social. What’s new? The new and improved…
How Facebook IPO Affects Its Ad Network: the Need for a Mobile Ecosystem
By Saroj Kar
Facebook plans to raise $10.6 billion in the largest ever Silicon Valley initial public offering (IPO), which is scheduled for May 17. Going public means many changes for any company, and Facebook has spent…
What Do You Think of IT Transformation? [Survey]
Wikibon is inviting IT practitioners to participate in an open survey of the impact of IT transformation. Results of the survey, which will close soon, will inform Wikibon research and analysis. All responses will…
Nokia’s Cheap New Phones Connect to Facebook, Twitter
Today’s mobile news roundup features Nokia’s new cheap offerings, Sony’s launch of the Android Walkman, and more. Nokia unveils cheap mobile phones Nokia unveiled two new mobile phones aimed to lure the younger generation…