HP Takes Two Nokia Executives, Growing Palm Projects
Ari Jaaksi leaves Nokia for Palm, so does Victoria Coleman from Samsung
The Origins of Hadoop
Doug Cutting of Cloudera joins SiliconAngle’s John Furrier and Wikibon’s Dave Vellante at Hadoop World 2010. Doug brought with him Hadoop, his son’s elephant doll and the inspiration for the Hadoop name, and he…
Hadoop 101 with Mike Olson
Occasionally in the midst of our voluminous coverage of events, the basics often get “lost in the shuffle,” as it were. With that in mind, unless you watched every single minute of our Hadoop…
Seagate Going Private – Did They Miss The Solid State Market For Storage
By John Furrier
According to Reuters report today, Seagate Technology said that it was approached by another company interested in taking it private. On the going private news Seagate shares surged over 20 percent. Here is a…
Sugar Inc. Acquires MyPerfectSale, Building International Empire
By Kyt Dotson
Looks like the family of women’s online media is about to get a little smarter, Sugar Inc. has bought MyPerfectSale. Sugar Inc. is a leading international online media company—emphasis on the international when it…
Eventbrite Releases a Report on the Impact of Social Networking on eCommerce
By Kyt Dotson
Eventbrite has released a report based on how engagement with social networks drives eCommerce. The report provides a quantification for a great deal of data. They’re also in an excellent position to collect this…
Google Revenue Increases 32%, Exceeding Wall Street Expectations
Google’s shares have come in higher than expected, with a net income increase of 32% for the third quarter. That’s a jump to $2.17 billion, with shares increasing $6.72 from this time last year.…
Google Is The Next Google – Google Announces Quarter Earnings – Very Impressive Results
By John Furrier
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2010. “Google had an excellent quarter,” said Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google. “Our core business grew very well, and our…
FCC Pushing Bill Shock Propsal. Can Customer Service be Regulated, and Can the Cloud Help?
The Federal Communications Commission has unveiled the details behind its Bill Shock Proposal, one that would force wireless providers to alert customers when they’re approaching limits on voice, text and data usage. The proposal…
The Dallas Cowboys Build Success on a Virtualized Environment
“When we moved to the new stadium, we wanted to do more with technology to create the optimal fan experience,” says Bill Haggard, director of enterprise infrastructure for the Dallas Cowboys. In the old…