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Google Voice May Offer Actual Voice Calls
Right now, Google Voice's primary function is to provide call-forwarding and message transcription services. That may change, however, with the reported purchase of Gizmo5 by Google.
John Foley
Windows 7, U.S.A.
Having made its case for Windows 7 in the business and consumer markets, Microsoft is taking its pitch to the nation's capital. Which raises a question: Would the U.S. government do a better job of running the country using Microsoft's new operating system?
George Hulme
Despite Security Concerns, Social Networks Soar
Security firm Palo Alto Networks peeked at the application use of more than 200 organizations around the globe, and found social networking growth on corporate networks is on fire. Will security concerns be the extinguisher? Don't count on it.
Serdar Yegulalp
A Litl Redux
After my Thursday column about the litl, readers pointed my attention to a blog post where the folks at litl (all lowercase) further defended their reasons for its rather top-heavy $700 price point. I went in expecting some real meat for discussion. I came away with a nearly empty plate.
Paul McDougall
Next For India? Business Analytics
Accenture is adding 8,000 positions to its Indian operations, a move that will push the outsourcer's total headcount on the subcontinent to about 50,000. Many of the new employees will work on business analytics tools. Last week, IBM opened a biz analytics lab in the country. Smell a trend yet?
Nicole Ferraro
Ft. Hood & the Value (or Lack Thereof) of Citizen Journalism
Before details were released to the press, a soldier at the Fort Hood scene posted inaccurate information on Twitter, demonstrating the flaws of 'citizen journalism'
Stephen Blair-chappell
Sequential Programming: Like Eating Peas with a Straw.
Before the era of multicore chips, performance gains in CPUs was achieved by a combination of ever increasing speed and architectural enhancements. This resulted in more and more power being consumed by the processor -- a situation that could not continue forever.
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RIM, Adobe Team For BlackBerry Development
The partnership will simplify the creation and delivery of rich content and apps to BlackBerry smartphones.
Hadoop Crunches Web-Sized Data
To parse large volumes of data from Web servers, Yahoo and others turn to Hadoop's open source cloud-based analysis system.
Microsoft Acquires SourceGear's Teamprise Unit
Buyout gives software maker a suite of tools for cross-platform development in Visual Studio.
Gartner Downgrades SaaS Forecast
Software-as-a-service revenue is projected to rise 17.7% in 2009, fueled by growth in CRM and office suites.
Google To Acquire AdMob
With Android adoption about to "explode," Google is betting on mobile advertising.
RIM Boosts BlackBerry Developer Tools
The company launched a host of APIs that could lead to richer BlackBerry applications.
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Global CIO: Cloud Computing's New Name: Who Will Win $100 Million?
HP, IBM, and Oracle say , "cloud computing" is a bad name, so we're asking you to come up with a new names. You might (hah!) win $100,000,000.
Rob Preston
Down To Business: How Do You Define Prosperity?
In its measure of the "wealth and well being" of 104 countries, a U.K. think tank provides ample food for thought as we consider the attributes that truly matter in this connected global economy.
Art Wittmann
Practical Analysis: The Fastest-Growing Security Threat
SQL injections, more than any other exploit, can land your company in trouble. So why aren't you worried about them?
John Foley
Government Technologist: Vivek Kundra's Data Center Problem
The number of data centers belonging to the U.S. government has more than doubled in the past 10 years. Can Federal CIO Vivek Kundra put a stop to the trend?
Alexander Wolfe
Wolfe's Den: HP Revs Data Center Strategy, Stabbing At Cisco
Hewlett-Packard has fired back at Cisco in the increasingly contentious race to field an overarching data-center strategy, which will enable enterprises to rein in the complexity of sprawling networks and rampant virtualization.
Fritz Nelson
Full Nelson: A Web Presence Needs Sizzle, For Shizzle
Customer engagement is the future of the Web. For the bold and the willing, successful ideas are there for the trying -- just don't try too hard.
Chris Murphy
Global CIO: Capgemini Takes On The Plague Of Bad Requirements
It's embracing visualization from iRise as part of a move to get requirements right early
Craig Mathias
Mathias On Mobility: Wi-Fi Continues Its Advance
The recent finalization of the IEEE 802.11n standard spotlights the fact that wireless has move up to the esteemed position of primary access for, well, almost everyone today.
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