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Will Sun Pull MySQL's Teeth?
That's the feeling former MySQL shareholder and strategy adviser (and NoSoftwarePatents.com prime mover) Florian Muller has about Oracle's new peace offering to the European Union over MySQL. It isn't about giving MySQL real autonomy, but putting it in a whole new cage.
Alexander Wolfe
Intel Floats Cloud Computing On A Chip
InformationWeek readers were the first to learn about Intel’s efforts to pack a data center onto a single chip, via my recent interview with Intel chief technology officer Justin Rattner. (See Intel CTO Envisions On-Chip Data Centers.) Now, the chip behemoth has taken things one step further, formally announcing its single-chip cloud research project.
Ed Hansberry
Why Did Microsoft Give Up On WinMo 6.5?
Windows Mobile 6.1 had been getting a bit long in the tooth. Not much had changed from the user's view since 2005 when WinMo 5 launched. WinMo 7 is what people are waiting for, but in the mean time, Microsoft released an update to the platform that had the most radical changes since WinMo 5 was released without the desktop style menu system. Microsoft appeared to give up on 6.5 even before it launched.
Fredric Paul
Comcast-NBC Deal Highlights Net Neutrality Issue
What does it mean when the nation's largest Internet Service Provider, like Comcast, buys one of the biggest content creators in the world, like NBC? For one thing, it means the already contentious issue of Net Neutrality is about to get even more heated. Hopefully, it will galvanize the FCC to create and implement Net Neutrality rules that protect the interests of other companies doing business on the Internet.
Thomas Claburn
IDC Predictions Fail To Surprise
Business advisory service IDC issued a series of predictions for 2010 on Thursday and managed to say nothing at all that's surprising.
Nicole Ferraro
EFF Sues Feds Over Social Surveillance
The Electronic Frontier Foundation sues the government for not disclosing its social media surveillance policies
Tracey Hughes
HPC Joins the Dummy Revolution?
We've been trying to figure out exactly what the attraction is. What is it that causes someone to be drawn to a book that explicitly states that it's for dummies? Is it the yellow and black motif? Maybe because 'dummy' rhymes with 'yummy'? What exactly causes someone to reach for a book entitled 'X for Dummies'?
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Symplified Offers Federated ID For Cloud
The SinglePoint system can be used to manage a user's identity across multiple cloud applications such as the Salesforce.com suite.
Acer Ranked Second In Global PC Market
Acer bumps Dell from the number-two slot in units shipped, as Acer's shipments are increasing and Dell's falling, according to market researchers iSuppli.
Microsoft Warns Piracy Surge Brings Malware
Amid rising complaints about infected counterfeit software, Microsoft is redoubling its anti-piracy work.
Lenovo Offers AT&T Tech Support With PCs
The companies are courting SMBs with the PC and IT support bundle.
Google Accelerates Internet With Public DNS Service
By taking on Internet traffic direction, Google aims to make the Internet more responsive while also deepening its access to valuable traffic data.
TeleCommunication Systems To Acquire Navigation Firm
The $170 million purchase of Networks In Motion will enable TeleCommunication Systems to capitalize on the fast-growing location-based services market.
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Global CIO: Outsourcer HCL To Cut Insurer's Costs By $150 Million
HCL is taking on an end-to-end chain of processes in a deal valued at $200 million that blends IT infrastructure and services with deep business processes and more.
Robert L. Otto
Government CIOs Must Focus On Results, Not Data Centers
Data center proliferation entails unacceptable cost and risk, says the former CIO of the U.S. Postal Service. With cloud computing as an option, it's time to pursue a more sustainable strategy.
Rob Preston
Down To Business: How Indian CIOs Stack Up
IBM thinks they're more progressive than CIOs elsewhere in the world, given their emphasis on innovation, customers, and other strategic matters.
Art Wittmann
Practical Analysis: Smartphones -- Passion To Profit And Productivity
Mobile apps are hard to support, they're a new development discipline, and they have a squishy ROI--but they can't be ignored.
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: Intel CTO Envisions On-Chip Data Centers
Justin Rattner, chief technology officer at the chip giant, talks about the explosion of multicore processing, bringing security to cloud computing, and processor-based networking.
Fritz Nelson
Full Nelson: Video: San Francisco Goes Open, Transparent
An interview with the city's mayor and IT principals about DataSF.org and its groundbreaking applications
Chris Murphy
Global CIO: Fear Of Facebook For The Enterprise
Enterprise social networking, at its worst, looks like another way to get buried in data.
Brian Gillooly
Global CIO: Building A Brand Takes IT Flexibility
There are fundamental differences in how marketing and IT see their roles, and the world. And it's bad for a company's brand when the CIO and marketing execs don't get along.
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