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Yahoo Tech Enterprise Headlines

  • AMD, Intel Bringing More Cores to More Servers(PC Magazine) (2010-03-16 18:50:12)
    PC Magazine - Tuesday's big chip news was the introduction of Intel's new six-core Xeon 5600 chip, along with new servers based on the chip from Dell, HP, and IBM. While the news itself wasn't surprising, what it will usher in in terms of server performance bears watching.
  • Intel unveils new server chips ahead of AMD(Reuters) (2010-03-16 16:11:08)
    Reuters - Intel Corp released its newest server chips on Tuesday, as it seeks to maintain its dominance over rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc, and prepare for an expected rise in demand.
  • Low-Power Xeon 5600 Boosts Servers, Workstations(NewsFactor) (2010-03-16 15:53:21)
    NewsFactor - Intel rolled out a new range of Xeon processor chips Tuesday that are based on the chipmaker's 32nm logic technology featuring second-generation high-k metal gate transistors. Called the Intel Xeon Processor 5600 series, the new server and workstation devices promise to decrease energy consumption in data-center applications even as they boost processing speeds.
  • IBM Adding Development and Test Offering to Public Cloud(PC World) (2010-03-16 15:00:25)
    PC World - IBM will soon offer software development and testing services through its public cloud, adding to a private cloud option launched in June 2009, the company said Tuesday.
  • Windows Phone 7 Series: Everything You Need to Know(PC World) (2010-03-16 14:49:00)
    PC World - Devices running Windows Phone 7 Series software won't hit store shelves until later this year, but Microsoft recently offered a peek into the upcoming OS at its MIX10 conference for developers and Web designers. The latest version of Microsoft's mobile platform promises to deliver a radical shift, with a new focus on features like social networking, the Web, and gaming.
  • Five Reasons to Embrace Intel Xeon 5600 Processors(PC World) (2010-03-16 14:36:00)
    PC World - Intel unveiled an array of new Xeon 5600 server processors. Like the Core i7 980x desktop processors, the Xeon 5600 chips deliver up to six CPU cores on the more efficient 32nm architecture.
  • Intel's New Xeon 5600 Chips Outperform Predecessors(PC World) (2010-03-16 07:30:17)
    PC World - Intel introduced a line of Xeon server chips that operate up to 60 percent faster than previous server processors, the company said on Tuesday.
  • HP, IBM, Dell Launch Servers With New Intel Chips(PC World) (2010-03-16 07:30:12)
    PC World - Hewlett-Packard, Dell and IBM rolled-out new servers on Tuesday based on Intel's latest Xeon 5600 microprocessors, which promise better performance and power consumption.
  • Twitter in China? In Due Time, Twitter Founder Promises(PC World) (2010-03-16 04:40:11)
    PC World - During a New York panel discussion on social media and digital activism held Monday, Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei secured a promise from Twitter creator Jack Dorsey that his company will offer a Chinese version of its social networking service.
  • Twitter working on Chinese registration page(AP) (2010-03-16 03:18:30)
    AP - Twitter is working on a way to allow Chinese users to sign up to the social networking site in their own language, a co-founder of the site said Monday night, but access to the popular site remains blocked in the country.
  • Venezuela denies plans to censor Internet(Reuters) (2010-03-16 00:03:12)
    Reuters - Venezuela is not planning to censor the Web or to shut down social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook, officials said on Monday, after President Hugo Chavez called for regulation of the Internet.
  • Militant and hate group Internet use grows: report(Reuters) (2010-03-15 18:08:00)
    Reuters - The use of social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube by militant and hate groups grew by almost 20 percent in the past year, a report by the Simon Wiesenthal Center found on Monday.
  • Pegasystems Buys CRM Vendor Chordiant(PC World) (2010-03-15 17:20:16)
    PC World - Pegasystems said Monday it would buy Chordiant for roughly US$161.5 million, adding CRM (customer relationship management) and analytics capabilities to its BPM (business process management) stable of applications. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter.
  • Oracle Loses XML Co-inventor to Google(PC World) (2010-03-15 16:10:14)
    PC World - One ex-Sun Microsystems employee who will not be cashing an Oracle paycheck is XML co-inventor Tim Bray, who has opted instead to work for the Google.
  • Facebook Sets up Office in India(PC World) (2010-03-15 13:00:00)
    PC World - Social networking company Facebook said on Monday that it is setting up an office in Hyderabad in southern India. The new office will have online sales and operations teams, said Don Faul, a director of global online operations at Facebook, in a posting on the official Facebook blog.
  • Ruckus Attacks Enterprise Wi-Fi With Pricing(PC World) (2010-03-15 12:20:22)
    PC World - Ruckus Wireless aims to lower the cost of entry to enterprise IEEE 802.11n Wi-Fi gear with a stepped-down line of access points it is introducing on Monday.
  • Facebook opening operations office in India(AP) (2010-03-15 11:32:22)
    AP - Social networking site Facebook is opening an operations office in India, its first in Asia, to help manage rapid growth in the number of users.
  • IBM Says Rivals Behind Anti-IBM Report in India(PC World) (2010-03-15 08:30:09)
    PC World - IBM has slammed a report critical of the adoption of its mainframes in India, saying the report was driven by IBM competitors and has no credibility.
  • Facebook to open office in southern India(Reuters) (2010-03-15 08:06:46)
    Reuters - Popular social-networking site Facebook will open an office in India, joining a long list of international firms that have looked to tap a skilled workforce that provides support services at relatively cheap wages.
  • Smartphones put the moves on social networking(AFP) (2010-03-14 23:01:45)
    AFP - Mobile social networking ruled on Saturday as the techno-hip at South By South West (SXSW) used location-based services on smartphones to track down everything from panels to parties.
  • Bye bye Bajaj: Sun sets on India's beloved scooter(AP) (2010-03-14 16:03:48)
    AP - It was a purchase to be remembered.
  • RadiSys acquires Pactolus; terms not disclosed(AP) (2010-03-11 21:47:52)
    AP - RadiSys Corp., a maker of servers that support wireless phone networks, said Thursday it acquired privately held Pactolus Communications Software Co. Terms were not disclosed.
  • Microsoft Tries to Lure NetSuite Users With New Deal(PC World) (2010-03-11 19:00:14)
    PC World - Microsoft is offering financial enticements to customers of on-demand ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendor NetSuite to switch over to Microsoft's Dynamics family of business applications.
  • CA Expands Cloud Services with $350M Nimsoft Purchase(NewsFactor) (2010-03-11 16:13:36)
    NewsFactor - IT software behemoth CA has acquired yet another company as it moves to provide its emerging enterprise customers and managed-service providers with cloud-computing support. CA acquired Redwood City, Calif.-based Nimsoft, its fourth acquisition in the cloud-computing space, in a cash purchase valued at $350 million, CA announced Wednesday.
  • MySpace Extends Social Network to Microsoft Outlook(PC World) (2010-03-11 15:27:00)
    PC World - Now under new management, MySpace is looking to reinvent itself and rise like a Phoenix from the ashes. The once dominant social networking site fell from nearly 70 percent of the social networking market, to only 30 percent in less than a year, and was plummeting on the verge of extinction.
  • OTOY, AMD To Ship Remote-Gaming Servers in Q2(PC Magazine) (2010-03-11 15:26:36)
    PC Magazine - OTOY, a remote-gaming rival to OnLive, said Wednesday that the AMD-powered Fusion Render Cloud Servers, upon which its service is built, will come to market sometime in the second quarter of 2010.
  • Gaming Will Drive MySpace, Execs Say(PC Magazine) (2010-03-11 09:53:50)
    PC Magazine - How will MySpace regain its footing in the social networking space? A month after losing Owen Van Natta as chief executive in favor of two co-presidents, the News Corp.-owned site announced Wednesday that its new focus will be on gaming.
  • MySpace Revamps for Revival(PC World) (2010-03-11 04:40:00)
    PC World - As Google takes on the social networking world with Buzz, and Facebook and Twitter bring out location-sharing ala Foursquare, does anybody remember the social networking site that started it all? MySpace has had a tough year -- with employee cuts and CEO resignations -- but the company's new co-presidents are seeking to turn the site around with a new look, a new mantra ("Discover and be discovered"), and believers.
  • US city schools locked down after online threat(AFP) (2010-03-11 01:59:52)
    AFP - A vague threat apparently posted by an Australian on two social networking sites led to the lockdown on Wednesday of all schools in the busy midwestern US city of Minneapolis, officials said.
  • Chambers: How I'll make Cisco into IT's biggest player(InfoWorld) (2010-03-10 23:41:39)
    InfoWorld - By almost any measure, Cisco Systems is the biggest fish in the networking pond.
  • Summary Box: Review of Google's social hub, Buzz(AP) (2010-03-10 22:46:32)
    AP - THE BUZZ: Google's answer to the popularity of social networking. Circles of friends can connect right on Google's Gmail home page.
  • Zeus Botnet Dealt a Blow as ISP Troyak Knocked out(PC World) (2010-03-10 20:50:13)
    PC World - Internet service providers linked to the notorious Zeus botnet have been taken down, knocking out a third of the command-and-control servers that run the network of hacked machines.
  • 3Com gets 3-year networking contract(AP) (2010-03-10 19:07:16)
    AP - Computer networking systems maker 3Com Corp. said Wednesday that it received a three-year contract with the Department of Education and Training in Australia's Northern Territory to supply schools.
  • MySpace Redesign May Be Its Last Gasp(PC Magazine) (2010-03-10 14:02:31)
    PC Magazine - How will MySpace regain its footing in the social networking space? A month after ditching Owen Van Natta as chief executive in favor of two co-presidents, the News Corp.-owned site announced Wednesday that its new focus will be on gaming.
  • Need an Extra Terabyte for Your TiVo? New App Lets You Link to an HP MediaSmart Server(PC World) (2010-03-10 12:06:00)
    PC World - If you’re a TiVo aficionado, you know that there’s no such thing as too much storage. And now you can let your TV show and movie collection spill out of the box, across your home network and into an HP MediaSmart server.
  • IBM, universities target easy-to-use cellphones(Reuters) (2010-03-10 11:31:09)
    Reuters - IBM has started a two-year research program that aims to make cellphones easier to use for groups including the elderly and the illiterate.
  • Google Apps Marketplace Targets Biz Developers(PC Magazine) (2010-03-10 10:11:24)
    PC Magazine - Google has already jumped into the consumer apps marketplace with the Android Market, but it is now tackling the enterprise side with a business applications store.
  • MySpace outlines makeover after exec shake up(AP) (2010-03-10 03:33:15)
    AP - Long-ago lapped by Facebook in popularity and with fast-growing Twitter on its tail, social networking site MySpace is planning a series of updates over the next months that will link its users' posts to those sites more easily and carve out its niche as an entertainment hub more clearly.
  • MySpace readies site overhaul to rekindle growth(Reuters) (2010-03-10 03:26:39)
    Reuters - With shrinking audiences, deep layoffs and two management shake-ups, MySpace, the one-time leader in Internet social networking, has had a rocky year.
  • MySpace outlines makeover after exec shakeup(AP) (2010-03-10 03:05:20)
    AP - Lapped by Facebook in popularity and with fast-growing Twitter on its tail, social networking site MySpace is planning updates it hopes will restore some of its luster.
  • Ex-Sun Chief Dishes Dirt on Gates, Jobs(PC World) (2010-03-10 01:20:13)
    PC World - Don't expect Jonathan Schwartz to go quietly.
  • Facebook Reported Ready To Let Users Share Locations(NewsFactor) (2010-03-09 23:06:42)
    NewsFactor - Facebook may join other Internet companies in offering location-based services. The social-networking site plans to let its users to share their location and see the locations of friends, according to published reports.
  • Sentilla's Energy Management Tool Gets Chargeback Feature(PC World) (2010-03-09 22:20:20)
    PC World - Sentilla has released an update to its data-center energy management tool, which lets IT and facilities staff track the energy usage of servers and other equipment. The latest version is a software-only product that adds a chargeback capability, allowing companies to bill individual business units for the energy they use.
  • Rackspace Hires to Align With MySQL Offshoot(PC World) (2010-03-09 18:00:19)
    PC World - A number of former Sun Microsystems employees who worked on Drizzle, an offshoot of the MySQL open-source database, have ended up at cloud infrastructure provider Rackspace, where they will continue their efforts, developer Jay Pipes wrote in a blog post Monday.
  • Cisco to introduce new heavy-duty Internet router(AP) (2010-03-09 16:43:27)
    AP - Cisco is upgrading one of its biggest pieces of networking hardware, an router that's used to power the most trafficked parts of the Internet backbone.
  • Spigit Adds App to Manage Idea-generating Competitions(PC World) (2010-03-09 14:50:16)
    PC World - Spigit, an enterprise collaboration software vendor focused on idea generation and management, has developed a product for automating contests and competitions involving a company's customers.
  • IBM Will Research Mobile Access for the Aged and Illiterate(PC World) (2010-03-09 12:40:18)
    PC World - IBM is teaming with researchers in academic institutions in Japan and India to explore an open, common user interface for mobile devices that will make them easier for aged or illiterate people around the world to use.
  • IBM makes Earth-friendly plastic from plants(AFP) (2010-03-09 08:18:57)
    AFP - IBM researchers on Tuesday said they have discovered a way to make Earth-friendly plastic from plants that could replace petroleum-based products tough on the environment.
  • IBM, Stanford cite advance in plastic recycling(AP) (2010-03-09 05:02:49)
    AP - When you recycle a plastic bottle, it doesn't necessarily become another plastic bottle.
  • IBM CEO's pay ticked higher to $21.2M in 2009(AP) (2010-03-09 01:00:19)
    AP - The pay package for IBM Corp.'s CEO notched slightly higher in 2009, according to calculations by The Associated Press, as he was rewarded for a year in which the technology company wrung out big profit gains despite a rocky market that clipped sales.