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Yahoo Tech Enterprise Headlines

  • IBM Code Unfetters Virtual Workloads(PC World) (2010-09-03 21:40:12)
    PC World - Some of the first fruits of a European Union-funded project led by IBM are making their way into the field of cloud computing, in the form of a virtual machine migration technology.
  • Where Will Apple's A4 Chip Go Next?(PC World) (2010-09-03 20:20:14)
    PC World - Apple's internally developed A4 chip could be implemented in new devices such as low-power servers, TVs or even communications or entertainment boxes, if the company tries to expand the chip's footprint, analysts said.
  • Accenture, Cisco and Sun Still Face Kickbacks Charges(PC World) (2010-09-03 15:20:20)
    PC World - After recent settlements by Hewlett-Packard and EMC in a long-standing government contracting fraud case, three major IT and consulting companies are still embroiled in lawsuits brought by two former insiders.
  • Disk Storage Still Bouncing Back, IDC Says(PC World) (2010-09-03 04:20:08)
    PC World - The market for enterprise disk storage systems grew strongly in the second quarter, continuing to recover from a slump brought on by the economic slowdown of 2008 and 2009, research company IDC said on Friday.
  • NASA Plans to Visit the Sun(Mashable) (2010-09-03 03:26:17)
    Mashable - If you've seen Danny Boyle's movie Sunshine, you may be a little disappointed: NASA's mission to visit the Earth's Sun won't include sending people up there. But it will be sending a spacecraft into the Sun's atmosphere, approximately four million miles from its surface. The project, called Solar Probe Plus, is slated to launch sometime before 2018.
  • Dell's enterprise challenge remains after 3Par(AP) (2010-09-02 22:28:42)
    AP - Dell Inc. doesn't have to start over in its quest to become a significant purveyor of technology for businesses after losing a multibillion dollar bidding contest for an obscure data-storage maker.
  • Tandberg Announces Data Protection Appliance for SMBs(PC Magazine) (2010-09-02 17:07:24)
    PC Magazine - Tandberg Data now offers several enterprise-level network-attached data protection devices for the SMB.
  • Onapsis to Release ERP Vulnerability Testing Suite(PC World) (2010-09-02 16:10:12)
    PC World - An information security company will soon release a tool that will allow companies to test their ERP (enterprise resource planning) software for security threats.
  • With Dell Out, 3PAR and HP Will Rule Enterprise Storage(PC Magazine) (2010-09-02 14:04:44)
    PC Magazine - Now that Dell is out, HP's acquisition of 3PAR for $2.4 billion will make HP a force to be reckoned with in the enterprise storage space.
  • Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown(AP) (2010-09-02 12:13:52)
    AP - India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications — not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion — to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users' data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype.
  • Plastics company cancels job creation contract(AP) (2010-09-01 21:02:22)
    AP - A plastics compounding company operating in eastern Texas has canceled its state job creation contract, joining other businesses that have quit or changed their pacts under the Texas Enterprise Fund.
  • Zulu plugin for FileMaker merges databases with iCal(Macworld.com) (2010-09-01 21:00:00)
    Macworld.com - SeedCode has announced the Zulu iCal Server plugin for FileMaker Pro Server databases. FileMaker offers internal date-handling, but before now, databases that implement a calendaring solution have typically had to use FileMaker scripting and AppleScript in order to export this information to an iCal calendar. Zulu bypasses that by making the live data in a multiuser FileMaker database available directly in iCal.
  • India tells Google, Skype to set up local servers(AFP) (2010-09-01 17:00:00)
    AFP - India told Google and Skype on Wednesday that they must set up servers in the country to allow law enforcers to screen traffic, as it widened its security offensive on Internet communications firms.
  • Salesforce.com Rolls out Contact-data Service(PC World) (2010-09-01 15:40:09)
    PC World - Salesforce.com rolled out a new service on Wednesday that integrates business-contact information with its own CRM (customer relationship management) application and Chatter collaboration software.
  • How to Watch Apple's Streaming Music Event on Your PC(PC World) (2010-09-01 14:47:00)
    PC World - Apple's music-centric event today promises to bring new iPods, an iTV update, and perhaps a new video streaming service. To capitalize on streaming online video's popularity, Apple will be broadcasting the event live to test its new server farm -- but only on Apple products. So if you have these specs:
  • India says will ask Google and Skype for data access(Reuters) (2010-09-01 13:12:16)
    Reuters - India on Wednesday launched a clampdown on major Internet communications firms, including Google and Skype, and began accessing some BlackBerry traffic in a campaign driven by security fears.
  • India wants Google, Skype to set up local servers(AFP) (2010-09-01 12:10:11)
    AFP - India's government on Wednesday said BlackBerry, Google, Skype and other communications providers must set up servers in the country to allow security forces to intercept Internet data.
  • India says will ask Google and Skype to give data access(Reuters) (2010-09-01 11:47:07)
    Reuters - India will send notices to Google and Skype asking them to set up servers in the country and give access to its internet data, a top home ministry official said on Wednesday.
  • Salesforce and Jigsaw Help Keep Business Data Up-to-Date in Real-Time(Mashable) (2010-09-01 11:40:53)
    Mashable - Enterprise cloud computing company Salesforce.com is introducing the newest component to its platform, Jigsaw for Salesforce CRM.
  • Complex SAP Project Expected to Succeed(PC World) (2010-08-31 20:50:10)
    PC World - SAP customer Airgas said Tuesday that its "highly customized" implementation of the vendor's ERP (enterprise resource planning) software is looking like a major success.
  • Verizon Uses VMware for Enterprise Cloud Service(PC World) (2010-08-31 20:00:21)
    PC World - Verizon Business is tapping into the popularity of VMware technology with a cloud computing service designed to let customers easily move workloads between their own infrastructure and Verizon's cloud.
  • Xsigo Gives Ethernet a Path Into Converged I/O(PC World) (2010-08-31 19:20:21)
    PC World - I/O virtualization vendor Xsigo Systems is tapping into the most ubiquitous network connections around, offering an appliance that lets enterprises carve many virtual links out of the Gigabit Ethernet or 10-Gigabit Ethernet port built into a server.
  • Oracle's Suit Against Android Could Split Open Source(NewsFactor) (2010-08-30 21:00:06)
    NewsFactor - Oracle's suit against Google for the use of Java in its Android portable operating system continues to reverberate through the open-source movement. In the newest development, Google has declined to participate in the upcoming JavaOne conference, an event formerly hosted by Java creator Sun Microsystems and now run by Sun's new owner, Oracle.
  • BlackBerry maker wins reprieve on India shutdown(Reuters) (2010-08-30 19:40:39)
    Reuters - Research In Motion will give India access to secure BlackBerry data beginning September 1, a government source said on Monday, leading New Delhi to put off a decision on whether to shut down the smartphone.
  • IBM completes acquisition of Storwize(AFP) (2010-08-30 19:04:12)
    AFP - US computer giant IBM said Monday it has completed its acquisition of data storage company Storwize.
  • BlackBerry offers India solutions, wins reprieve(Reuters) (2010-08-30 16:34:39)
    Reuters - BlackBerry maker Research in Motion will give India access to secure data from Sept 1, a government source said on Monday, as the country looked to push RIM, Google and Skype to set up servers in India amid security concerns.
  • Red Hat Board Gets Military Leadership(PC World) (2010-08-30 15:50:07)
    PC World - The managing board of enterprise open-source software company Red Hat has elected a retired U.S. Army officer, General Henry Hugh Shelton, to serve as chairman, the company announced Monday. Shelton takes the place of Matthew Szulik, who was the former CEO of Red Hat.
  • BlackBerry to offer India access: govt source(Reuters) (2010-08-30 15:16:33)
    Reuters - BlackBerry maker Research in Motion will give the Indian government access to encrypted data from September 1, while the Indian home ministry wants BlackBerry, Google and Skype to set up servers in India, a government source familiar with the matter said Monday.
  • Nokia Setting up Enterprise Mail Servers in India(PC World) (2010-08-30 13:20:10)
    PC World - Nokia will set up servers in India by November for its push e-mail service in the country to comply with government regulations, the company said Monday.
  • India Gives BlackBerries a 60-Day Reprieve(Digital Trends) (2010-08-30 10:13:51)
    Digital Trends - India’s Ministry of Home Affairs has delayed a ban on BlackBerry services for at least 60 days while the Department of Telecommunications evaluates whether India’s security concerns about the encrypted communications services can be allayed by routing traffic through BlackBerry servers located in India, rather than in overseas data centers.
  • It's Not Over: HP Ups the Ante for 3PAR To $2 Billion(NewsFactor) (2010-08-27 18:13:06)
    NewsFactor - Hewlett-Packard submitted a $2 billion offer for 3PAR on Friday morning, topping Dell's latest $1.8 billion bid for the storage technology provider. Formed in 1999 by a group of server-cluster engineers from Sun Microsystems, 3PAR offers technologies that enable enterprises to service a wide range of applications concurrently from multiple on-premise servers, virtual cloud servers, or hybrid systems that combine on-premise and off-premise elements.
  • Purdue App Slows Servers When Cooling Fails(PC World) (2010-08-27 17:00:19)
    PC World - While chip manufacturers continue to make their processors ever more powerful, at least one customer has found it useful to slow these chips down, at least long enough to keep them running when the data center air conditioning falters.
  • HP buys database software firm(Investor's Business Daily) (2010-08-26 22:52:00)
    Investor's Business Daily - The tech giant bought Stratavia, a private database software maker focused on cloud computing. Hewlett-Packard didn't disclose the financial terms. Stratavia helps automate databases so servers are easier to maintain. HP has been a serial acquirer, and currently it's in a bidding war with Dell (NMS:DELL) for the data storage firm 3Par (AMEX:PAR.a - News).
  • HP Antes Up, Raises Dell in 3PAR Bidding War(PC Magazine) (2010-08-26 18:25:06)
    PC Magazine - The bidding war for enterprise storage vendor 3PAR continued Thursday afternoon, with HP increasing its bid to $1.8 billion, $200 million more than an offer rival Dell had made earlier that day.
  • Security Threats Reach Record Levels, IBM Reports(NewsFactor) (2010-08-26 18:18:31)
    NewsFactor - Security vulnerabilities reached record levels in the first half of 2010, according to a new report from IBM. Released Wednesday, the company's X-Force 2010 Mid-Year Trend and Risk Report documented more than 4,396 new vulnerabilities so far this year, an increase of 36 percent over the same period in 2009.
  • Dell Raises Bid for 3PAR to $1.6 Billion(PC Magazine) (2010-08-26 14:25:32)
    PC Magazine - Just a few days after Hewlett-Packard made a rival $24-per-share bid for enterprise storage maker 3PAR, Dell, the original suitor, upped the ante to $24.30 per share, a bid worth $1.6 billion. 3PAR has accepted, but the approval isn't final.