News Analysis: As much as Microsoft would like security problems to just go away, they won’t. The chances of Microsoft eliminating most of the software flaws that invite new attacks are slim to nil
Despite the hype around it, Ciscos powerful CRS-3 router is a significant step in meeting the rapidly growing demand for bandwidth driven by video, cloud computing and mobility, according to analysts. However, officials with Ciscos closest rival, Juniper, are less than impressed
CA is continuing its aggressive push to build up its cloud computing capabilities through acquisitions with the announcement that it plans to buy Nimsoft for $350 million. Nimsoft joins other acquisitions, including Cassatt, NetQoS, Oblicore and 3Tera, aimed at growing CAs cloud comput-ing portfolio.
There will be an uptick in IT spending in 2010, but those budgets that do grow will increase by only 1 to 5 percent, according to Ovum. The bulk of CIOs in an Ovum survey said they expect their budgets to remain flat after the recession-ravaged 2009. – Dont expect IT spending to increase too much in 2010, according to research firm Ovum.
LGs intention to be a top-two smartphone contender by 2012 appears to largely involve Google. Reportedly, half the phones it plans to release this year will run Android, and LG could benefit, too, from Googles new enterprise-geared Apps Marketplace
Facebook is expected to enable location sharing in its users’ News Feeds, a move that could automatically make the social network the dominant platform for location-based Web services.
SOS expands functionality of its Universal Backup solution, including unlimited versioning and archiving and global roaming access. – Cloud storage provider SOS Online Backup announced enhancements to SOS Universal Backup with LiveProtect, which helps enable small to medium-size businesses to back up data across multiple destinations at multiple times.
Google March 9 launched the Google Apps Marketplace, an online store selling enterprises business applications that integrate with and extend Google Apps. This will provide third-party software developers, such as Appirio, Intuit, Atlassian and others, a larger cloud computing channel into which to sell their applications. The Google Apps Marketplace will also challenge Salesforce.com, which has spent the last decade-plus fomenting its Force.com and AppExchange platforms.
Google March 9 launched the Google Apps Marketplace, an online store selling enterprises business applications that integrate with and extend Google Apps. This will provide third-party software developers, such as Appirio, Intuit, Atlassian and others, a larger cloud computing channel into which to sell their applications. The Google Apps Marketplace will also challenge Salesforce.com, which has spent the last decade-plus fomenting its Force.com and AppExchange platforms.
Hewlett-Packard suggested that its upcoming slate PC boasts one clear advantage over Apple’s iPad by supporting Adobe Flash, an HP executive suggested in a corporate blog posting.
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