Coyote Point Systems aims to help administrators increase ROI by delivering load balancing appliances that work with virtualization technologies, in particular, VMware’s vSphere. What’s more, Coyote Point offers a new approach to load balancing by shifting traffic shaping from basic Layer 4 algorithms to Layer 7 application-aware calculations.
Microsoft will be asked by representatives from seven smaller Web browser-makers to alter its Web browser choice screen, which was designed to sidestep European antitrust concerns over bundling Internet Explorer with Windows by offering users an automatically downloaded window with several browser options. A report from a March 8 meeting suggests that the European Commission, the EU’s antitrust body, encouraged the smaller browsers to engage with Microsoft over the issue. While Microsoft has already introduced more randomization into the placement of the larger browsers on the ballot screen, these smaller companies want changes that will give their products a better chance at front-and-center positioning
Google’s addition of biking directions and bike trail data to Google Maps March 9 is one more example of the search engine giant’s increased emphasis on connecting users to information.
At the Game Developers Conference, Intel showed off its Core i7-980X Extreme Edition, the chip makers first six-core CPU for consumers. Codenamed “Gulftown,” the Core i7-980X comes with more cores and computing threads, and a larger L3 cache, than the current i7-975, and all at the same price.
Motorola was the most used handset during a three-month period ending in January, according to a new report from comScore. Among smartphone users, RIM dominated, Google gained share, and Microsoft lost out. – Motorola is the leading handset manufacturer in the United States, while BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion leads the smartphone space, according to market research firm comScore
Dice has assembled a working list of technology certifications that are in demand right now in 2010.
The T-Mobile webConnect Rocket USB Laptop Stick, arriving March 14, will offer access to T-Mobiles super-fast HSPA+ network which is only available in Philadelphia right now. T-Mobile is expected to roll out more deployments during the next few months.
Gaming moves further into the cloud as OnLive announces a cloud-based gaming service with support from publishing heavyweights like Electronic Arts (EA), THQ and Ubisoft. – As more companies become comfortable moving their businesses into cloud-based services, consumers are also waking up to the idea that cloud-based storage (and entertainment) is a safe and practical alternative. With this in mind, OnLive, a deliverer of on-demand, instant-play video games, announ…
The ThinkPad W701ds is loaded with connectors and a Wacom digitizer tablet to handle heavy-weight creative and scientific applications on location. The top-of-the-line Lenovo mobile workstation now comes with Intel Core i7 chips.
Motorola March 10 said it has chosen Microsoft Bing search and maps to run on Google Android-based smartphones in China this year. The deal will manifest in the first quarter as a pre-loaded Bing bookmark and a new search widget with Bing, all running in the mobile browser of forthcoming Android-based gadgets in China. While the move comes as Google is mulling whether to pull out of China, Motorola has been busy picking other search partners for Android devices, including Bing, Baidu and Yahoo.
Hi there and welcome to my little space on the web. I am Ben and actually I live in Rome, as many says The Eternal City. I like to write on a variety of topics, especially local events where I am able to jump in and participate. I prefer to write as a participant, not as a bystander so I will frequently attend local events and will write about. If not me directly, then someone from our team or whoever else is in attendance.
