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  • Why Chrome OS will fail -- big time
    A lack of flexibility will doom Google's latest ego trip to the dustbin of history
  • Google goes for speed, security in Chrome OS
    Google released its Chrome operating system to the open-source community on Thursday and said it has designed the netbook OS to be faster, simpler and more secure than existing ones.
  • BMC takes service desk to the cloud via Salesforce.com
    BMC and Salesforce.com partner to deliver BMC's Service Desk Express on Force.com platform.
  • Google's Chrome May Shift the OS Landscape
    Google is hosting an event today to offer the first official glimpse at the Chrome operating system. Chrome has ignited enthusiasm in an operating system market that has been largely stagnant for years. Google may succeed in shaking things up a bit.
  • Salesforce.com announces 'Chatter' social-networking app
    Salesforce.com opened up its annual Dreamforce conference on Wednesday by previewing Salesforce Chatter, a social-networking application the vendor dubbed a "Facebook for the Enterprise."
  • Five Expectations for Google's Chrome OS Event
    Google will finally take the wrapper off its highly-anticipated Chrome operating system during a presentation at Google HQ on Thursday. The event will include a complete overview of the product featuring a Chrome OS demonstration and Q&A session. Sundar Pichai, Google's vice president of product management and Matthew Papakipos, Google engineering director for Google Chrome OS, will speak at the event, according to TechCrunch.
  • A quiet Palm releases WebOS update
    New update expands e-mail and messaging capabilities
  • Will Windows 7 drive client management software adoption?
    Forrester Research survey data shows that Microsoft currently leads in client management software among those polled, and the vendor’s latest operating system could continue to drive adoption.
  • Microsoft cuts Mac Office prices up to $50
    Microsoft has cut the price of Office 2008 for the Mac by between $20 and $50 as part of its annual holiday sale.
  • Microsoft adds access controls for SQL Azure online database
    Microsoft Corp. is creating technology to give businesses more fine-grained control over access to data stored in the company's upcoming SQL Azure database-as-a-service, a senior engineer said Tuesday.
  • Google to provide update on Chrome OS
    Google is getting ready to shed a little more light on its Chrome OS this week.
  • Google offers templates for Sites project collaboration app
    Google Sites, the wiki-based hosted application for building group Web sites, is gaining its first wave of templates with a set for workplaces and a set for personal use.
  • Google's Go is promising, but still in diapers
    Google's Go could improve on existing programming languages by simplifying development without sacrificing application performance, but it will likely take years for Go to attain an established position that will allow it to have a noticeable impact.
  • Adobe laying off 680 staff to cut costs
    Adobe Systems will lay off 680 staff, or 9 percent of its workforce, in its latest move to cut costs, the company confirmed Tuesday.
  • Acadia, Cisco, EMC, VMware data center cloud unveiled
    Cisco, EMC and VMware last week unveiled the much rumored joint venture to sell their products to companies wanting to build internal clouds. Called Acadia (for who knows what reason), the joint venture is a collaboration between the three companies that will launch in 2010 and sell what they call vBlocks, pre-configured packages of Cisco UCS blade servers, EMC storage gear, VMware virtualization software and EMC Ionix management software.
  • Acadia, Cisco, EMC, VMware data center cloud unveiled
    Cisco, EMC and VMware last week unveiled the much rumored joint venture to sell their products to companies wanting to build internal clouds. Called Acadia (for who knows what reason), the joint venture is a collaboration between the three companies that will launch in 2010 and sell what they call vBlocks, pre-configured packages of Cisco UCS blade servers, EMC storage gear, VMware virtualization software and EMC Ionix management software.
  • Microsoft makes case for upgrade to Exchange 2010
    Microsoft is emphasizing the potentially money-saving features of Exchange 2010, the latest revamp of its e-mail application officially released Monday at its TechEd European customer conference in Berlin.
  • Cisco doubles down on collaboration with 61 new products
    Cisco Systems Inc. massively expanded its portfolio of collaboration technologies today, announcing 61 products, including a corporate-grade hosted e-mail system and a social networking application.
  • Data center start-up offers energy saving software
    A data center start-up is exiting stealth mode with technology that reduces power and cooling costs by analyzing the energy consumption of IT equipment and applications.
  • Eich: JavaScript getting faster, could displace Flash
    JavaScript's founder claims JavaScript has displaced Java as a Web client, outlines projected enhancements
  • Microsoft rivals, trade groups want browser offer changed
    Microsoft's antitrust settlement offer to the European Commission needs minor, often cosmetic changes in order to restore fair competition to the market for Internet browsers, said some of the software giant's main rivals Thursday.
  • Steve Ballmer wants to shout at his TV
    If Bill Gates is hoping for a quiet retirement he may find it interrupted by technology.
  • Windows 7 seeing 'fantastic' sales in Japan, says Ballmer
    Initial sales of Windows 7, Microsoft's newest operating system, were "fantastic" in Japan and helped spur PC sales in the country, CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday.
  • Advice to beginners
    The assigned topic was how students could best work effectively in software development groups. With the instructor's agreement, I decided to discuss some beliefs, attitudes and behavior that can help students entering the workforce for the first time as interns or new employees make the best of their opportunities.
  • Advice to beginners
    The assigned topic was how students could best work effectively in software development groups. With the instructor's agreement, I decided to discuss some beliefs, attitudes and behavior that can help students entering the workforce for the first time as interns or new employees make the best of their opportunities.

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