Latest network applications news.
Sprint, Microsoft to offer location-based search, 09/18/07: Starting on Tuesday, when Sprint Nextel customers use the search bar in their phone browsers the results will automatically incorporate the users’ location. Some customers will also be able to use voice commands to conduct searches.
Google adds presentations app to hosted suite, 09/18/07: Google plans to add a presentations application to its Web applications suite on Tuesday, delivering on a promise made in April. The suite, until now known as Docs & Spreadsheets, will also be renamed Google Docs on Monday.
Powerset seeks help online for natural search, 09/18/07: Powerset, a startup building a search engine that understands ideas rather than just words, has opened an online lab to tap into the brainpower of a limited number of humans.
It’s not your user’s job: “Why Software Sucks” author, David Platt, writes: “Almost all of today’s web sites require the user to format input data in specific ways. This formatting is not the user’s job, it is the computer’s job. The digits in the credit card are separated by spaces precisely because humans find it easier to deal with numbers in smaller blocks.” Post a comment to David’s blog and let him know your opinion, and enter to win a free copy of “Why Software Sucks … And What You Can Do About It”.
Barracuda announces purchase of NetContinuum, 09/17/07: Security appliance maker Barracuda buys NetContinuum, looking to bolster Web application protection.
10 IT management software companies to watch, 09/12/07: Management technology is an IT staple — but not a static one. New players are continually emerging to challenge the old guard and provide help for systems and network managers dealing with such issues as virtualization, enhanced user mobility and sophisticated security threats.
10 IT management companies still worth watching, 09/12/07: About a year ago, Network World shined its spotlight on 10 IT management companies poised to challenge industry veterans. The newcomers took on network, systems, applications, security and more. Here’s a brief look at what these companies have done for you lately.
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