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10 must-see iPhone apps, 08/06/07: Back in June, Apple’s decision to limit third-party access to the iPhone to just Web-based applications–at least, for the time being — left some developers feeling shut out of what figured to be a very popular mobile device. But software makers love a good challenge. And once the iPhone came out, any ambivalence developers felt about having to build Web-based applications soon gave way to a wave of programs geared toward Apple’s smart phone.
Microsoft’s Silverlight makes major league debut, 08/07/07: The first major deployment of Microsoft’s Silverlight technology went live Tuesday, with the Web site for Major League Baseball using version 1.0 of the browser for interactive video content.
OSA debuts interoperability prototype, 08/07/07: The Open Solutions Alliance (OSA), a consortium of nonprofit vendors, made good on its April promise to deliver a prototype demonstrating interoperability between open source and proprietary business applications in time for LinuxWorld this week.
Proofpoint jumps into security services fray, 08/07/07: Joining the trend of providing security technology as a service, Proofpoint on Tuesday announced a hosted version of its messaging-security offering.
F5 Networks to acquire Acopia Networks, 08/06/07: F5 Networks announced Monday that it will acquire Acopia Networks for $210 million in cash to bolster its application delivery product portfolio.
Q&A: Amazon CTO Werner Vogels: Even Amazon is surprised by the innovative ways companies are using its storage, computing and other infrastructure services.
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