Latest Trade Show news
* NEWS FROM LINUXWORLD, BOSTON:
SugarCRM offers full open-source user support, 04/05/06
SugarCRM Inc. Wednesday introduced Sugar Network, a bundle of software, online training and support for users of the open-source version of its CRM (customer relationship management) software.
Portland Project ties together Gnome, KDE, 04/04/06
A community open source effort known as the Portland Project gave the first look Tuesday at software tying together the two major Linux desktop environments, KDE and Gnome. The move should help speed the adoption of the open source operating system on …
Ingres software appliance due out this year, 04/04/06
Ingres plans to release a software appliance combining its database software with the Linux operating system later this year.
Virtualization gaining ground in open source, 04/03/06Open source efforts to make it easier for companies to virtualize data center resources, whether they are Linux- or Windows-based, will be on full display this week at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo in Boston.Microsoft makes Virtual Server 2005 R2 a free download, 04/03/06
Microsoft on Monday said it would remove the price tag from its Virtual Server and begin offering the virtualization technology as a free download to Windows users.
JBoss enhances middleware line, 04/03/06
JBoss on Monday will bolster its open source middleware stack with the release of a JBoss-branded version of a formerly commercial transaction server. The company will also unveil a new business process management software and a rules engine.
* NEWS FROM CTIA:
Vendors aim for mobile ease of use, 04/05/06
Cell phones won’t instantly become simple to use and mobile data services easy to find after the CTIA Wireless trade show in Las Vegas this week, but vendors will demonstrate technologies that are coming this year to solve those problems.
Microsoft pledges DRM investments for mobile, 04/05/06
With ever more songs, pictures and video clips being sent over the airwaves to mobile phones, Microsoft plans to beef up its investment in digital rights management technologies to help protect copyright material, the company said Wednesday on the opening day of CTIA Wireless 2006 in Las Vegas.
* NEWS FROM STORAGE NETWORKING WORLD CONFERENCE:
EMC, Intel partner for low-end SANs, 04/04/06
EMC and Intel are expected to announce Tuesday at Storage Networking World a partnership where Intel will sell EMC’s Clariion AX150 low-end storage array.
Data protection to take center stage, 04/03/06
Vendors at this week’s Storage Networking World conference plan to show off products that go beyond storing data to protecting it and enabling fast recovery.
Microsoft plans all-out assault on NAS market, 04/03/06
Microsoft this week plans to launch an iSCSI initiator that allows servers to perform diskless boots from storage-area networks without expensive and specialized host bus adapter (HBA) network cards.
* NEWS FROM MIT SPAM CONFERENCE:
CAN-SPAM works but needs more muscle, says attorney, 03/31/06
While the federal CAN-SPAM law that was enacted two years ago has allowed prosecutors to put some big-name spammers behind bars, the law has also caused significant headaches for legitimate marketers who are trying to stay compliant, according to one …
* NEWS FROM INFOSEC WORLD:
Security concerns could slow RFID, 04/04/06
RFID will someday revolutionize business, but that won’t occur until serious security issues are resolved.
* UPCOMING TRADE SHOWS (April, May, June):
April 26-28, Las Vegas
April 30 – May 5, Las Vegas
Gartner Symposium ITxpo 2006
May 14-18, San Francisco
May 15-19, San Francisco
May 31 – June 1, San Jose
June 11-16, Boston
June 14-15, San Francisco
June 27-29, New York
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