Ten signs from companies that point to an upturn
Some of the more interesting clues about what's ahead for tech many be in the results of companies with a specialized market focus. Here are 10 data points about the most recent third quarter.
Collaboration suite targets possible Windows 7 customers
Apple isn't the only company hijacking Microsoft's Windows 7 launch. IBM and Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux, also announced this week a cloud- and Linux-based collaboration package that they say is cheaper than Microsoft-based alternatives.
Google Apps Trump IBM / Lotus iNotes Lame Offering
Did you notice Google Apps has a new competitor? Didn't think so. You'd think IBM and Lotus could come up with 1) a better product to compete on Google's turf and 2) figure out a way to make a bigger splash. All we have here are lame offerings created by idiot vice presidents and marketed by other idiot vice presidents.
Security convergence equals network security cost savings
Listen to IBM Internet Security Systems' take on network security convergence.
Ten signs from companies that point to an upturn
Security convergence equals network security cost savings
IDC report: Profitability and OSS Support: A Return on Investment Analysis of IBM Tivoli Netcool
Effective Asset Management in an Uncertain Economy
IBM ISS X-Force Threat and Risk Report
Managing the Tidal Wave of Data Tivoli Storage Management
Esther Schindler
If the comments are ugly, the code is ugly
claird
SVG a graphics format for 21st century
pasmith
Take Chrome OS for a test spin
Sandra Henry-Stocker
Solaris Tip: Have Your Files Changed Since Installation?
jfruh
Android fragments vs. the iPhone monolith
mikelgan
What Gizmodo missed about the Pro WX Wireless USB disk drive
Sidekick: The Good News & the Bad News
Either way you look at it Microsoft Data Center management did not follow standards or best practices in this failure. In which case it makes me wonder more about the outsourcing of corporate data much less personal data.
- mburton325
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