The bMighty ANTenna -- May 2008 Archive

FCC May Require Free Broadband Access -- Friday, May 30, 2008

The Federal Communications Commission may make the provision of free wireless high-speed Internet service a reqirement for winners of its upcoming auction of unused spectrum.

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Source(s): Associated Press via SiliconValley.com

Google May Open Android Application Store -- Friday, May 30, 2008

Speaking at the Google I/O Developer Conference, Android project leader Andy Rubin alluded to the possibility of a centralized store for buying and downloading applications to Android-based mobile devices.

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Source(s): The Register, InformationWeek

Apple Releases Security Update, Fixes iCal Vulnerability -- Friday, May 30, 2008

Apple has released a 74MB security patch for Tiger and Leopard, addressing more than 40 security issues including the recently publicized iCal vulnerability.

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Source(s): ChannelWeb

Dell, Acer Ready Mini-Notebooks -- Friday, May 30, 2008

According to rumors and leaked photographs, Dell and Acer are getting set to jump into the increasingly crowded inexpensive sub-notebook market, joining the genre-defining Asus Eee PC and the recently released HP 2133 Mininote.

Read all of "Dell, Acer Ready Mini-Notebooks"

Source(s): UMPC Portal, Engadget

New Xerox Ink Could Expand Digital Printing Applications -- Thursday, May 29, 2008

Xerox announced a new "cured gel" ink technology that will enable digital printers to print on plastic and foil and achieve the quality of traditional presses.

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Source(s): ZDNet

Palm Plans New, Web-Oriented OS -- Thursday, May 29, 2008

Palm CEO Ed Colligan said in an interview that the next-generation Palm OS, codenamed "Nova" and due out early next year, will be focused on "Internet and Web-based applications."

Read all of "Palm Plans New, Web-Oriented OS"

Source(s): Electronista, The Register

Yahoo CEO Yang: Negotiating With Shareholders Is 'Fun' -- Thursday, May 29, 2008

Microsoft is the company that has ruled out a merger for now, not Yahoo, according to Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang, who spoke on Wednesday as The Wall Street Journal’s "D: All Things Digital" conference in Carlsbad, Calif.

Read all of "Yahoo CEO Yang: Negotiating With Shareholders Is 'Fun'"

Source(s): The New York Times, Reuters

Mobile Broadband To Boost Economy: Report -- Thursday, May 29, 2008

Wireless broadband will generate $860 billion in additional gross domestic product in the next decade, according to a new report from by the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA).

Read all of "Mobile Broadband To Boost Economy: Report"

Source(s): InformationWeek

Intel Delays Centrino 2 Chips -- Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Intel announced that technical and certification problems had caused a delay in the planned release of its new Centrino 2 mobile processors, aka "Montevina."

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Source(s): CNET News, Macworld

VMware to Acquire Application Management Firm -- Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Virtualization solution provider VMware announced an agreement to acquire B-hive Networks, maker of application performance management software.

Read all of "VMware to Acquire Application Management Firm"

Source(s): BusinessWire

IBM To Ship Barcelona-Based Servers -- Wednesday, May 28, 2008

IBM is getting ready to roll out three rack servers built on AMD's quad-core Barcelona chip and geared for those who use memory-intensive scientific, technical and financial applications.

Read all of "IBM To Ship Barcelona-Based Servers"

Source(s): Channel Register, Computerworld

Dell Found Guilty of Fraud in New York -- Wednesday, May 28, 2008

A New York judge has found Dell and an affiliate guilty of fraud, false advertising, deceptive business and abusive debt collection practices, following a lawsuit from the state's attorney general, Andrew Cuomo, one year ago.

Read all of "Dell Found Guilty of Fraud in New York"

Source(s): Bizjournals, CNN

Google Claims Viacom Suit Threatens Internet -- Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Viacom's copyright infringement lawsuit against YouTube threatens the way that hundreds of millions of people use the Internet, YouTube owner Google has said in its defense filed with the court.

Read all of "Google Claims Viacom Suit Threatens Internet"

Source(s): The Register

Samsung Introduces 256GB SSD -- Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Samsung Electronics announced that it has developed the world's fastest and largest-capacity 2.5-inch solid-state drive, at 256 Gigabytes.

Read all of "Samsung Introduces 256GB SSD"

Source(s): The Inquirer

Apple Applies for Solar Power Patent -- Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Could the most prominent star in the Milky Way also become your iPhone or iPod's next power source?

Read all of "Apple Applies for Solar Power Patent"

Source(s): Forbes, InfoWorld

Microsoft Prepping Windows 7 -- Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Keeping tight-lipped about specifics, Microsoft has confirmed the next version of its operating system will make its debut in 2007.

Read all of "Microsoft Prepping Windows 7"

Source(s): The Inquirer, CNET News

Intel to Bundle SSDs into New Montevina Platform -- Friday, May 23, 2008

According to reports out of Taiwan, Intel is planning to launch solid-state drives (SSDs) by the end of the third quarter that will be bundled with its new Centrino 2 (aka Montevina) chips for notebook PCs.

Read all of "Intel to Bundle SSDs into New Montevina Platform"

Source(s): DigiTimes

Details Emerge on Asus Desktop, Tablet PCs -- Friday, May 23, 2008

Low-cost PC vendor Asus, which made a splash with its small Eee PC clamshell portables, is also readying a desktop machine and a tablet portable.

Read all of "Details Emerge on Asus Desktop, Tablet PCs"

Source(s): The Register, TrustedReviews, Slashgear

Microsoft Demos Touch-Sensitive Technology -- Friday, May 23, 2008

New software under development by Microsoft Labs could change the PowerPoint presentation and other applications as businesses know it.

Read all of "Microsoft Demos Touch-Sensitive Technology"

Source(s): No word on when LaserTouch will make it to market. PC Pro, Computerworld

Yahoo Postpones Board Meeting -- Friday, May 23, 2008

Yahoo has pushed back the date for its annual shareholders meeting, now "expected to be around the end of July 2008," according to paperwork filed with the SEC.

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Source(s): Forbes

EMC to Offer SaaS Content Management -- Thursday, May 22, 2008

EMC has announced that it will be expanding its Documentum content management and archiving platform and making it available in a Software as a Service (SaaS) model in order to serve the needs of SMBs.

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Source(s): ChannelWeb

Google Opens Google Sites to All -- Thursday, May 22, 2008

When Google Sites was first announced, it was available only to businesses with Google Apps accounts. Now any small business or individual can use the information-sharing and collaboration tool.

Read all of "Google Opens Google Sites to All"

Source(s): InformationWeek, CNET News

Cisco Patches Three Security Vulnerabilities -- Thursday, May 22, 2008

Cisco has released a trio security patches that fix denial-of-service bugs and a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Read all of "Cisco Patches Three Security Vulnerabilities"

Source(s): Network World, ChannelWeb

Microsoft Opens Arms to Open-Source ODF -- Thursday, May 22, 2008

Microsoft has announced plans to support open-source file format ODF when it releases Service Pack 2 for Office 2007 next year.

Read all of "Microsoft Opens Arms to Open-Source ODF "

Source(s): eFluxMedia, The New York Times

Plan to Trim Cell Phone Termination Fees Not Necessarily Good News -- Wednesday, May 21, 2008

The FCC is considering legislation that would cap the amount cell phone operators charge customers for early termination of their contracts, but comes at the expense of those who are already involved in litigation with those companies.

Read all of "Plan to Trim Cell Phone Termination Fees Not Necessarily Good News"

Source(s): CNET News, Associated Press

Security Report: Few Breaches Have Malicious Intent -- Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Further evidence that every cloud has a silver lining: According to a new CompTIA study of 2007 IT security trends, three out of every four severe data breaches that companies experienced were not the result of purposeful action.

Read all of "Security Report: Few Breaches Have Malicious Intent"

Source(s): Dark Reading

Microsoft Unveils Live Search Cashback -- Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Microsoft will issue customers rebates on certain purchases they make through its Live Search site.

Read all of "Microsoft Unveils Live Search Cashback"

Source(s): Computerworld, PC Pro

Xerox Targets SMBs With Five New Printers -- Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Xerox has unveiled five new printers, including two multifunction printers (MFPs), for SMBs challenged "to do more while spending less."

Read all of "Xerox Targets SMBs With Five New Printers "

Source(s): InformationWeek

VMware Offers Virtualization Training -- Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Virtualization solution provider VMware is launching VMware Professional Services, an education and training program to help customers create virtual machines.

Read all of "VMware Offers Virtualization Training"

Source(s): InformationWeek, The Register

IBM Launches Software for Leaner, Greener Computing -- Tuesday, May 20, 2008

IBM has announced new software designed to help businesses improve their IT management while reducing costs, and to optimize their energy consumption.

Read all of "IBM Launches Software for Leaner, Greener Computing"

Source(s): Huliq.com, Marketwire via CNN Money

Microsoft, Citrix Ease App Delivery to Branch Offices -- Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Microsoft and Citrix have rolled out an all-in-one device that delivers applications to branch offices, eliminating the need for space-hogging, energy-zapping appliances, not to mention the IT staff required to implement and manage them.

Read all of "Microsoft, Citrix Ease App Delivery to Branch Offices"

Source(s): ,a href="http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/server_virtualization/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207801286">InformationWeek

Improved Security In the Works for Firefox -- Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Firefox developers are working to secure the browser with two new technologies they say will prevent the most prevalent types of Web site attacks.

Read all of "Improved Security In the Works for Firefox"

Source(s): The Register, Computerworld

Apple Rules High-Priced PC Market -- Monday, May 19, 2008

According to sales tabulations from the NPD Group, Apple's share of "premium" PCs --those selling for $1,000 or more -- has grown to 66 percent in the first quarter of the year.

Read all of "Apple Rules High-Priced PC Market"

Source(s): eWeek

Google Opens Ad Network to Third Parties -- Monday, May 19, 2008

Google has begun allowing certified third parties to serve advertising and track data across the Google network, giving online advertisers more flexible choices in managing their campaigns.

Read all of "Google Opens Ad Network to Third Parties"

Source(s): Official Google Blog

Microsoft, Yahoo Back At the Bargaining Table -- Monday, May 19, 2008

Microsoft and Yahoo are back in talks, this time discussing an "alternative transaction" that would pair the companies in the world of online search advertising.

Read all of "Microsoft, Yahoo Back At the Bargaining Table"

Source(s): Wired

Revenue From Online Advertising Slows -- Monday, May 19, 2008

With the economic recession to blame, Web publishers, including AOL, Time Warner and Yahoo, have seen a decline in revenue from display advertising, in particular, as well as a slowdown in overall advertising growth.

Read all of "Revenue From Online Advertising Slows"

Source(s): The New York Times

Report: Internet Addresses Almost Used Up -- Friday, May 16, 2008

In a new report, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) warned that governments are going to have to take action to ensure the supply of Internet addresses.

Read all of "Report: Internet Addresses Almost Used Up"

Source(s): The Register, PC World

New Chips from Via Seen as Potential Rivals to Intel, AMD -- Friday, May 16, 2008

Taiwan-based chip manufacturer Via is expected to announce its first high-performance x86 chip, suitable for use in mainstream notebooks and desktops, later this month.

Read all of "New Chips from Via Seen as Potential Rivals to Intel, AMD"

Source(s): CNET News, DigiTimes

RSA Boosts BlackBerry Security With Two-Factor Authentication -- Friday, May 16, 2008

EMC division RSA has introduced two-factor authentication and identity assurance for the BlackBerry, opening the doors for new conversations about mobile strategies for the midtier and branch offices.

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Source(s): ChannelWeb

Yahoo Chairman Fires Back at Icahn -- Friday, May 16, 2008

Responding to investor Carl Icahn's call to unseat Yahoo's board after they "botched" the proposed Microsoft merger, Yahoo chairman Roy Bostock defended the decision process and outcome.

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Source(s): CNET News

Check Point Offers Virtualized Browser Security -- Thursday, May 15, 2008

Check Point Software Technologies has released ZoneAlarm ForceField, a virtualized browser security solution that the company claims offers seven levels of security.

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Source(s): ChannelWeb, internetnews

EPS Releases Green Monitoring Tool -- Thursday, May 15, 2008

EPS, an energy management solution provider founded by former Enron employees, has announced xChange Point, a remote carbon and energy monitoring solution for manufacturing and other facilities.

Read all of "EPS Releases Green Monitoring Tool"

Source(s): CNET News, PR Newswire

Icahn Wants to Unseat Entire Yahoo Board -- Thursday, May 15, 2008

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn wants to completely replace Yahoo's board after the current spate of directors turned down Microsoft's bid for acquisition.

Read all of "Icahn Wants to Unseat Entire Yahoo Board"

Source(s): TheStreet.com, The Los Angeles Times

Adobe Upgrades Flash Player, a.k.a. 'Astro' -- Thursday, May 15, 2008

Adobe Systems' Flash Player 10 browser plug-in has gone to beta with new features the company says will help designers and developers create special effects and cinematic Web experiences.

Read all of "Adobe Upgrades Flash Player, a.k.a. 'Astro'"

Source(s): Computerworld

Sage Introduces New Business Suites for SMBs -- Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Management software group Sage Software announced the availability of its MAS 90 and MAS 200 Extended Enterprise Suites, which combine CRM and business-intelligence features in packages aimed at small and midsize businesses.

Read all of "Sage Introduces New Business Suites for SMBs"

Source(s): ChannelWeb, TMCNet

Zoho Online Apps Now Accept Google, Yahoo Logins -- Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Online business and productivity application provider Zoho will let Yahoo and Google users log in to Zoho with those IDs, without needing to create a Zoho account first.

Read all of "Zoho Online Apps Now Accept Google, Yahoo Logins"

Source(s): The Washington Post, CNET News

Workday Wins Industry's Biggest SaaS Deal -- Wednesday, May 14, 2008

The benefits of software-as-a-service are clearly moving upstream: Workday has been tapped by electronics company Flextronics for its on-demand human resources software in what marks the industry's (and company's) biggest SaaS deal to date.

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Source(s): InformationWeek

Adaptec Launches Entry-Level RAID Controllers -- Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Adaptec has unveiled a new line of entry-level RAID controllers aimed at improving the performance and scalability of low-cost data storage systems.

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Source(s): The Register

Microsoft Announces Availability and Pricing of SMB Server Bundles -- Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Microsoft announced that pre-release versions of its upcoming Windows Essential Server Solutions for small to midsize companies are available immediately. The company also outlined its pricing strategy for the solutions.

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VMware Releases Automated Disaster Recovery Tool -- Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Virtualization vendor VMware has released Site Recovery Manager for managing and automating the process of disaster recovery.

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Source(s): ChannelWeb, ZDNet

HP To Buy EDS -- Tuesday, May 13, 2008

One day after confirming they were in talks, Hewlett-Packard is, in fact, acquiring EDS.

Read all of "HP To Buy EDS"

Source(s): CNET News, ChannelWeb

Microsoft Pushes Out SP1 for Office 2008 for Mac, Vows VBA's Return -- Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Microsoft today is making available Service Pack 1 for Office 2008 for Mac, while promising to reinstate Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) in the software's next version.

Read all of "Microsoft Pushes Out SP1 for Office 2008 for Mac, Vows VBA's Return"

Source(s): MacWorld, The Mac Observer

BlackBerry Releases 'Bold' 3G Smartphone -- Monday, May 12, 2008

BlackBerry has launched its new Bold 9000 smartphone, featuring tri-band HSDPA 3G connectivity as well as WiFi.

Read all of "BlackBerry Releases 'Bold' 3G Smartphone"

Source(s): ChannelWeb, The Register

Microsoft SBS 2008 Won't Do Client Backup -- Monday, May 12, 2008

Microsoft has announced that the initial release of its Small Business Server 2008 will not incorporate the ability to back up PC clients.

Read all of "Microsoft SBS 2008 Won't Do Client Backup"

Source(s): ChannelWeb

Powerset Debuts Semantics-Based Search Engine -- Monday, May 12, 2008

Start-up Powerset is giving users a beta whirl at a new search engine that puts natural language, versus keywords, to work.

Read all of "Powerset Debuts Semantics-Based Search Engine"

Source(s): The New York Times, TechCrunch

AMD Launches Low-Power Opterons -- Monday, May 12, 2008

AMD has introduced five low-power Opteron processors meant for two-, four- and eight-way rack servers and blades.

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Source(s): PC Magazine

Sun VirtualBox Adds Mac OS X Virtualization Support -- Friday, May 9, 2008

Sun Microsystems has released an update to its xVM VirtualBox program that enables Mac OS X to serve as a host operating system.

Read all of "Sun VirtualBox Adds Mac OS X Virtualization Support"

Source(s): ZDNet, The Inquirer

Vista Security: Better Than XP, Worse Than Win 2000 -- Friday, May 9, 2008

According to research by security vendor PC Tools Software, Vista is 37 percent less susceptible to malware than Windows XP but is more vulnerable than Windows 2000.

Read all of "Vista Security: Better Than XP, Worse Than Win 2000"

Source(s): InformationWeek

No Blaming Programmers for this Java Bug -- Friday, May 9, 2008

The latest news out of this week's JavaOne conference at San Francisco's Moscone Center has little to do about technology and everything to do with a nasty stomach bug.

Read all of "No Blaming Programmers for this Java Bug"

Source(s): CNET News

SaaS Tool Cuts Through the Code -- Friday, May 9, 2008

Redwood City, Calif.-based SaaSWizard has upgraded its same-named tool that simplifies database application development by eliminating the need to write code.

Read all of "SaaS Tool Cuts Through the Code"

Source(s): InternetNews

Google Launches Business Security Service -- Thursday, May 8, 2008

Google has announced Web Security for Enterprise, a subscription service intended to protect businesses and other organizations against malware attacks.

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Source(s): Computerworld

Comcast Considering Capping Downloads -- Thursday, May 8, 2008

Comcast, which has been plagued by complaints about its practice of restricting network access for some heavy users, is weighing the idea of a straight 250GB cap on monthly downloads, with additional fees for exceeding that limit.

Read all of "Comcast Considering Capping Downloads"

Source(s): Associated Press

AMD Maps Out Processor Plans -- Thursday, May 8, 2008

With layoffs and a falling stock price in the background, AMD is looking ahead, at least until 2010, when it plans to release the 12-core Magny-Cours server chip.

Read all of "AMD Maps Out Processor Plans"

Source(s): EETimes, PC Pro

Sun Releases OpenOffice.org 3 Beta -- Thursday, May 8, 2008

Sun Microsystems has put into beta OpenOffice.org 3, the first version of its Microsoft Office-rivaling open source productivity suite to natively support Mac OS X.

Read all of "Sun Releases OpenOffice.org 3 Beta"

Source(s):  The Register

Wireless Carriers Reported to Be Planning Skype Alternative -- Wednesday, May 7, 2008

AT&T, in conjunction with several other telecom companies and wireless carriers worldwide, is working toward launching a Skype competitor, according to a ThinkEquity analyst.

Read all of "Wireless Carriers Reported to Be Planning Skype Alternative"

Source(s): Light Reading, GigaOm

Dell Debuts Virtualization Boxes -- Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Dell has announced several new virtualization initiatives, including new servers and new services to support purchase and deployment.

Read all of "Dell Debuts Virtualization Boxes"

Source(s): The Register

Sprint, Clearwire To Build Next-Gen Mobile WiMAX Network -- Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Sprint Nextel and Clearwire have joined forces to build a next-generation broadband wireless data network they say will "enhance the speed and manner in which customers access all that the Internet has to offer at home, in the office and on the road."

Read all of "Sprint, Clearwire To Build Next-Gen Mobile WiMAX Network "

Source(s): The New York Times

Salesforce Launches Tool for Building Custom Interfaces -- Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Salesforce.com is making good on its platform-as-a-service promise with the introduction of a tool that lets developers build custom user interfaces for their Salesforce apps.

Read all of "Salesforce Launches Tool for Building Custom Interfaces"

Source(s): CNET News, Mashable

SAP Expands Midmarket Efforts -- Tuesday, May 6, 2008

SAP announced that it would broaden its PartnerEdge program in order to increase its presence in the small and midsize enterprise (SME) market and that it is working with IBM on a Business All-in-One prepackaged solution.

Read all of "SAP Expands Midmarket Efforts"

Source(s): ChannelWeb, SearchCIOMidmarket.com

Rackspace Announces Online Storage Service -- Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Hosted services provider Rackspace has announced an online storage service for Web and software development.

Read all of "Rackspace Announces Online Storage Service"

Source(s): IDG News, The Register

Yahoo, McAfee Team For Safer Searching -- Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Yahoo and McAfee have announced an exclusive partnership under which potentially unsafe Web sites appearing in Yahoo's search results will be flagged with a red exclamation point and warning text.

Read all of "Yahoo, McAfee Team For Safer Searching"

Source(s): PC Pro, CNET News

Gartner to Midmarket CIOs: Get With the IT Times -- Tuesday, May 6, 2008

CIOs in midsize companies need to rethink the way they work and better understand that IT has become part of a bigger business decision that extends beyond their department.

Read all of "Gartner to Midmarket CIOs: Get With the IT Times"

Source(s): ChannelWeb

Firm Ordered to Use Negative Keywords in Online Ads -- Monday, May 5, 2008

As part of a trademark infringement case, a judge has ordered a Florida lending firm to use negative keywords in any Google Adwords-style advertising program in order to make sure their ads don't show up where their similarly named competitor's might.

Read all of "Firm Ordered to Use Negative Keywords in Online Ads"

Source(s): Ars Technica, The Register

Sun Releases OpenSolaris, Available Through Amazon's Cloud -- Monday, May 5, 2008

Sun Microsystems has released the open-source version of its Solaris operating system, called OpenSolaris. At the same time, Amazon announced that OpenSolaris will be available on Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) online computing service.

Read all of "Sun Releases OpenSolaris, Available Through Amazon's Cloud"

Source(s): LinuxInsider, Computerworld

SAP To Bundle All-in-One Software With HP BladeSystem -- Monday, May 5, 2008

At Sapphire 2008, its international customer conference, SAP announced plans to preinstall its Business All-in-One business management software on Hewlett-Packard's BladeSystem and ProLiant server technology.

Read all of "SAP To Bundle All-in-One Software With HP BladeSystem "

Source(s): PR Newswire