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03/16/2010 05:05 PM
LAS VEGAS -- Here in the land of the big bet, Microsoft has upped its ante in support of the open source JavaScript library known as jQuery. - LAS VEGAS -- Here in the land of the big bet, Microsoft has upped its ante in support of the open source JavaScript library known as jQuery.
At its MIX 2010 conference here, Microsoft announced that it will contribute to the development of new features and enhancements in the jQuery JavaScript Libr...



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03/16/2010 04:34 PM
Microsoft is revamping its smartphone offerings with the upcoming Windows Phone 7 Series operating system and Windows Phone Marketplace. While Microsoft is using its MIX 10 conference in Las Vegas to aggressively promote Windows Phone 7 to developers, the company may need to avoid the strategies it employed for its last smartphone releases, Windows Mobile 6.5 and the Windows Mobile for Marketplace, neither of which seem to have contributed the traction that Microsoft needs as it competes against Google, Research In Motion and Apple for market-share in the crowded smartphone arena. - Microsoft hopes to compete head-on against Google and Apple
in the mobile-applications category with its upcoming Windows Phone 7 Series
smartphone operating system, despite the substantial lead that both the iPhone
and Google Android devices currently enjoy in their number of available apps.
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03/16/2010 04:31 PM
Wanova is making its Mirage desktop virtualization solution generally available, six months after the company came out of stealth mode. Wanova is looking to differentiate itself from other desktop virtualization vendors, including VMware and Citrix, through its focus on remote and mobile workers. - Wanova, which came out of stealth mode in August 2009, is now rolling out its Mirage desktop virtualization software for general release.
The general availability of Wanovas offering, which was released into beta in December, was announced March 16.
Wanova is entering a crowded and highly competit...



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03/16/2010 04:10 PM
Adobe's LiveCycle ES 2, a suite of Web services for building customer interaction applications atop Adobe technologies, recently became available in a managed services edition running on Amazon's EC2. The hosted edition of LCES speeds developers' paths to building LiveCycle applications, and benefits from an easy to use, Web-based console for interacting with Amazon EC2 instances, and a handy networking application for bridging the gap between remote servers and the developer desktop. Click ahead for a look at LiveCycle ES 2 in action, and be sure to read the full eWEEK Labs review at
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Application-Development/Adobe-LiveCycle-Enterprise-Suite-Gives-Developers-Jump-on-Apps-156720/. - ...



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03/16/2010 03:56 PM
Microsoft may one day counter the Google Apps Marketplace with a third-party integration shop for cloud computing of its own, but if there any such plans in the works, Microsoft won't share them as it competes in the cloud with Google, IBM, Salesforce.com and others. IDC analyst Melissa Webster said Microsoft, which has always worked well through channels, may consider offering one in the future. Google Apps Marketplace Product Manager Chris Vander Mey told eWEEK March 16 four Marketplace partners each logged over 1,100 domains installed. - Microsoft may one day counter the Google Apps Marketplace
with a third-party integration shop for cloud computing of its own, but if it
does it's not saying so.
Google March 9
launched the
Google Apps Marketplace, an online store selling business applications that
integrate with and extend Go...



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03/16/2010 03:48 PM
Laying fiber-optic data transmission cable across the Pacific Ocean is a costly and risky operation. Not just any company with a seaworthy ship can hope to undertake this sort of operation. It takes specialized ships and companies that have developed the expertise to do it right. PacNet, the largest submarine cable operator in the Far East and SubCom (formerly Tyco Telecommunications) recently completed the latest trans-Pacific cable deployment project using the Global Sentinel, a 19-year-old purpose built ship. In March 2010, Global Sentinel was docked on the San Francisco waterfront recently after spending nine months at sea completing the last phase of the two-year project that will connect overseas data networks and deliver the voice, data, graphics, video and database information needed to enterprises along the Pacific Rim. - ...



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03/16/2010 03:32 PM
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, commonly known as March Madness, has the effect of drawing many sports fan into the competition on an obsessive level. Sports bars across the country are crammed nightly with college basketball fans, exchanging high-fives, anguished cries and more than a little trivia. With Apple's App Store, you can now take your obsession to a whole new level-here's a list of apps that will put you right in the middle of the madness. - ...



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03/16/2010 02:58 PM
SGI is bringing many of the enterprise capabilities of its legacy Origin systems into the Origin 400, an integrated compute, storage and networking package aimed at SMEs and such verticals as education and healthcare. The new solution is powered by Intels new Xeon 5600 Westmere EP processors. - SGI is bringing out a solution that includes compute blades, networking and storage capabilities in an integrated package.
SGIs Origin 400, unveiled March 16, brings the companys Origin scalable server capabilities from the enterprise into the midrange, according to Geoffrey Noer, senior director o...



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03/16/2010 02:09 PM
Ruckus Wireless' new wireless LAN solution offers cost-conscious businesses good performance in hostile airspace. - The new ZoneFlex 7363 from Ruckus Wireless sets an aggressive
new point for enterprise-class 802.11n access points. With its intelligent
antenna management, nice mix of features, and good TCP
and UDP performance in hostile airspace, the ZoneFlex 7363 is an appealing
all-around wireless LAN solut...



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03/16/2010 01:52 PM
Now that the first .com domain is officially 25 years old, it might be time to discuss some of our favorite Web services from companies like Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft. It's a difficult list to come up with. All three companies are doing something special with at least one of their services. Plus, they offer many of the same tools, so simply choosing one in each category can be difficult.
However, we've found 10 Web services that deliver a unique and worthwhile experience. The items range from e-mail programs to productivity suites, but they can all be accessed and used online. The Web is becoming an increasingly useful place for both consumers and enterprise customers to make their days more productive. And thanks to the services offered by Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft, those days are made just a little bit easier. - ...



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03/16/2010 01:51 PM
McAfee is targeting SaaS providers with a new program that combines vulnerability scanning and security certification for cloud infrastructures. - McAfee is taking a swing at securing cloud environments with a new service aimed at software-as-a-service providers.
Dubbed the McAfee Cloud Secure program, the service is essentially
designed to compliment annual audits of security and process controls
many cloud vendors undergo for certificati...



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03/16/2010 01:46 PM
J B Software introduced a software-as-a-service mobile banking solution for iPhone, BlackBerry and Windows-based smartphones on March 16. - Mobile banking took a convenient step forward March 16, with J amp;B Software introducing a SAAS (software-as-a-service) mobile banking deposit solution for smartphones.
The solution supports all major platforms, including iPhone, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile, relying on the devices cameras t...



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03/16/2010 01:31 PM
Oracle announced the availability of Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center, with an eye towards giving IT administrators a platform for leveraging physical and virtual Sun Microsystems environments, along with Oracle Enterprise Manager Management Connector for Ops Center, which provides viewpoints into underlying Sun servers, Oracle Solaris and related virtualization. Oracle is working on integrating Sun Microsystems assets into its technology base, as a way of wrapping up its $7.4 billion acquisition, even as it continues to release new applications for its various software platforms. - Oracle announced the availability of its Oracle Enterprise
Manager Ops Center, a platform for leveraging physical and virtual Sun
Microsystems environments, on March 16. The announcement marks what will surely
be a period of increased Oracle focus on integrating Sun and its related assets into th...



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03/16/2010 01:08 PM
Intel is launching its new six-core Westmere EP Xeon processors, and system makers such as IBM, HP, Dell, SGI, Cray and Super Micro are rolling out new and enhanced systems powered by the new chips. The Westmere EP launch comes as Intel prepares to release an eight-core Xeon and AMD readies its 12-core Opteron. - Intel is rolling out its six-core Westmere EP Xeon processors, a move that has OEMs such as IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Dell refreshing their server lineups and is continuing an active quarter in the chip making business.
Intel on March 16 unveiled its new Xeon 5600 series chips, a family of 32-nano...



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03/16/2010 12:49 PM
Facebook saw search queries grow 10 percent in February 2010 and surpassed Google in the U.S. to become the most visited Website for the week ending March 13. Facebook.com reached the No. 1 ranking on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Day as well as the weekend of March 6th and 7th, said HitWise. Meanwhile, comScore said search queries on Facebook grew from 395 million in January 2010 to 436 million in February 2010, a growth of 10 percent. Facebook is becoming a fine referrer to other Web services, which could end up helping Microsoft Bing. - Facebook saw search queries grow 10 percent in February 2010 and surpassed
Google in the United States
to become the most visited Website for the week ending March 13, according to
studies from leading market researchers.
Facebook.com recently reached the No. 1 ranking on Christmas Eve, Christm...



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