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data management News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - May 7, 2008
Oracle's Chief Corporate Architect predicts the Sun-MySQL merger will have little impact on his company or on Linux. In an interview with the Linux Foundation, Edward Screven, who reports directly to Oracle founder …
Tagged: software, linux, open source, operating systems, data management, unix, databases, enterprise software, mysql, sun microsystems inc, oracle corp, paula rooney
Emerging Technology Trends - May 7, 2008
The California Energy Commission is funding a research effort named CAPPS, short for California AUAV Air Pollution Profiling Study. CAPPS will use autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (AUAVs) to gather meteorological …
Tagged: robotics, engineering and 038 innovation, energy and 038 environment, science and 038 nature, space and 038 aerospace
Hardware 2.0 - May 7, 2008
Following last week's delay, Microsoft finally releases Windows XP SP3 to Windows Update and Microsoft Download Center.
Tagged: microsoft
Between the Lines - May 7, 2008
Tired of the same old punditry and OS wars? Want to read something practical you can actually use and apply to your real job? Or perhaps you need some light reading material to help you get some sleep on the plane …
Tagged: general, linux, open source
Between the Lines - May 7, 2008
Microsoft, just a few days removed from walking away from its Yahoo bid, is reportedly sniffing around Facebook. According to Kara Swisher, Microsoft’s bankers contacted Facebook to see if Mark Zuckerberg and company …
Tagged: general, microsoft, facebook, web technology
Between the Lines - May 7, 2008
I’ve brought up Twitter before. Twitter is a micro-blogging service. You use it to “tweet” messages of no more than 140 characters. Your friends, colleagues and the general public can follow your Twitter stream and …
Tagged: general
Between the Lines - May 7, 2008
Sprint and Clearwire have combined their WiMax businesses to form a new venture that will be focused on next generation broadband services. The company will be backed by $3.2 billion from the likes of Intel, Google …
Tagged: general, innovation, mobile, google, intel, broadband, telecommunications, hardware infrastructure, wired and 038 wireless
Between the Lines - May 7, 2008
Rob Ashe, general manager of IBM’s business intelligence and performance management unit, has had a busy year. He sold his company, Cognos, to IBM for $5 billion and has stayed on as a member of IBM’s leadership team …
Tagged: general, business intelligence, it management, ibm, software infrastructure
Between the Lines - May 7, 2008
Notable headlines: XP SP3: Now on Windows Update Ed Bott: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 3: Top Troubleshooting Tools [See Gallery] David Morgenstern: Is Mac OS X Leopard, Safari 3.x too dark? Larry Dignan: Cisco third …
Tagged: general
Between the Lines - May 7, 2008
Cisco on Tuesday reported fiscal third quarter results that were better than expectations. The company reported net income of $1.8 billion, or 29 cents a share, on revenue of $9.8 billion, up 10 percent from a year …
Tagged: general, hardware infrastructure, cisco