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Posted in E-Week on September 8th, 2010 by E-Week
Salesforce.com is introducing Chatter Mobile, a way to use the Chatter social-networking platform while on the move. Chatter gives business users Facebook-style communication and collaboration tools. - Salesforce.com has unveiled Chatter Mobile, a way for business users to
monitor Chatter social-networking updates via their Apple, Google or BlackBerry
device. The Chatter platform, with its Facebook-like stream of user posts and
comments, represents Salesforce's bet that businesses will gravitat...
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Posted in E-Week on September 8th, 2010 by E-Week
The company launches a promotion to broaden market reach of its solution suite, offering its Enhanced File Transfer Server (EFT Server) product for free through the end of 2010. - Secure information exchange solutions provider GlobalScape announced the company would offer the base version of its Enhanced File Transfer Server (EFT Server) product for free through the end of 2010. EFT Server enables organizations to securely implement managed file transfer (MFT) capabilities am...
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Posted in E-Week on September 8th, 2010 by E-Week
Google's new Doodle is causing quite a stir in the blogosphere ahead of the company's Sept. 8 search event. Does the interactivity point to Google's live or instant search? - Google's post-Labor Day Doodle is causing quite a stir in
the blogosphere Sept. 7, spurring speculation about whether the mysterious,
interactive graphic portends new technology from the company.
When users go to Google's classic
home search page today, they are treated to a Google logo written ...
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Posted in E-Week on September 8th, 2010 by E-Week
Google CEO Eric Schmidt said Google TV is on track for this fall to rival Apple TV. Meanwhile, Samsung said it is mulling using the Android-based Google TV in its own TV sets. - Google CEO Eric Schmidt said Google TV is
on track for a fall release, offering a digital TV platform geared to rival
Apple TV.
Google TV is an ambitious effort to let users turn their
televisions into computers. The service, based on Google's Android
operating system, will let users navigate ...
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Posted in E-Week on September 8th, 2010 by E-Week
Google Android and Windows Mobile will see their smartphone market share increase by 2014, while BlackBerry and Apple will experience declines, according to a new research note from IDC. - Google Android and Windows Phone will see their market share
increase over the next few years, according to a new research note from IDC,
while other smartphone platforms such as Apples iOS and BlackBerry OS face
declines.
Meanwhile, the research firm added, the overall market for
smartphones i...
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Posted in E-Week on September 8th, 2010 by E-Week
News Analysis: It might seem like Apples iPad is leading the tablet space, but its not true. With Google, Samsung and others now competing for space, its far from decided. - The tablet market is an interesting space. It gets all kinds of
attention, but the vast majority of folks have yet to buy one of the devices.
Over time, thats expected to change as the Apple iPad and its competitors,
such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab, start attracting more and more consumers. But
f...
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Posted in E-Week on September 7th, 2010 by E-Week
Review: Servoy's open-source Servoy 5.2 Java RAD is worth a look for those interested in cross-platform application development and deployment, although the documentation could be better and some experience with Eclipse is advisable. - Ruby developers have Ruby on Rails, Python has Django, but
what about Java? Java Rapid Application Development and deployment might sound
like an oxymoron, but Servoy is trying to cut through some of the hassle and
speed up Java development and deployment.
Servoy, made by a company of the same n...
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Posted in E-Week on September 7th, 2010 by E-Week
Security analysts weigh in on the process of selecting a security information and event management tool and staying above the vendor hype. - Security information and event management (SIEM) tools are on the
spending lists of many companies concerned about security and compliance.
But getting down to the business of choosing and deploying a tool
can be fraught with complications ranging from dealing with hype from
vendors to expec...
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Posted in E-Week on September 7th, 2010 by E-Week
Mozilla delivers a new update to the Firefox 4 Beta, which features faster graphics, new audio capabilities and enhanced security. Mozilla continues to hone its browser with new beta updates every few weeks. - Mozilla has delivered a new update
to the Firefox 4 Beta, which features faster graphics, new audio
capabilities and enhanced security.
In a Sept. 7 blog post, Mike
Beltzner, Mozilla's director of Firefox, said the new update to the latest
beta of the company's popular open-source browser takes...
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Posted in E-Week on September 7th, 2010 by E-Week
Symantec has fixed a number of security holes in the Website for its "Hack is Wack" contest. - Symantec has cleaned up vulnerabilities in the Website for its quot;Hack
is Wack quot; contest.
The contest is a partnership between
the security vendor and rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg to promote computer
security and Symantec's Norton products. Aspiring rappers are asked to post a
rap video ab...
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