SXSW 2010 for Cloud LoversFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:29AMFascinated by the cloud and what it means for the future of Web apps, social gaming, open-source and the after life? Then you have plenty to keep you busy if you are heading to SXSW this year. This is part of a series of ReadWriteWeb guides to SXSW Interactive 2010. If this guide isn't your cup of tea, be sure to check back for more information soon! Sponsor Can You Run a 'Serverless' Business ...
Recent restaurant reviewsFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:14AMThe following are shortened versions of recent full-length restaurant reviews. The date the original review ran and its overall rating is in parentheses.
Ewan around America with a $250 phone budget - part 3Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 1:47AMSome say his beard is made of stainless steel. Some say he relaxes by hanging upside down from the light fittings. All we know is, he's called Ewan Spence.
Archive for the ‘Type Listing’ CategoryThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 9:43PMThe winner and runner-up in this category have very different visions of what American food is – Memphis is a modern version of regional cuisine, while winner Zane’s offers a little of everything – steaks, seafood, pizza, Italian and original pastas, and a dash of Pacific Rim cooking.
Virtual LinuxThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:06PMDatamation: "The definition of virtual Linux is as fluid as the Linux platform itself. For the desktop user, virtual Linux translates into being able to use Linux without changing their existing operating system. For those working with servers however, virtual Linux can mean something very different altogether."
Dual-display e-reader offers Android telephonyMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:11PM1Crosstech demonstrated a dual-display Android MID and e-reader device at last week's CeBit show, says ARMDevices.net.
Google Email Uploader reviewSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:48PMPros: Useful tool has great potential, can automatically assign labels corresponding to mailbox names, free. Cons: Doesn’t work with standard Gmail accounts, you need Google Apps-hosted, can be slow to migrate email, Entourage isn’t currently supported,some bugs.
Being Best Not Good Enough For Server IntellectSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:00AMServer Intellect Award as Top 10 Dedicated Server Provider from HostReview Creates Customer Savings. Server Intellect, the leader in cloud services, managed dedicated servers, and the global hosting market, received the honor of being one of the Top 10 Best Dedicated Server providers for March
Father James Schleicher passes awaySunday, March 7, 2010 @ 8:58AMFather James Schleicher, longtime pastor of St. Francis de Sales, passed away Feb. 23 after a long bout with kidney disease. He had been on kidney dialysis three times a week for the last four years.
Ray Ozzie at MicrosoftSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:14AMMarch 2005 Ray Ozzie sells his Beverly start-up, Groove Networks Inc., to Microsoft Corp. Microsoft had been a significant financial backer of Groove, which developed Internet collaboration software for businesses. Ozzie joins Microsoft as one of three chief technology officers.
Staff PicksSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:10PMYou know, in all my years at Arizona, I've seen only one game at Sancet Stadium. It's nothing against the team, which has actually been pretty good each season except for last.
MVTHS Vernois News staff claims awardSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:47AMMT. VERNON — For the first time in 12 years, the Mt. Vernon Township High School Vernois News staff has won a Blue Banner Award in the large school category at the Southern Illinois High School Press Association Winter Conference, which was held Wednesday at Southern Illinois University.
Do Open Protocols Bring Storage Costs Down?Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:39PMThe move to virturalization leaves stone is being left unturned. It touched the public network via EC2 (and now a host of hosts) it formed the Cloud and fused a new generation of the Internet. Service orientated also hits the data centers and this means things like switches, servers, and disk. At the core of the movement of virtualization movement is freedom of the physical environment. Optimize ...
Cole found guilty of murder, robberyFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:28PMMT. VERNON — Demetrius Cole has been found guilty of three counts of first-degree murder and one count of robbery in connection with the July 2006 shooting death of 53-year-old businessman Randall Farrar.
Kenya : Taking the Risk Out of FarmingFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:47AMNairobi — Just as purchasers of electronic goods can buy extended warranties in case their TV goes wrong, farmers in parts of Kenya can now mitigate the risk of weather shocks by insuring their inputs at the point of sale.
ServInt Unveils New Enterprise-Grade Line of Dedicated ServersFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:14AMMarch 5, 2010 -- Managed web hosting provider ServInt has introduced its new line of managed, enterprise-class dedicated servers that offer peak stability and reliability starting at $199 per month.
Mobile OS Predictions Anno 2008Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:54AMWe look back at some mobile operating system predictions we made approximately 2.5 years ago.
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KENYA: Taking the risk out of farmingFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:29AMSource: IRIN Just as purchasers of electronic goods can buy extended warranties in case their TV goes wrong, farmers in parts of Kenya can now mitigate the risk of weather shocks by insuring their inputs at the point of sale. The programme, dubbed "Kilimo Salama", Swahili for "safe farming", was launched on 5 March in the Rift Valley provincial capital, Eldoret. It takes advantage of the ...
The Psychology Of Games: The Glitcher's DilemmaFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:22AM[Psychologist and gamer Jamie Madigan writes about how social dilemmas work in the world of gaming, and how designers can work to diffuse them before everybody gets glitch happy.] Soon after its release, some players of the online first person shooter Modern Warfare 2 discovered what became known as "the javelin glitch." Someone, somewhere, somehow figured out that through a bizarre sequence of ...
Actuate to Complete Compulsory Acquisition of Xenos Group Inc.Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:00AMTORONTO----Actuate Corporation , the people behind BIRT™, is pleased to announce that as of 11:59 p.m. on March 5, 2010, its wholly-owned subsidiary Actuate Canada International Corporation will acquire all of the remaining common shares of Xenos Group Inc. not deposited under its previously announced offer to purchase all of the issued and outstanding Common Shares for CAD $3.50 per share in ...
Reinventing the Handshake: Polite Servers and Smart Networks Lead to Active SecurityThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:14PMIf there was a real-time tag cloud for the RSA conference this year, three words would be in big bold letters: Security (of course), Cloud, and Virtualization. Paul Congdon, from HP's ProCurve Networking group gave us a view into the not-so-distant future where servers, like good house guests, knock before entering. In this case, it's the link they request, and to get it they will properly ...
Steve Ballmer: Microsoft's Future Is in the CloudThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:30PMSteve Ballmer gave a live webcast today and said that Microsoft is betting its future on the cloud. He illustrated that by saying 70% of Microsoft's 40,000 employees are working on cloud related efforts. By next year, 90% of Microsoft employees will be working on cloud matters. Ballmer spoke at the Allen Center on the University of Washington campus. He outlined five ways Microsoft is embracing ...
Feeding Amazon's Cloud of Workers with Virtual PeasThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:29PMCrowdsourcing may be stretching the geo-political landscape much the same way that cloud computing is redefining the data center. In short, nothing is safe and yet everything has the promise of being better. Companies, industries, and economies are forming in the cloud by taking on these tasks and participating in the ecosystem across the world. For the last several years, Amazon has been ...
Liberty Analytics Co. Initiates Independent Research Coverage on Netlist, Inc.Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 8:15AMCALGARY, Alberta -- Liberty Analytics Co., a leading provider of large, small- and micro-cap independent investment research, today initiated coverage on Netlist Inc. . Liberty Analytics is currently offering a complimentary trial subscription.
Codero Recognized with SAS 70 Type I CertificationThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:00AMLeader in dedicated hosting meets international auditing standards for IT controls in hosting and data processing at data center and corporate operations.
Asiasoft expands to IT productsWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 5:41PMAsiasoft Corp, a local online game provider, has teamed up with Chinese Internet security software developer Kingsoft to market Kingsoft Internet Security 9+ in Thailand.
How Many Enterprise Workers Will Work in the Mobile Cloud? Try 130 MillionWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:29PMJuniper Research has come out with more analysis that shows just how big the mobile enterprise market will be for cloud computing. According to Juniper, the advent of collaboration tools will mean that 130 million enterprise workers will use the mobile cloud by 2014. Sponsor The steep climb will be in part due to the Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offerings from companies like Google and Microsoft ...
McAfee, Inc. Launches Vulnerability Detection and Response GroupWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:00PMSANTA CLARA, Calif.----McAfee, Inc. announced the formation of the McAfee Vulnerability Detection and Response Group, which draws from all critical areas of McAfee malware response teams - including McAfee Labs, Office of the CTO and Foundstone Professional Services.
The Myth Of iPhone App PiracyMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 1:46PMPeople rarely talk about iPhone app piracy, but when they do, it’s sounds devastating: 90 per cent piracy rates, $US450 million in lost sales, etc. Here’s the truth: App Store piracy isn’t a big deal – and it never will be. (more…)
Bentley Recommends a 'Smart Plan' for PDS UsersMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 1:10PMHOUSTON , March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- DIGITAL PLANT Conference 2010 -- Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, today demonstrated to PDS users a path to broad interoperability for reuse and choice, to a comprehensive portfolio encompassing all infrastructure disciplines for all plant ...
Bentley Unveils New OpenPlant Products and Announces Value-Creative PricingMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 1:10PMDIGITAL PLANT Conference 2010 -- Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, today unveiled three innovative Bentley OpenPlant products: Bentley OpenPlant Modeler V8i, Bentley OpenPlant ModelServer V8i, and Bentley OpenPlant Isometrics Manager V8i.
Cloud vs. in-house: Where to run that app?Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 12:20PMOne of the biggest decisions IT managers have to make is how and where to run data center applications. Fortunately, there are multiple choices that lower costs and increase business agility, including server virtualization, internal clouds, public clouds and external private clouds.
The Myth of iPhone App Piracy [IPhone Apps]Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 11:06AM# iphoneapps People rarely talk about iPhone app piracy, but when they do, it's sounds devastating: 90% piracy rates, $450 million in lost sales, etc. Here's the truth: App Store piracy isn't a big deal—and it never will be. More »
gloStream to Integrate Microsoft Office 2010 into gloEMRMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 11:05AMgloStream, maker of gloEMR, gloPM and gloSuite - today announced that it will integrate Microsoft Office 2010 into gloEMR upon the general availability of the new Office suite. The announcement was made during the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference. (PRWeb Mar 1, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/03/prweb3666294 ...
gloStream to Integrate Microsoft Office 2010 into gloEMRMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 9:19AMgloStream, maker of gloEMR, gloPM and gloSuite - today announced that it will integrate Microsoft Office 2010 into gloEMR upon the general availability of the new Office suite. The announcement was ma...
FalconStor and Violin get cache in handMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 9:01AMSAN accelerator is go FalconStor and Violin have come up with a flash-based SAN accelerator featuring a dedicated cache area to speed up writes.… Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing
Inventive Hosting Invents a New Way to Plant Trees: Web HostingMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 8:50AMInventive Hosting has joined Mokugift’s 1,000 Ways To Plant A Tree campaign and will plant a tree for every new hosting account. As of March 1, 2010, Inventive Hosting has proudly planted 118 trees with environmentally conscious members. These trees will absorb an average total of 5,900 lbs of carbon per year. (PRWeb Mar 1, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases ...
Masala Bhangra spice of lifeMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 8:28AMStudents in Rachelle Wish’s Masala Bhangra class are encouraged to imagine themselves at an Indian wedding or in a Bollywood movie. The Vancouver fitness instructor calls out “Bhangra Basic,” and the class responds by raising their arms in a W shape, turning their wrists like they’re screwing in light bulbs, and tapping alternate heels across their bodies. Wish calls for “Bhangra Love,” and the ...
EdgeRoot Selects Mezeo Cloud Storage Platform to Enable New Cloud Storage SolutionMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 7:45AMHOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - 03/01/10) - EdgeRoot ( www.edgeroot.com ), a leading Web hosting and IT solutions company located in Florida, today announced the launch of the EdgeRoot Cloud Storage solution, powered by the Mezeo Cloud Storage Platform. Developed by Mezeo Software ( www.mezeo.com ), the Mezeo Cloud Storage Platform is the leading ...
gloStream to Integrate Microsoft Office 2010 into gloEMRMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 7:05AMgloStream, maker of gloEMR, gloPM and gloSuite - today announced that it will integrate Microsoft Office 2010 into gloEMR upon the general availability of the new Office suite. The announcement was made during the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference.
NVIDIA's Optimus is primed for new Apple MacBooksTuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 11:32AMLaunched earlier this month, NVIDIA's Optimus is a clever solution that could, and probably will, completely turn around NVIDIA's fortunes in the mobile space. It's also extremely likely that, as a new rumor suggests , the technology will make an appearance in the next revision of Apple's MacBook line of portables. In a nutshell, Optimus allows seamless, invisible switching between Intel's still ...