IBM research projects cover SOA, Web 2.0
January 31, 2007
InfoWorld - IBM showed off research efforts in a number of areas, including SOA, wikis, and mashups, at its IBM Silicon Valley Lab on Wednesday afternoon.
Google exceeds expectations in Q4
January 31, 2007
InfoWorld - Google beat Wall Street's expectations for its fourth quarter, ended Dec. 31, 2006, as the company continues on a tear, selling search engine advertising much faster than its biggest rivals and than the industry average.
Dell returns to CEO role at PC maker
January 31, 2007
AP - Michael Dell’s return as chief executive officer of Dell Inc. may have appeased analyst demands for now, but they say he faces an enormous, long-term challenge in fixing nagging problems that have plagued the computer maker.
Microsoft Challenges Newest Word Zero-Day
January 31, 2007
TechWeb - The software maker argues that a vulnerability recently identified is not new but a duplicate of a flaw found in December 2006.
Super Bowl spurs run on fancy hi-def TVs
January 31, 2007
AP - Mark Smithe admits to a moment of doubt before shelling out $10,000 for a 65-inch high-definition, flat-panel, plasma TV and related gear last week.
VeriSign Revenue Up, Shares Down On Outlook
January 31, 2007
TechWeb - VeriSign has
posted higher quarterly revenue but shares
fell 3 percent after it issued an outlook below Wall Street estimates.
In Competitive Russia, A Cell Phone Provider Sees Slower Growth
January 31, 2007
Investor’s Business Daily - To hear Mobile TeleSystems tell it, every man, woman and child in Russia has a cell phone in hand.
Telecoms Roar Back With Video, Wireless
January 31, 2007
Investor’s Business Daily - In the dot-com boom and bust, few industry sectors rose as quickly — and collapsed as hard — as the telecommunications industry.
Portable DAVE Drive Connects To Cell Phones Wirelessly
January 31, 2007
TechWeb - Formerly known as "Cricket," Seagate’s new 10GB and 20 GB devices may spark interest with mobile video download subscribers.
Japan’s top mobile phone company reports 28.4 per cent drop in quarterly profit
January 31, 2007
Canadian Press - TOKYO (AP) - Profits at NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan’s biggest mobile phone carrier, fell 28.4 per cent in the most recent quarter, the company said Wednesday, amid intensifying competition in the cellphone market.
