Stateless computing to become core to cloud computing?
August 6, 2008
As cloud computing gathers like thunderheads on the horizon, stateless computing will be a core tenant, predicts Merrill Lynch’s chief technology architect Jeffrey Birnbaum.
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Microsoft closes Powerset deal
August 6, 2008
The natural language search firm officially became part of Microsoft on Friday. Now the question is what Redmond will do with the technology.
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Report: Siemens wants out of Fujitsu partnership
August 6, 2008
As the German conglomerate looks to increase profits, it is considering getting out of the computer industry.
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LinuxWorld showing its true colors?
August 6, 2008
LinuxWorld is running on Windows. How sweet the irony.
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Video: Forty million credit card numbers compromised
August 6, 2008
The technique is called wardriving, and it allows hackers to detect vulnerabilities in a retailer’s wireless network in order to lift credit and debit card information. In Wednesday’s edition of the Daily Debrief, CNET’s Kara Tsuboi and Dan Farber discuss the latest charge against 11 people accused of this multinational crime.
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How Microsoft acts when it *really* feels its patents are violated
August 3, 2008
Microsoft behaves very differently when it feels its patents are threatened. It acts like an adult.
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Alfresco opens up SharePoint to Java, Linux, Oracle, and more
August 3, 2008
Alfresco is making history by opening up Microsoft’s SharePoint functionality beyond Microsoft’s walled garden infrastructure, enabling customers to choose their applications separate from choosing their infrastructure.
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Week in review: Deal or no deal
August 3, 2008
Deal makers and deal breakers abound, while tech faces test with Olympics. Also: Facebook games.
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Wisdom of the crowd comes to the enterprise
August 1, 2008
New Forrester report makes the case that prediction markets are a valuable tool for executive decision-making, lowering the cost of forecasting and increasing accuracy.
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2008 Olympics: The digital games
August 1, 2008
For the first time, fans will be able to watch thousands of hours of events, live and on-demand. It’ll be a huge test for the nascent Web video market and Microsoft.
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