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- Ruby on Rails becomes latest open-source offering to run on Microsoft's Azure cloud
- RE: Ruby on Rails becomes latest open-source offering to run on Microsoft's Azure cloudI still don't understand what in Azure is different for the better or worst than Amazon's or Rackspace's or other instant-server-on-demand cloud offerings.Interesting. Let's see if fellow ZDNet bloggers will acknowledge this..The more offerings, the better, as...
- Tags: Blogging, Ruby on Rails, Ruby, dev, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Rackspace, Azure, open source, Google Inc., Microsoft Azure
- Discussion threads 2009-12-01
- Location-Sharing Solution Provider Gains Productivity, Agility With Hosted Services
- Glympse provides a Web-based location-sharing solution for use with GPS-enabled phones. The company constantly evaluates available hosting services to ensure that it is taking advantage of all that technology has to offer. Glympse turned to the Windows Azure platform because it offered integrated development tools and less of a management...
- Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Glympse, Microsoft Windows, GPS, Development Tools, Middleware, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Hardware
- Case studies 2009-11-01
- Relax, kids...Windows 7 is just another OS
- finally...someone with sensefor all this noise and fireworks, finaly someone here says something reasonable7 is just another OSand yes it is.amen.give this man a raiseIt doesn't have to rock to be successfulIt merely needs to be fast, stable and secure. If that's all it does, then there's no reason to...
- Tags: Operating systems, operating system, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- News to know: E-readers; Web OS and IT; VMware; Cisco
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Dion Hinchcliffe: How the Web OS has begun to reshape IT and business Oliver Marks: Course Credits as a...
- Tags: E-reader, Sony Corp., Google Inc., Web, Virtualization, Information Technology, Amazon.com Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Camera, E-books, Open Source, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-08
- Can Microsoft, Yahoo and Amazon help scuttle Google's book settlement?
- It is just more evidence that Copyright ...... Law, like Patent & Trademark Law needs some serious revisions. No one wants any one entity to have too much power. After all, shouldn't Paul McCartney own the rights to his own works instead of the Michael Jackson estate? ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-21
- Can Microsoft, Yahoo and Amazon help scuttle Google's book settlement?
- Microsoft, Yahoo and Amazon are reportedly joining the Internet Archive and other non-profit groups to dismantle Google's book settlement with publishers and authors. According to the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and others, the group of tech giants and library groups will be co-led by Gary...
- Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Settlement, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Litigation, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-21
- MSFT, YHOO, AMZN join fight against Google Books
- Who are they kidding...?Why is it that projects that seem to have some benefits for people on the whole are so quickly trashed by some silly claims of competitiveness and personal privacy?Of course this is payback......by Microsoft. Let's see how Google likes dealing with stupid antitrust regs. :)The only monopoly...
- Tags: E-books, Only Problem, Google Inc., e-book, Google Book, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-21
- MSFT, YHOO, AMZN join fight against Google Books
- Microsoft, Yahoo and Amazon will join the Internet Archive and library associations in opposing the Google Book deal, The New York Times reports. Says lawyer Gary Reback, who is advising the soon-to-be-announced Open Book Alliance: This deal has enormous, far-reaching anticompetitive consequences that people are...
- Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Archive, Internet, Litigation, Business Operations, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-08-20
- News to know: Microsoft; Amazon, AT&T-iPhone; PayPal; Yahoo's board
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Microsoft's client revenue skids; Blame netbooks, Windows 7 deferrals Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft and the...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Board, Yahoo! Inc., AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., PayPal, Smart Phones, Data Centers, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-24
- News to know: Amazon; Yahoo-Microsoft; Wireless carrier exclusivity; YouTube; Oracle; HP-IBRIX
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Amazon gets bullied, pulls purchased e-books from Kindles Dana Blankenhorn: Amazon uses 1984 to free e-books...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Andrew Nusca, Mary Jo Foley, YouTube Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Wireless, Brammo, GlassHouse Service, Microsoft Windows 7, FireWire, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Smart Phones, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware
- Blog posts 2009-07-20
- Microsoft announces its Azure cloud computing pricing
- Microsoft announces its Azure cloud computing pricingCompared to Amazon...I compared the prices with Amazon's equivalent, the results are in my blog at http://bit.ly/OT7V8. Anyway, they seem to be approximately the same, which is probably the meaning that we should have associated with being "competitive" all along.Is that a lot or...
- Tags: Six Sigma, Pricing, TQM/Six Sigma/ISO 9000, Microsoft Windows, Process improvement, cloud computing, Azure, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., pricing strategy
- Discussion threads 2009-07-14
- Azure pricing: How low will Microsoft go?
- Azure pricing: How low will Microsoft go?The Zune of cloud computingI just can't get behind any service offered by Microsoft, regardless of the discount they attached to it. I'd be thinking about the Zune and Hotmail. And, if by some miracle they actually did field a well conceived...
- Tags: E-mail providers, Microsoft Windows, Pricing, Scripting languages, Azure, Microsoft Corp., Azure pricing, Microsoft Zune, MSN Hotmail, pricing strategy
- Discussion threads 2009-07-06
- Why Microsoft, Google, and Amazon are racing to run your data center
- Why Microsoft, Google, and Amazon are racing to run your data centerOld news repackagedCloud and utility computing which might be one and the same are a multibillion dollar business in 2009. Are you guys for real about reporting this like news? We have been running our business at...
- Tags: Data centers, cloud computing, Network technology, Amazon.com Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., data center
- Discussion threads 2009-06-15
- Why Microsoft, Google, and Amazon are racing to run your data center
- Several big technology vendors are racing to build a fleet of big data centers that will enable them to offer more Internet-based services to consumers and enterprises in the next 5-10 years. See why they think they will be able to talk you out of running your own data center....
- Tags: Google Inc., Data Center, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2009-06-15
- News to know: Cisco; Kindle DX; MySpace; Microsoft
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Cisco's third quarter: Better than expected; Sales down; Economic recovery 'eventual' Andrew Nusca: Amazon Kindle DX: The solution to...
- Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Twitter, Amazon Kindle, MySpace, Notebooks, Strategy, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-05-07
- Google, Sony, Amazon and Microsoft lead tech industry in Harris reputation rankings
- Google, Sony, Amazon and Microsoft lead tech industry in Harris reputation rankingsM$ reputation?If it was not for M$ I would have believed this study.No! this cannot be!A survey that puts Microsoft higher than Apple in good reputation! This must be manipulated, only surveys that put Apple on top should be...
- Tags: reputation ranking, Microsoft Corp., tech industry, Amazon.com Inc., Sony Corp., Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-29
- Google, Sony, Amazon and Microsoft lead tech industry in Harris reputation rankings
- Google, Sony, Amazon and Microsoft pace the technology pack in Harris Interactive's 2008 reputation rankings. Overall, technology and media companies fared well. Sixty-seven percent of Americans had favorable ratings for technology companies, down 6 percent from a year ago, but well ahead of travel and tourism, the No. 2 most...
- Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Google Inc., Harris Interactive, Larry Dignan, Management, Microsoft Corp., Reputation, Sony Corp., Strategy
- Blog posts 2009-04-29
- News to know: Microsoft; Amazon; SOA; AMD
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft bends a little on Windows 7 due date Five unanswered questions after Microsoft's Q3 earnings call...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., SOA, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Cybersecurity, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Security, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Operating Systems
- Blog posts 2009-04-24
- DoS attack on UltraDNS affects Amazon.com, SalesForce.com, Petco.com
- DoS attack on UltraDNS affects Amazon.com, SalesForce.com, Petco.comOuchiesWonder who they pissed of? Any ransom demands? Could this be related to the worm everyone is talking about?M$ louzy windoze is the culpritthis attack would not have been possible wihout M$ windoze as an infected host.M$ should be sued for...
- Tags: Sales force management, SECURITY, Petco.com, UltraDNS, denial of service, Salesforce.com Inc., Amazon.com Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-01
- Can you have an Open Cloud Manifesto without Amazon, Google, Salesforce and Microsoft?
- Can you have an Open Cloud Manifesto without Amazon, Google, Salesforce and Microsoft?There is nothing open about it if...There is nothing open about the "Open Cloud Manifesto" if it was created in secrecy without all of the main players having a say in its creation. Especially if it contains...
- Tags: Sales force management, Longjump, Open Cloud Manifesto, Salesforce.com Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-03-30
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