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The Android army: Verizon Wireless, Google ink collaboration pact; Promise 'innovative applications'

The Android army: Verizon Wireless, Google ink collaboration pact; Promise Time to change my phone carrier, I don't need Google taking control and recording my conversations like they tried to do with Chrome.Yes yes yes!Hope for choice and an area of computing not controlled and manipulated by MSRE: The Android...

Tags: Smart phones, Telecom & Utilities, Verizon Communications Inc., collaboration pact, Google Inc., Verizon Wireless, phone, VZW, Apple iPhone, innovative application, collaboration

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

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Yahoo's dwindling search share: Time to panic?

Typical MicrosoftThis is normal business practice for MS. Partner up with someone, take what they need, then discard them.Ask anyone from RealNetworks how their partnership went.It's about search.Wow, it looks like the volume of search users use the search engine that delivers better results.Google search is better than Bing...

Tags: E-mail, SEARCH, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Bing

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

News to know: AT&T; Apple; Google; Verizon; 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. Dancho Danchev: Weak passwords dominate statistics for Hotmail's phishing scheme leak Larry Dignan: The Android army: Verizon Wireless, Google...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Wireless, Wireless Coverage Data, Microsoft Windows, Mobile Operating Systems, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Wireless And Mobility, Handhelds, Wi-Fi, Mobile Applications, Software, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-07

The Android army: Verizon Wireless, Google ink collaboration pact; Google Voice support on tap

Updated: Verizon Wireless and Google said Tuesday that they will partner to co-develop a bevy of Android-based devices. Verizon Wireless also said that it will tightly integrate its network with Google apps---including Google Voice. The terms of the deal Techmeme weren't disclosed, but the companies are looking...

Tags: Google Inc., Device, Collaboration, Partnership, Voice, Verizon Communications Inc., Verizon Wireless, Android, Business Structures, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-06

Stay tuned: Google-Verizon Wireless announcement on Tuesday

Google and Verizon Wireless issued an alert tonight for a news conference in the morning, the day before the kickoff of the CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment show in San Diego. There were no details on the nature of the news but taking a few guesses isn't too tough. ...

Tags: Google Inc., Verizon Wireless, Cellular Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-05

Yahoo's search strategy: We're not fighting "the megawatt war"

At Yahoo's press event yesterday, there was some grilling about the new features in search and how much of that had to do with the long-anticipated search deal the company cut with Microsoft last month. If you'll recall, the 10-year pact between the two companies involved Microsoft...

Tags: Strategy, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Internet, Corporate Communications, Search, Channel Management, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-08-25

Microsoft Mobile Office needed Nokia, Symbian

If you're in the U.S. you can hardly restrain the yawns about the Nokia-Microsoft pact to bring Office Mobile to Symbian phones. Zoom out globally and the Microsoft-Nokia partnership is an important beachhead for the software giant. Under an agreement, Nokia and Microsoft will begin collaborating to...

Tags: Partnership, Nokia Corp., Mobile, Smart Phone, Symbian Inc., Microsoft Corp., Business Structures, Advertising & Promotion, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Finance, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-12

IBM bolsters Juniper pact; Reseller deal with Cisco

IBM took its relationship with Juniper up a notch by announcing and original equipment manufacturer deal. Big Blue also announced deals with Brocade and Cisco. Under the Juniper deal, the latest in a string of IBM-Juniper collaborations, IBM will rebrand and sell Juniper EX and MX switches and routers...

Tags: Juniper Networks Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corp., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-22

Forrester: VMware well positioned among enterprises and SMBs

VMware of late has had a big target on its back and rivals such as Microsoft, Red Hat and Citrix have all been firing shots. Why? VMware has a lot of virtualization mind and market share among enterprises and small to mid-sized businesses. According to two reports...

Tags: VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Small And Medium Business, Forrester Research Inc., Smb/Sme, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-04

News to know: Safari 4, HP, Gmail outage, Ballmer's bets, SaaS adoption

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. Safari 4 coverage: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Safari 4 - This is one fast browser! Ryan Naraine: ...

Tags: Google Gmail, Software-as-a-service, Larry Dignan, Apple Safari, Hewlett-Packard Co., Steve Ballmer, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Outage, Sam Diaz, Web Browsers, Cloud Computing, Internet

Blog posts 2009-02-25

Novell, VMware unveil collaboration pact

Novell and VMware said Tuesday that they are collaborating so independent software vendors can build SUSE Linux Enterprise virtual appliances. The two companies will also develop VMware-ready appliances on SUSE Linux. In a statement, the companies said: With VMware Studio, ISVs can use VMware-based tools to...

Tags: Novell Inc., Collaboration, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware Inc., SuSE Linux, SuSE, Game Plan, Open Source, Servers, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-24

Microsoft and Novell at two: Was the patent pact worth it?

Microsoft and Novell at two: Was the patent pact worth it?Sheer brillianceNot that I'm going to start any wars or anything, but from a business perspective this deal was totally worth it. Microsoft got to wiggle its way into mixed source environments. Novell got a lifeline and became a bigger...

Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., openSUSE

Discussion threads 2008-11-18

VMware enlists Cisco to help supercharge virtualization

Now that virtualization has evolved into a proven data center solution, attention is turning to how to optimize it to improve performance and make it scalable to thousands of systems. In partnership with VMware, Cisco wants to play a major role in taking virtualization to the next level, and on...

Tags: Data Center, VMware Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Virtualization, Data Centers, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Data Management, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2008-09-17

Novell-Microsoft interop pact may look sweeter to IT shops these days

Novell took a lot of heat from open source backers for executing an interoperability pact with Microsoft in late 2006 but the partnership -- strengthened with a new $100 million investment from Microsoft today -- is probably looking sweeter to mixed IT shops these days. Why? Because of recent...

Tags: Novell Inc., Interoperability, Information Technology, Microsoft Office, ISO, Microsoft Corp., Office Open XML, Virtualization, OpenOffice, Cloud Computing, Open Source, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Office Suites, Software, Storage, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-08-20

Comcast: We won't bump Vonage over network management

Vonage and Comcast said Wednesday that they will collaborate to "address the reasonable network management of Internet services." That's a fancy way to say that Comcast won't bump Vonage from its network even though they compete. Under the pact, which is a bit sketchy,...

Tags: Network, Comcast Corp., Vonage Holdings Corp., Network Management, Networking, Telecommunications, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-09

News to know: AMD; Google; Oracle worries; Eluma; Nuospace

Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: AMD releases Quad and Triple core Phenom processors Larry Dignan: Google paid click growth sluggish in February; More worries emerge. Techmeme. Oracle new license revenue raises IT spending worries Dennis Howlett: Nuospace: enterprise collaboration for the rest...

Tags: Google Inc., Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Data Centers, Open Source, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-03-27

IBM adds Ubuntu, Red Hat support for Lotus Notes-Symphony OpenOffice Client

IBM announced at Lotusphere 2008 plans to offer its Open Collaboration Client -- which consists of Lotus Notes and Domino 8, Lotus Expeditor and Lotus Symphony apps suite -- with support for Ubuntu Linux and in a special marketing bundle with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5....

Tags: Ubuntu, Red Hat Inc., IBM Corp., Lotus Symphony, Beta 4, Lotus Symphony Office Productivity Suite, OpenOffice, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Open Source, Linux, Office Suites, Software, Emerging Technologies, Operating Systems, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-01-22

Add TurboLinux to the Microsoft patent-protection roster

It's been a while since Microsoft signed up any more Linux distro vendors to participate as patent-protection partners. But on October 22, the Redmondians announced they've added TurboLinux to the fold. Microsoft's deal with TurboLinux -- like the interoperability/technology partnership arrangements it has cemented with Novell, Linspire...

Tags: Agreement, Microsoft Corp., TurboLinux Inc., Turbo, Authentication/Encryption, Business Structures, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Security, Finance, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2007-10-22

Windows, meet SUSE: Novell, Microsoft open lab

Microsoft and Novell said Wednesday that they have opened an interoperability lab in Cambridge, Mass. to improve collaboration between the two parties. This lab was part of the Novell and Microsoft pact announced almost a year ago. The lab will focus on joint development for Windows Server and...

Tags: Novell Inc., Lab, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., SuSE, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-09-12

Yahoo pacts with reality TV producer

Deal with Rocket Science Laboratories likely will focus on short-form video that can be presented on both Web and TV. In an increasingly rare collaboration with Hollywood, Yahoo has signed a production deal with the company behind reality shows such as Temptation Island and Joe Millionaire. The...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Web Behemoth, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Reuters/Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment

News items 2007-08-07