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Microsoft's datacenter software and services future: Trebuchet and Monsoon

Microsoft's datacenter software and services future: Trebuchet and MonsoonMS DOES NOT BELONG IN ANY DATACENTERPERIOD. End of story. They don't belong anywhere near a datacenter.MS needs to just go away.Interesting: a DataCenter with no Roof!Would be interested to hear how they handle when there is a hail storm...

Tags: Data centers, Storage, data center, datacenter software, Trebuchet, services future, Monsoon, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-12-16

Microsoft's datacenter software and services future: Trebuchet and Monsoon

Microsoft officials recently peeled back the covers a bit on its datacenter futures by sharing some high-level strategy goals for its "Generation 4" modular datacenter plans. But this modularization is only one piece of the company's longer-term goals and plans for its cloud-computing infrastructure. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Software, Data Center, Network, Server, Microsoft Corp., Monsoon, Trebuchet, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-12-16

Expect a settlement in Monsoon GPL suit

Expect a settlement in Monsoon GPL suitTrack recordKeep in mind that to date, [b]all[/b] of the GPL-enforcement actions (save one [1]) have ended in settlements where the alleged violator simply arranges to be compliant and that's that. No damages asked or awarded; just "go and sin no more."Everybody walks...

Tags: Litigation, OPEN SOURCE, SFLC, GPL, Monsoon, settlement

Discussion threads 2007-09-22

GPL will get its day in court

GPL will get its day in courtSP?[i]Software Freedom Law Center SLFC[/i]Shouldn't that be SFLC not SLFC. You used the latter twice.I doubt they signed any contractPersonally, I don't think ANY company should be able to publish a contract and claim that it is valid. If we don't mutually agree...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, GPL, EULA, Monsoon

Discussion threads 2007-09-21

Monsoon Multimedia Hava Wireless HD

Whether you call it placeshifting or remote viewing, there is a small but growing number of products that let you watch your home TV from a far-flung location via any broadband Internet connection. Sony pioneered the field with its LocationFree TV products, only to be made the underdog by savvy...

Tags: Ethernet, Network technology, Wi-Fi, Microsoft Windows XP, TV & Home Theater, Cable, Hava, Slingbox, HAVA Wireless HD, Monsoon, wireless

Product reviews 2006-11-08

Monsoon floods hit Indian tech capital

Monsoon floods hit Indian tech capitalWhat is DR and BCP.Maybe we'll get BACK the JOBS outsourced there?We can only hope and pray.....Realisticly though, it's too bad that probably won't happen:(

Tags: Disaster recovery, Monsoon, Indian Tech

Discussion threads 2005-10-26

Additional Resources

News to know: Jobs and Apple; IE 8 patch due; Adobe; Windows 7 Beta 1

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Can you have Macworld without Jobs and Apple? We're going to find out Apple statement Techmeme Sam Diaz: What does Apple’s MacWorld...

Tags: Job, Adobe Systems Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browsers, Data Centers, Security, Internet, Storage, Hardware, Data Management

Blog posts 2008-12-17

Don't inhale, it's legal but it's toxic

That's the conclusion of a United Nations report on the atmosphere above large sections of Asia. Guess all that economic growth comes with a little extra. Nasty plumes of smoke, soot, toxic gases and other fine manmade crud are found all over the planet, but the...

Tags: China, Sunlight, U.N., Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-11-13

Review: HAVA Platinum HD lets you watch TV on your Nokia Internet Tablet, S60 or WM device

I've been using a Slingbox since they were first launched a few years ago and have used all of the mobile clients to watch my TV content on the road. I still have my Slingbox Classic and use it on my S60 and Windows Mobile devices from time to time....

Tags: Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Nokia Corp., Mobile, PC, Video, Tablet, HAVA Platinum HD, S60, Mobile Client, Slingbox Pro HD, Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Communications, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Wireless networks mimicking biological systems

The goal of the EU-funded WINSOC project is to build self-organizing networks of wireless sensors by applying principles learned from living organisms. These wireless sensors will be used for a wide range of environmental monitoring purposes. As says the WINSOC scientific coordinator, 'Living systems are intrinsically robust against cells dying...

Tags: Network, Wireless Sensor Network, Sensor, Wireless Network, Measurement Data, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-08-28

2009 Pontiac Vibe GT

Photo gallery:2009 Pontiac Vibe GTWe found the economy car efficiency, the tight build quality, and the odd body style all appealing on the 2009 Pontiac Vibe GT. But once we started looking at the details, we realized it was a Toyota. The hard flooring in the cargo area and the...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Pontiac, Pontiac Vibe GT, Vibe

Product reviews 2008-06-23

Leaked: iPhone firmware confirms GPS

Don't you just love the weekend before a Stevenote? It's the time when the finger comes out of the dyke and leaks become a flood, then a monsoon. This time Engadget has the skinny. They got a peek inside the iPhone 3G firmware and it shares a...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, UMTS, HSDPA, Apple iPhone, Cellular Phones, Firmware, GPS, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2008-06-07

Busybox takes another step up GPL protection ladder

The Software Freedom Law Center, acting on behalf of Busybox, has won a second settlement of GPL infringement charges and now faces Verizon's lawyers. Pictured is the Busybox logo with a hint for last-minute Santas who have very small children. They will prefer the box to whatever...

Tags: GPL, Router, Settlement, Verizon Communications Inc., Busybox, Litigation, Routers & Switches, Open Source, Network Technology, Networking, Business Operations, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-12-19

Just don't call it trolling, Verizon

The Software Freedom Law Center has sued Verizon on behalf of Busybox. Busybox wrote a Linux application, under the GPL, which Verizon used in a wireless router it provides users of its FIOS service, which promises faster speed in exchange for cutting users' copper and tieing them...

Tags: GPL, Router, Verizon Communications Inc., Software Freedom Law Center, SPLC, Routers & Switches, Network Technology, Networking, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-12-07

GPL defenders say: See you in court

GPL defenders say: See you in courtOnly fair...If you are going to use the code then you must abide by the terms of the license.I completely understand the SFLC's position. There must be a penalty for violating the license. Otherwise it turns into a game of using the code in...

Tags: Strategy, commons, GPL, GPL defender, defender, patent

Discussion threads 2007-10-01

News to know: OLPC; Gmail; Vista

Notable headlines: Garett Rogers: Two new Gmail features in the queue. New version of Gmail being tested. Google to take social networking to a new level. Dan Farber: Google forays into the heart of social networking. TechCrunch: Google To “Out Open” Facebook On November 5. ...

Tags: Xerox Corp., Google Inc., Google Gmail, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), E-mail Providers, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Internet

Blog posts 2007-09-24

Expect a settlement in Monsoon GPL suit

UPDATE: That didn't take long. Those who expected a quick settlement win just what folks won on Iron Chef, namely the people's ovation and fame forever. Monsoon Multimedia, by the way, is based in Noida, India, near Delhi. Despite an immense excitement over the filing...

Tags: GPL, Settlement, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-09-22

Lawsuit asserts violation of GPL

The Software Freedom Law Center will file its first lawsuit alleging violation of the GPL General Public License. The suit is against Monsoon Multimedia on behalf of the open-source BusyBox project. BusyBox is accusing Monsoon of failing to fulfill the license's copyleft obligations by including BusyBox in the firmware...

Tags: GPL, Lawsuit, BusyBox, Open Source, ZDNet Government

Blog posts 2007-09-21

GPL will get its day in court

The Software Freedom Law Center says it has filed the first ever U.S. copyright infringement lawsuit based on the GNU General Public License. The Software Freedom Law Center SLFC said Thursday it is filing the lawsuit (see complaint, statement and Techmeme) against Monsoon Multimedia on behalf of the...

Tags: Software, GPL, Complaint, Software Freedom Law Center, Open Source, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-09-21

Pinnacle PCTV To Go Wireless - TV tuner / video input adapter - 802.11g

When Monsoon Multimedia released its Hava Wireless HD product in 2006, the company made no attempt to hide the fact that it was largely a "proof of concept" device. In other words, they were highly interested in licensing the product to a larger company with better brand recognition. Flash...

Tags: Wi-Fi, TV & Home Theater, IEEE 802.11g, adapter, TV, TV Tuner, Pinnacle, wireless, Slingbox, HAVA Wireless HD, Wireless HD, Pinnacle PCTV, PCTV, video, PC

Product reviews 2007-04-25