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NetApplications Sept 08 data

NetApplications Sept 08 dataTypo?"Linux is at 0.91% (down from 0.03% the previous month)"Should that be 'down by'?statisticsit is amazing how you can twist numbers: intel mac share? how about the whole mac share including ppc? which is 8,23%. why would you just count intel mac? and this statsitic it is...

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Discussion threads 2008-10-01

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i2, JDA call off merger

JDA and i2 said they are calling off their supply chain wedding plans amid an uncertain economic picture. In August statement, JDA agreed to buy i2 for $346 million, or $14.86 a share, in cash. On Wednesday, i2 shares closed at $7.70. JDA was going to finance...

Tags: Merger, I2 Technologies Inc., JDA, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-04

iPhone clouds true Smartphone snapshot

Can Apple, specifically its iPhone, save an entire industry? The iPhone - now ranked the second most popular smartphone - saw strong enough adoption in the quarter ending Sept. 30 to mask the sluggishness of the overall smartphone market this past summer, according to a report by...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Smart Phone, Smartphone, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-02

Top Web companies in October 2008

Parent Audience, 000 Time 1. Google 128,667 1:57:26 2. Microsoft 121,819 2:35:43 3. Yahoo! 117,715 3:22:08 4. AOL LLC 88,028 3:34:41 5. News Corp. Online 78,135 1:36:45 6. eBay 60,543 1:40:32 7. InterActiveCorp 60,092 0:17:20 ...

Tags: Internet, NB

Blog posts 2008-12-02

News to know: Apple and anti-virus; Vista SP2; Kumo; Palm; Linux

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Christopher Dawson: Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 2)? Ryan Naraine: Apple: Mac users should run multiple anti-virus Breaking...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Nokia Corp., Antivirus, Service Pack 2, Palm Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Security, Viruses And Worms, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-02

Apple, Mozilla gain ground on Microsoft for Web traffic

When it comes to surfing the Web, a growing number of people used Macs, instead of a Windows computer, as well as browsers other than Microsoft's Internet Explorer in the month of November. According to a survey by NetApplications reported on Fortune's Apple 2.0 blog, the number...

Tags: Web, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., NetApplications, Web Browsers, Internet, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-01

Study: Cell phones distract drivers more than passengers do

Study: Cell phones distract drivers more than passengers doThis study proves nothingOther than people are inheriently stupid. It would then become the responsibility (yes, responsibility..something we all dont want to take on these days) to know when to hang up/disconnect the call depending on driving conditions. All this does is...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, phone, cell phone, car

Discussion threads 2008-12-01

Calling Mac users - Have you installed antivirus on your Mac?

Calling Mac users - Have you installed antivirus on your Mac?Multiple anti-virius solutions?Um... why install multiple vendors? All you do is eat up resources and cause your system to slow down even more. Oh wait, Mac's are superior and can handle it *eye roll*Sorry, no points for apple on this...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Desktops, SECURITY, Apple Macintosh, antivirus, Calling Mac-user, virus

Discussion threads 2008-12-01

Highlights from NetApplications data for November '08 - Firefox and Vista break 20% mark

Highlights from NetApplications data for November '08 - Firefox and Vista break 20% markWhat's your ......obsession with NetApplications?^o^Well, the import thing is that Firefox is ABOUT 20% and rising, IE is ABOUT70% and falling. That is what we can draw from this. No need to argue about a percent or...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Web browsers, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Apple Macintosh, NetApplications, Chrome, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-12-01

Highlights from NetApplications data for November '08 - Firefox and Vista break 20% mark

NetApplications has released data for November so it's time to dig through the trends ... by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows Vista, Usage, NetApplications, October, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Internet, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-12-01

Entertainment sector growth in September 2008

Name Aug-08 Sep-08 Growth Online Games 30,267 50,814 68 Events 3,132 5,094 63 Books 1,179 1,902 61 Music 107,461 161,369 50 Broadcast Media 180,171 269,798 50 Source: Nielsen by NB

Tags: Growth, Entertainment, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, NB

Blog posts 2008-11-30

US online video usage in September 2008

  Aug-08 Sep-08 Growth Audience, 000 117,916 125,061 6 Streams, 000 8,061,706 8,885,068 10 Streams per Viewer 68.4 71.1 4 Minutes per Viewer 183.9 197.2 7 Source: Nielsen by NB

Tags: Online Video, Video, NB

Blog posts 2008-11-29

Black Friday Deals at the App(le) Store

App Store Apps has a posted a list of over 50 iPhone application that are currently on sale many are free for Black Friday which begins at midnight ET tonight. A sampling: A Binary Clock Signboard Polyomino Puzzles Code Alpha Football...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple iMac, Apple Inc., Desktops, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-27

SMS advertising response rates

  Received SMS Ads, 000 % Responded to SMS Advert   Aug-07 Aug-08 % Change Aug-07 Aug-08 Point Change Downloads for mobile phone 40,792 35,915 -12.0% 4.4% 3.9% -0.6 News or information 25,929 22,122 -14.7% 2.8% 3.2% 0.4 Mobile phone or plan...

Tags: Advertisement, Mobile, SMS, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Marketing, NB

Blog posts 2008-11-27

Fastest-growing US sites in October 2008

  Sep-08 Oct-08 Growth, % Rank Total Internet 189,468 190,616 1 N/A TheStreet.com Sites 4,135 10,550 155 101 Spencer Gifts, LLC. 2,077 5,058 144 231 HULU.COM 2,850 5,342 87 214 Healthgrades 2,894 5,034 74 234 Everyday Health 14,930...

Tags: Site, Internet, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, NB

Blog posts 2008-11-26

SAP slapped with 'sell' rating; Pushback from customer base cited

Societe Generale analyst Richard Nguyen hit SAP with a sell rating on Wednesday citing increased odds of a fourth quarter profit warning and signs that customers are pushing back on the software company's attempt to upsell them following a maintenance price increase. Nguyen's report--he downgraded SAP shares...

Tags: SAP AG, Nguyen, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-26

Talking with Likewise on GPLv3 and community management

I've been watching Palamida's tracking of GPLv3 (and LGPLv3) adoption over the last year with interest. It looks like adoption is moving at a reasonable, if not super-speedy, pace. However, not everyone is moving from version 2 to version 3. One company, Likewise, actually decided to move backwards from GPLv3...

Tags: Community, Likewise Software, GPLv3, Q, Open, Fall Edition, Joe Brockmeier

Blog posts 2008-11-26

Will Storm's delays hurt RIM's Q3?

Will Storm's delays hurt RIM's Q3?Having fun waiting?I guess wi-fi wasn't a factor in your decision, or entertainment apps.RE: Will Storm's delays hurt RIM's Q3?I'm actually disappointed for a few reasons.1. As you've already pointed out the supply is way to low for the demand (and is a big turn...

Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Call Quality, Research In Motion Ltd., phone

Discussion threads 2008-11-25

The (Government 2.0) revolution should be televised

The (Government 2.0) revolution should be televisedBe careful!!Terms like "Government 2.0" should not be tossed around lightly! There are those who believe we need just that...another American Revolution and a complete restart!RE: The (Government 2.0) revolution should be televisedAndrea - When I hear Patriot 2.0, I get an image...

Tags: Government 2.0, transparency

Discussion threads 2008-11-25

Text analytics helps find what you're searching for

As search becomes more and more of a commodity, many people are beginning to ask “what’s next” for the enterprise search industry. The answer may lie with the fast-evolving area of text analytics, says Lexalytics' Jeff Catlin. Commentary--Enterprise search is still growing, evolving and improving....

Tags: Enterprise Search, Financial Planning, Cloud Computing, Finance, search, analytics, Jeff Catlin, Lexalytics, Special to ZDNet, Jeff Catlin, Lexalytics, Special to ZDNet

News items 2008-11-24