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Google Earth inner workings described in newly published Google Patent App

I've just come across a very recently published U.S. Patent application by Google that appears to explain the inner workings of Google Earth. More specifically, the technology described in this Patent app deals with how mapping-related information within a database makes its way...

Tags: Geography, Google Inc., Database, Server, Google Earth, Information, Model, Object, Patent App, Keyhole Mark-up Language, Server 130, Servers, Hardware, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2007-12-13

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Will OpenSolaris survive Oracle?

We can only hope so! It would make a much better back end than what linux has to offer. Solaris has always been a solid performer and is a real UNIX, not some hacked up clone like linux. The best option for Oracle would be to ditch linux...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Sun Solaris, Oracle Corp., OpenSolaris, Open Solaris

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Microsoft hints at second low-cost Office option

Looks like they figured out that the price people are willing to pay for MSOffice is going to be falling like a rock. Can you say "pennies on the dollar"??$0 is about rightfor all the headaches MS has caused the world.M$ still has to drop the price a lotin order...

Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice, computer

Discussion threads 2009-10-12

Netgear Digital Entertainer Live

The first few rounds of network media streamers we tested weren't necessarily recommendable. Sure, this was partially because most of these devices depend on Windows Media Center for connectivity and content, but we also had issues with their interfaces and performance. Unlike the company's previous solutions to home...

Tags: Corporate communications, PRODUCTIVITY, Storage, Digital media, Digital music, Netgear Inc., Digital Entertainer, Digital Entertainer Live

Product reviews 2009-10-08

BlackBerry Curve 8520 marks consumer, business power play for RIM [hands-on review]

The first thought that springs from your mind when you pick up the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520 is, "You know, I could get the hang of this." That's what Research in Motion, BlackBerry's maker, is hoping. The new Curve...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., BlackBerry Curve, RIM BlackBerry, Curve 8520, Lithium-cell Battery, Multimedia Menu, Handhelds, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-06

Brother MFC-490CW

After giving the Brother MFC-5890CN a not-so-great review, we weren't breaking down doors with excitement over the step-down model. We expected another unstylish device marred by mechanical imperfections and unsuitable for any environment where productivity is a factor. Fortunately for Brother, this $130 all-in-one is actually a better printer than...

Tags: Printers, Monitors & displays, Brother MFC-490CW, printer, Brother MFC-5890CN

Product reviews 2009-07-21

Windows Vista SP2 ready for download (and Windows Server 2008)

Windows Vista SP2 ready for download (and Windows Server 2008)Only 5 languages? Get the SP2 for ALL LANGUAGES from eMuleed2k://|file|mu_windows_vista_sp2_x86_cd_x15-39755.iso|499329024|EF3439826F02B84E26AE34405C5A8969|h=333KDXF2LVWXW2I3VDKW57MB7VDLFUCP|/SHA1: 91FB7F33B838D0378647F49E35850622BABED4BF RE: Windows Vista SP2 ready for download (and Windows Server 2008)I thought Windows7 was the next service pack for Vista ;-)RE: Windows Vista SP2 ready for download (and Windows...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Vista SP2, Microsoft Windows, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server

Discussion threads 2009-05-26

HP Officejet J4680

The $130 HP Officejet J4680 is an all-in-one, which means it can also fax, copy, and scan in addition to print beautifully rendered documents and pictures. We rarely see sub-$150 printers with the extra features you get in the J4680: 802.11g Wi-Fi connectivity, convert-to-text, and a 20-sheet auto document...

Tags: Printers, copy function, printer, Hewlett-Packard Co., Officejet J4680

Product reviews 2009-04-21

Better than RAID: the new DroboPro

Better than RAID: the new DroboProOf course you aren't on Drobo's payrollIf you were you would have provided a link to where we could learn more -.-Thankfully, there is google. http://www.drobo.com/Four bay Drobo costs $749 with two 1TB drives included, $999 for four.The DroboPro is 8 bay and starts...

Tags: Storage, DroboPro, RAID, new DroboPro, Drobo

Discussion threads 2009-04-09

Computing Firm Helps Customers Save 90 Percent on IT Costs With Flexible Server Product

Richmond, British Columbia - based Gravity Computers is an award-winning IT consultancy that specializes in developing complete, recession-resistant solutions for businesses and nonprofit organizations. In 2007, Gravity Computers became an early adopter of the Windows Home Server operating system. With the automated backup and restore feature, the company saved 130...

Tags: Information Technology, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Computing, Gravity Computers, Servers, Hardware

Case studies 2009-04-01

Nehalem servers could spark a $27bn feeding frenzy

I spent most of Wednesday listening to Dell executives and their customers talk about Dell's new IT systems, especially its new Nehalem based servers. In the press room before the event, I was trying to read Dell's press release, and joking with colleagues that it was full...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., RISC, Information Technology, Microprocessor, Intel Corp., Nehalem Performance, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-03-26

Swiss Safety Council Expects 220 Percent Return on Communications Investment

The Swiss Council for Accident Prevention bfu works to improve safety in the fields of road traffic, leisure, and sport. Most of its 130 employees work in Berne, with the remainder in nine regional offices. All rely on e-mail, Instant Messaging IM, and telephony for collaboration with one another and...

Tags: Investment, Unified Communications, Audioconferencing, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Microsoft Office Communications Server, Safety Council, Instant Messaging, Collaboration, Internet, Online Communications

Case studies 2009-01-01

The 2008 Chutzpah in IT Marketing Awards

The 2008 Chutzpah in IT Marketing AwardsWanna clarify...?[b]The 2008 Tyrian Silver Shekels go to the Wintel Customer Base - for increasing their purchases of Vista on Core Duo after the Wintel partners switched to marketing their yet undeliverable copies of the same Apple and AMD technologies they've been denigrating for...

Tags: Mainframes, Virtualization, Servers, mainframe, Apple Inc., server, Linux, IBM Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., software

Discussion threads 2008-12-29

Migrating to Amazon Web Services: The blueprint

Migrating to Amazon Web Services: The blueprintNow this is where it makes sense.In this sense the so called "cloud" is just an evolution of the common hosting scenarios. But its the only "cloud" scenario that makes sense to me.Good article. I'm planning on looking at EC2 for a couple of...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, cloud computing, Web services, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Web Services, Web service, software

Discussion threads 2008-12-18

Windows 7 build 6956 - Desktop (Windows 7 build 6956)

Windows 7 build 6956 - Desktop (Windows 7 build 6956)MS had bettter drop the word "Ultimate"... from some of those screens. I think just like "Vista", "ultimate" is pure marketing poison.RE: Windows 7 build 6956 - Desktop (Windows 7 build 6956)Sigh. Ultimate is naturally a marketing position. Just like the...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Negative Feelings, desktop, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-12-09

$350 barebones Vista/7 PC

$350 barebones Vista/7 PCDidn't you forget somethingWhere is the case?RE: $350 barebones Vista/7 PCAdrian: Read what you write:"Prices of PC components are falling weekly, and what $350 will buy you a lot more horsepower today that it would a few months ago."Which variant of English is this? And if so,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), DVD, Vista/7 PC

Discussion threads 2008-11-11

Intel rolls out low power server chips

Intel rolls out low power server chipsIntel's processorsI don't see why Intel never did this when they rolled out it's first line of processors starting with the Intel Pentium II processors. If they did, maybe we would all have power consuming chips. Maybe Intel's worst processors, the Pentium 4 wouldn't...

Tags: Processors, server, Intel Corp., Intel Pentium, processor, chip

Discussion threads 2008-09-08

Marketing Giant McCann Worldgroup Streamlines Search and Collaboration

McCann Worldgroup, one of the world's largest marketing communications companies, spans 130 countries and represents the world's leading global marketers. McCann needed an easier way to find people and expertise within its seven separate business units, and it wanted to search and share content across the many networks that it...

Tags: McCann WorldGroup, Collaboration, Web Technology, Content Management, Portals, Marketing Research, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Marketing

Case studies 2008-07-23

What's transparent carbon neutrality worth to you?

Here's another checkoff item for your hosting company: carbon neutrality. At least that's what e-retailer hosting specialist Guidance, based in Marina Del Rey, Calif., is hoping. The best part is that it's not requiring its customers to do anything different. It's taking this approach behind the scenes. ...

Tags: Servers, Hardware, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-07-12

TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Uses the Exchange Hosted Services to Protect the Messaging Environment (Level 300)

Microsoft deploys and supports more than 130,000 Exchange Server mailboxes for the global organization. All mail delivered to mailboxes@microsoft.com is first routed through Exchange Hosted Services, a hosted service that filters mail for spam and viruses and enforces corporate e-mail policies "In the cloud" before the mail reaches the Microsoft...

Tags: Webcast, Information Technology, Messaging, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Exchange Hosted Services, E-mail, Servers, Online Communications, Hardware

Webcasts 2008-06-24