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Softbank announces iPhone 3G rate plans for Japan: The iPhone 3G will be available in Japan on 11 July 2008 at 12 noon, but unlike in the United States, it will not be sold at the Apple Store Japan. Instead iPhone 3G will be sold by local carrier SoftBank Mobile Corp. SMB who has issued...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Japan, Softbank Corp., 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-08
Apple plays DoCoMo against Softbank over iPhone launch: Apple plays DoCoMo against Softbank over iPhone launchAnd Bill Gates is greedy & Steve Jobs isn't...yeah right!"...executives have balked over the share of subscriber revenue that Apple is demanding,..."Apple Inc.'s extreme proprietary contraints prohibit my acceptance. just asi refuse to live in a Micro$oft world, i will never live in...; Tags: Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, Softbank Corp., NTT DoCoMo Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-12-19
iPhone to become a reality?: One of the hottest tidbits of Apple juice last week was a news story that Apple is working on a iPod/mobile phone hybrid device with Softbank Corp.On May 13th the Japanese Nihon Keizai Shimbun Saturday Morning edition reported that Apple and Softbank are working together to develop mobile phones capable...; Tags: Apple Computer Inc., JAPANESE, Softbank Corp., telephone; Blog posts 2006-05-15
Softbank Investment Data Is Available - And Safe With StorageTek L20/L40: Softbank Investment Corporation Softbank Investment constitutes the core of the Softbank Group's venture capital operations. Softbank Investment operates a total of five servers, beginning with its key Solaris + Oracle-based system for managing the various funds, and including a consolidated accounting system, a Windows NT server-run accounting system, an intranet...; Tags: Softbank Corp., StorageTek, Softbank Investment, Venture Capital, File Servers, Investment, Servers, Finance, Financing Startups, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware; Case studies
HP Case Study: SoftBank BB: As part of the SoftBank Group, SoftBank BB provides ISP services and the ADSL-related products and services. Faced with the challenge of managing one of the largest IP networks in the world, it wanted to improve service quality and keep MTTR Mean Time To Repair low. To do so, Softbank...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Network, Softbank Corp., Broadband Internet, Networking, Telecommunications; Case studies

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Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?Microsoft Search sucks.Now they are hijacking your PC to gain search share. Vista, XP, and anything else Microsoft is leaving this organization at every chance.RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?This studies almost alway fail to note that XP's business penetration was no better after...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Forrest; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
iCrash: Buggy apps tarnish iPhone 2.0 appeal: iCrash: Buggy apps tarnish iPhone 2.0 appealBut stability is supposed to be iPhone's strong suit?Hmm, guess not! A big "I told you so" to all those who made fun of WM's theoretical lack of stability even though mine have all worked flawlessly.[i]If you don’t have an Apple account you have...; Tags: Sales channel, Digital music, Apple iPhone, iPhone 2.0 appeal, iCrash, Buggy app, iPhone 2.0, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-21
Fastest-growing US web sites in May 2008: Apr-08 May-08 Growth, % Rank Total Internet : Total Audience 190,728 190,858 1 N/A Proflowers.com 1,301 5,453 319 200 Vonage Holdings Corp 2,202 4,832 119 227 Vlaze Media Networks, Inc. 4,021 7,162 78 153 Discovery.com Sites 8,800 15,473 76 62...; Tags: Web, InfoSpace Inc., Web Site, Internet, Web Site Development, Vertical Industries, Advertising & Promotion, Web Technology, Benefits, Healthcare, Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Human Resources, NB; Blog posts 2008-07-20
Yahoo may revisit News Corp if AOL dims: source: Yahoo is unlikely to get into a bidding war over AOL with Microsoft because Yahoo could instead renew talks over News Corp's Web properties. NEW YORK--Yahoo is unlikely to get into a bidding war over AOL with Microsoft because if Microsoft gets in the way, Yahoo could instead renew...; Tags: America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft-Icahn Proposal, Financial Accounting, Mergers & Acquisitions, Finance, Investment, Reuters, Yahoo, Microsoft, Microhoo, merger, News Corps, AOL; News items 2008-07-18
New hybrid delivery security architecture: Secure Computing's Ken Rutsky tells how to integrate Software-as-a-Service SaaS, virtualization and appliance security offerings to let users get exactly what they want. “In the past, CIOs deployed their own self-contained application architectures on their own servers and storage systems. This old model is giving way to a hybrid...; Tags: Appliance, Software, Software-as-a-service, Platform, Information Technology, Advantage, Hardware, Model, Service, Architecture, Organization, Delivery Security Architecture, IT Security Professional, Delivery Platform, Software As A Service (SaaS), Tools & Techniques, Cloud Computing, Security, Emerging Technologies, Management, CIO, SaaS, virtualization, IT appliances, service delivery, IT management, Ken Rutsky, Secure Computing; News items 2008-07-16
How good is open source support?: How good is open source support?This why I do not want open source.I can never get help when I need it, and those that try to help have a very snobbish attitude, and like to say you are not learning because you do not want to learn.Well I can only...; Tags: Operating systems, open source, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-07-16
EMC connects the Iomega-Mozy storage dots: EMC is connecting two of its more recent acquisitions--Iomega and Berkeley Data Systems' Mozy online backup storage--to target small businesses and consumers. On Wednesday, EMC will roll out a storage bundle that includes Iomega's external hard drives with a software bundle that combines the Mozy online backup...; Tags: Iomega Corp., EMC Corp., Storage, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-15
Top US Web companies in May 2008: Parent Audience, 000 Time Per Person (hh:mm:ss) 1. Google 127,636 1:48:41 2. Microsoft 123,333 2:16:00 3. Yahoo! 115,605 3:13:23 4. Time Warner 107,778 3:24:16 5. News Corp. Online 79,058 1:45:31 6. eBay 66,240 1:46:12 7. InterActiveCorp...; Tags: Web, Channel Management, Marketing, NB; Blog posts 2008-07-15
Microsoft as the gate keeper of video analytics: Microsoft as the gate keeper of video analyticsNBC Olympics and TVTonic[b]Wavexpress to Provide Internet Video Download Service for NBC’s Coverage of the Beijing Olympic Games[/b]Free Service to Allow Media Center Users the Ability to Download Content During NBC’s Coverage of the Beijing Olympics, August 8-24, 2008http://www.tvtonic.com/news/?p=133NEW YORK - June 23,...; Tags: Media Center PCs, Corporate communications, Microsoft Corp., analytics, video, NBC, Wavexpress, NBC Olympic; Discussion threads 2008-07-14
News to know Monday: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Yahoo rejects latest Microsoft-Icahn proposal; Calls Microsoft 'erratic' WSJ: New Rejection from Yahoo Sets The Stage for Ugly Fight Dana Blankenhorn: We don't want you to talk, Mr. Ballmer Murdoch says News Corp, Yahoo tie-up very unlikely ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, sdiaz; Blog posts 2008-07-14
Murdoch says News Corp, Yahoo tie-up very unlikely: News Corp's Rupert Murdoch said it was "very unlikely" his company would be involved in any Yahoo transaction and said Yahoo and Microsoft would not end up with any deal. SUN VALLEY, IDAHO--News Corp's Rupert Murdoch said it was "very unlikely" his company would be involved in any Yahoo...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Rupert Murdoch, Microsoft Corp., Murdoch, Internet, Social Networking, Advertising & Promotion, Financial Accounting, Online Communications, Marketing, Finance, Reuters, Yahoo, News Corp., Microsoft, Microhoo, mergers; News items 2008-07-11
News to know: iPhone; DNS patch; Online privacy; VMware; Vista: Notable headlines: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: A Modest Privacy Proposal Richard Koman: Congress looks at next-gen ad networks Techmeme: iPhone reviews Matthew Miller: MSM Apple iPhone reviews are up and may just have saved me some cash ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, DNS, Online Privacy, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., HP iPAQ 910, 3G, Domain Names, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-09
Did open source make Green go at VMWare?: Diane Green GreeneÂ has been shown the door at VMWare, the company she founded. Another victim of open source? Possibly. Ironically, Green Greene told our Dan Farber two years ago "the industry goes at Microsoft's cadence," and she's being replaced by a former Microsoft executive,...; Tags: VMware Inc., Diane Green Greene, Virtualization, Open Source, Hardware, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-07-08
Dishing It Out: There may soon be just one satellite radio company. Now, the stars seem to be aligning for there to be just one satellite TV company, as well. First, in radio. The FCC is close to making a decision that will let Sirius Satellite Radio Inc acquire arch-rival...; Tags: AT&T Corp., DirecTV, Satellite, Satellite Television, Liberty Media Corp., John Malone, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Satellite TV, Network Technology, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Networking, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld; Blog posts 2008-07-02
Microsoft Equipt: good deal, lousy name: Microsoft Equipt: good deal, lousy nameJust what is "Equipt"?This name certainly does not contain any hint as to why someone would want it. Product names should be at least somewhat related to the purpose of the product.I also dont like software subscriptions. It seems that they are simply another way...; Tags: Microsoft Equipt, Microsoft Corp., lousy name, good deal, Microsoft Office; Discussion threads 2008-07-02