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Terremark on target with green data center buildout near nation's Capitol

This represents my final post this month about green data center buildouts that have been pitched to me in the past several weeks. I actually first wrote last fall about the facility in question, Terremark Worldwide's new NAP of the Capitol Region in Culpepper, Va. The new information in this...

Tags: Data Center, Terremark Worldwide, Reserve, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-06-22

For green data centers, it's location, location, location

Spoke last week with Ben Stewart, senior vice president of facility engineering for uber colocation provider Terremark Worldwide, which is building a mammoth data center campus on a new site in Culpepper, Va. The campus will eventually include five 50,000-square-foot data center structures that can act as...

Tags: Data Center, Terremark Worldwide, Downside, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2007-10-28

Additional Resources

My Awesome IT Job: Senior IT Manager, Cisco

Hey, we all complain about work from time to time; we've all had lousy jobs. But before you call it a day and head off to the support group that meets at the bar, here are a few words from an IT pro that loves their work. ...

Tags: Information Technology, Cisco Systems Inc., Deb Perelman

Blog posts 2008-09-05

EA's 'Spore' aims to create new worlds, businesses

Electronic Arts's creature-building game "Spore" offers players a chance to develop new worlds--and maybe even new lines of business for the video game maker. RALEIGH, North Carolina--Electronic Arts's creature-building game Spore offers players a chance to develop new worlds--and maybe even new lines of business for the video game...

Tags: Electronic Arts Inc., Spore, Games, Personal Technology, Reuters, Electronic Arts, video games, Nintendo

News items 2008-09-05

Handicapping the Fall Enterprise Software Race: SAP vs. Oracle vs. Microsoft

It's leapfrog time in enterprise software land, and the next frog to jump will be Oracle, which is hosting industry analysts next week in Redwood Shores and then hosting the entire world at its much-too-massive Open World Conference in San Francisco the following week. Oracle is...

Tags: Strategy, Small And Medium Enterprise, Oracle Corp., SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Smb/Sme, Enterprise Software, Software, Joshua Greenbaum

Blog posts 2008-09-04

BREAKING: Sony recalls 440,000 Vaio laptops

Sony said today that it is recalling 440,000 Vaio laptop computers worldwide due to faulty parts that could trigger overheating. The recall involves 19 models in the Vaio TZ series manufactured between May 2007 and July 2008. The laptops are being recalled because improperly placed wires near...

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Recall, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Desktops, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Chrome's new EULA drops wide-ranging claims to user content

I think Chrome is awesome. It's at least 10 times faster to start up than Firefox on my XP laptop. Unlike some of my peers at ZD, I don't have a problem adopting it as my default browser. Chrome's EULA definitely raised some eyebrows thought with its ...

Tags: Google Inc., EULA, Chrome, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Microsoft to slash price of Xbox 360

Microsoft announced that it will cut the price of its Xbox 360 game console to $199, just in time for the holiday shopping season. SEATTLE--Microsoft said on Wednesday it plans to cut the U.S. prices of its Xbox 360 video game machine, lowering the price of its entry-level console...

Tags: Console, Video, Microsoft Corp., Price, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Game Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Reuters, video consoles, video games, Xbox, Wii, Playstation 3. Microsoft

News items 2008-09-04

Dell and Salesforce.com: So cozy they could merge (someday)

Dell and Salesforce.com have quite a partnership going on. Dell is developing its internal and some of its external application on Salesforce.com's force.com platform. Salesforce.com is moving its data centers to Dell hardware. And the two are teaming up on marketing pitches. Meanwhile, the relationship appears to be much more...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Five reasons why Chrome will crash and burn

Google dipped its mighty toe into the increasingly crowded world of internet browsers today with the announcement of its open source offering, Chrome. After all the polished promises of a streamlined new way to tame the web, the blogosphere was ready to predict Chrome would inspire everything from the...

Tags: Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browser, Chrome, Web Browsers, Internet, Google, browser, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Firefox, Nick Heath, silicon.com

News items 2008-09-03

Chrome's EULA is a cut 'n' paste showstopper

When I said that CXO's wouldn't give Google Chrome a nanosecond's thought, I under-estimated. They'll give it about five seconds and then pass straight to the corporate legal department. Why? EULA Clause 11.1: You retain copyright and any other rights that you already hold in Content that...

Tags: Google Inc., EULA, Chrome, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-09-03

News to know: Google Chrome; WinMobile's future; WiFi's big success; VMware

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: First look at Google Chrome One day after Google inadvertently discloses the impending release of Chrome, we get to see the browser first-hand. See my gallery tour...

Tags: Google Inc., VMware Inc., Wi-Fi, Virtualization, Web Browsers, Sales Strategy, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Internet, Sales, Storage, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-03

Silo (zip)

Silo 2 is a focused 3D modeling application with the ability to effortlessly switch between organically sculpting high-polygon models and precisely controlling hard-edged surfaces. It can be used for anything from creating 3D characters for video games and movies to quickly exploring 3D architectural ideas. Silo is being used at...

Tags: 3D, Silo, Nevercenter, Silo 2

Software downloads 2008-09-03

(First look at Google Chrome)

First look at Google ChromeRE: First look at Google ChromeI guess I am an early installer of Google Chrome from South Africa, and all I get is the Aw! Snap message trying to get ZDNet and even South African sites like ananzi.co.za. I can't keep any web site...

Tags: Web browsers, PRODUCTIVITY, Google Inc., Google Chrome, First Look, Web browser

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

Attention Shoppers: Apple Worth More Than Google

Attention Shoppers: Apple Worth More Than GoogleSo what?Honestly, I will suffer if Google is not here and Apple not affecting my life. I never use Apple products in years but I use Google search engine everyday. So, Google worth more for me.Steve Jobs and Apple"But, what's this? Who's now...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Media players, Google Inc., Apple Inc., Apple Products, Apple QuickTime

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

2.4 bln Bluetooth-enabled devices to ship worldwide by 2013

By 2013, nearly 2.4 bln units of Bluetooth-enabled equipment will ship worldwide, with more than half that number representing cell phones, and when headsets are added, it brings the phones and headsets to more than 75% of the Bluetooth market, said ABI Research. Worldwide, by 2013, nearly 30% of all...

Tags: Headset, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Wireless, AM

Blog posts 2008-09-02

Worldwide semiconductor sales up 7.6% in July 2008

Global semiconductor sales rose 7.6% in July 2008 from July 2007. Worldwide sales were $22.178 bln, up from $20.603 bln a year ago, the Semiconductor Industry Association said. Excluding memory products, semiconductor sales increased by 11.6% YTY and by 3.2% sequentially. The 7.6% increase is down slightly from the 8%...

Tags: Semiconductor Sale, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Semiconductors, Sales, Hardware, AM

Blog posts 2008-09-02

Portable console sales for Q2 2008: Nintendo DS - 6.94 mln, Sony PSP - 3.72 mln

In Q2 2008 Sony sold 3.72 mln units of the PSP worldwide, while Nintendo’s DS sold 6.94 mln units. SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Portable console sales for Q2 2008: Nintendo DS - 6.94 mln, Sony PSP - 3.72 mln", url: "http://www.itfacts.biz/portable-console-sales-for-q2-2008-nintendo-ds-694-mln-sony-psp-372-mln/11376" } ); by AM

Tags: Sony Corp., Nintendo Co. Ltd., Console, Sony PlayStation Portable, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, AM

Blog posts 2008-09-02

Worldwide Growth among social networking sites in June 2008

Jun-2007 Jun-2008 % Change Total Internet : Total Audience 778,310 860,514 11% Social Networking 464,437 580,510 25% FACEBOOK.COM 52,167 132,105 153% MYSPACE.COM 114,147 117,582 3% HI5.COM 28,174 56,367 100% FRIENDSTER.COM 24,675 37,080 50% Orkut 24,120 34,028...

Tags: Network, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, NB

Blog posts 2008-09-02

Social networking growth by worldwide region in June 2008

Jun-07 Jun-08 Growth Worldwide 464,437 580,510 25% Asia Pacific 162,738 200,555 23% Europe 122,527 165,256 35% North America 120,848 131,255 9% Latin America 40,098 53,248 33% Middle East - Africa 18,226 30,197 66% Source: comScore ...

Tags: Growth, Network, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, NB

Blog posts 2008-09-02