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Weather Channel rolling out video service optimized for mobiles: Want to watch a weather report for Chicago as you wait to board your plane in Atlanta? The Weather Channel has just made that a whole lot easier. At CTIA this week, The Weather Channel Interactive is showing a new mobile video service newly available through The...; Tags: Video Service, Mobile, Video, Weather Channel, Corporate Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-10-23
News site traffic in December 2005: Weather Channel - 30.5 mln, Yahoo! News - 27.8 mln: Yahoo! News drew 27.8 mln unique visitors in December 2005, second only to The Weather Channel's 30.5 mln, and up 12% from 24.7 mln in December 2004, Nielsen//NetRatings says. MSNBC grew 12% YTY, from 21.7 mln to 24.4 mln. CNN.com and AOL News dropped 10%, each totaling less than 19.5...; Tags: Weather Channel, News; Blog posts 2006-02-03
Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) Case Study: The Weather Channel: The challenge was to extend the Weather Channel brand and wireless product offerings so that each consumer can access the weather information needed to make informed weather decisions while on the go. The Weather Channel partnered with Mobile Media North America to provide cross carrier SMS short messaging service mobile...; Tags: Mobile, Mobile Marketing, Wireless, Weather Channel, Advertising & Promotion, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Marketing, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications; Case studies
The Weather Channel Develops a Wireless Download Application Using Brew and Java Technologies: The Weather Channel developed a wireless download application using Brew and Java technologies. Wireless subscribers are now able to access the latest weather reports while away from their televisions and computers. Offered as a subscription product, the application provides current conditions, detailed forecast information, and animated color radar images through...; Tags: Radar, Java Technology, Mobile Marketing, Weather Channel, Aerospace & Defense, Advertising & Promotion, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Java, Manufacturing, Marketing, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Case studies
The Weather Channel: Measuring Business Value From Server Migration to Linux and a Tiered-Storage Model: Millions of people depend on The Weather Channel to provide constantly-updated information to keep them informed as dangerous weather conditions approach. The Weather Channel's IT Infrastructure has to be bullet-proof. And the data, which is also packaged and sold to external customers, must be available 24/7. In order to achieve...; Tags: Linux Software, VERITAS Software Corp., Migration, Weather Channel, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Storage, Servers, Software, Hardware; Case studies

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Can XM-Sirius merger stand up to Washington politics?: After well over a year of scrutiny, the proposed merger between the country's two satellite radio providers - XM and Sirius - is finally on the home stretch, set for an approval vote as early as Aug. 1. But wait. This week, one of the FCC commissioners proposed even more...; Tags: Merger, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Satellite, Sirius, Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein, Satellite Radio, Advertising & Promotion, Mergers & Acquisitions, Digital Music, Network Technology, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Investment, Finance, Networking, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-07-18
Google earnings fall short; Says it can thrive in weak economy: Updated: Google's second quarter earnings missed Wall Street estimates and executives moved to allay concerns about the company's ability to weather a dicey ad environment. The search giant on Thursday reported net income of $1.25 billion, or $3.92 a share, on revenue of $5.37 billion excluding...; Tags: Revenue, Google Inc., Earnings, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-17
In America money is life: In America money is lifeWhat a crock[i]while the U.S. is both rich and powerful, it is “woefully behind when it comes to providing opportunity and choices to all Americans to build a better life.”[/i] OK, let me get this straight. There is someplace else in the world that...; Tags: Warm-Weather, Woody Allen; Discussion threads 2008-07-17
FFT Properties (zip): FFT Properties is a real time spectrum-network analyzer with with multi-channel support. It features parametric windows, peak interpolation, rich set of peak marking features, cepstral analysis, averaging, excellent quality 3D surface chart with unique navigation capability for spectrogram. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Dew Research, FFT Properties, Construction; Software downloads 2008-07-17
2008 Honda Odyssey Touring: Photo gallery:2008 Honda OdysseyAlthough Honda claims a major update for its 2008 Honda Odyssey minivan, the results look to us like a minor facelift, just a little work around the eyes and mouth but the same old body. The front of the car exhibits some modern touches around the headlights...; Tags: Odyssey, Honda Motor Co., navigation system; Product reviews 2008-07-16
Sony brings better pricing and more digital content from E3 2008: Sony announces a new price for the 80GB Core Pack PS3 for September. The PlayStation store will now deliver TV shows and movies--in standard or high definition--that you can watch on your PS3 or your PSP. 'Gran Turismo' gets its own TV channel, and we get sneak peeks at 'DC...; Tags: Sony Corp., Pricing Strategy, Digital Content, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Game Players, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, News, E3, Sony, Gaming; Videos 2008-07-16
2008 BMW X6 xDrive35i: Photo gallery:2008 BMW X6Even after driving the 2008 BMW X6 for a week, we're still not sure what to make of it. BMW's marketing campaign calls it the coupe's evil twin, but with the 3-liter twin-turbo inline six-cylinder in our xDrive35i model, it doesn't feel particularly diabolical. It seems more...; Tags: BMW AG, BMW X6, Infiniti; Product reviews 2008-07-15
Parrot DS1120 Wireless Hi-Fi Speaker System: Parrot, a French company, makes a growing number of stereo Bluetooth speaker systems, most of which we've reviewed favorably. Parrot has a few new offerings for 2008, including the DS1120 ($280), a compact two-speaker system that resembles a set of stylish computer speakers.The identical speakers measure 6 by 5 by...; Tags: Wi-Fi, speaker, Bluetooth; Product reviews 2008-07-15
Vizio VP422: Vizio has taken aggressive pricing to a new level of low. The company's VP422, a 42-inch flat-panel plasma HDTV, can be had for the extremely low price of $799. While this set doesn't have the picture quality to qualify as the centerpiece of a home theater, it certainly could be...; Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, color temperature, Vizio, Vizio VP422; Product reviews 2008-07-15
Fear and enterprise in the PaaS channel: Fear and enterprise in the PaaS channelSaaS and PaaS still not an Enterprise SolutionInternet based solutions whether they are software or platform do not pass any type of sanity test.1. Data ownership. No matter what the license agreements always have 2 clauses that allow them to do what ever they...; Tags: cloud computing, Storage management, PaaS, storage; Discussion threads 2008-07-15
Fear and enterprise in the PaaS channel: Rather than letting the advent of SaaS and PaaS wipe them out, many solution providers are eager to find ways of embracing the opportunity these new business models present. by Phil Wainewright; Tags: Software-as-a-service, Intuit Inc., PaaS, Intuit QuickBooks, Synergration, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-07-15
Symantec says Microsoft Access ActiveX attacks to increase: Symantec has reported that the Neosploit toolkit has been updated to include attack vectors for the recent Microsoft Access ActiveX vulnerability.Â Neosploit is a toolkit for sale on the market (price estimates fall between $1500-$3000) that seeks to automate and extend the capability of browser exploits. Symantec...; Tags: Web, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Access, Vulnerability, Trusted Site, ActiveX Control, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Site, Site, Zone, Intranet, Attack, Neosploit, Internet, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Web Browsers, Security, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-14
Top US Web sites in May 2008: Rank Property Audience, 000 Total Internet 190,858 1 Google Sites 143,389 2 Yahoo! Sites 142,925 3 Microsoft Sites 121,257 4 AOL LLC 111,395 5 Fox Interactive Media 89,424 6 eBay 78,271 7 Wikipedia...; Tags: Web, Web Site, Site, Advertising & Promotion, Wiki, Internet, Marketing, Online Communications, NB; Blog posts 2008-07-14
DIRECTV, what about "Make the products work" and "Keep the customers happy" do you not understand?: Well, I was going to write my post-mortem of the iPhone launch and go into an entire diatribe on crappy customer service and the perils of early adoption, but then I found myself with a much better target than AT&TÂ Wireless and AppleÂ -- the idiots...; Tags: Customer Service, DirecTV, HR-20, HR-21, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-14
ScopePar (zip): ScopePar turns a PC into a multi-channel oscilloscope module utilizing the parallel port, the user interface to which is SeriCon on other PC. If you have an old PC, boot it by dos to run ScopePar and control it by SeriCon on your GUI PC through serial port. The free...; Tags: PC, SoftBattery, ScopePar, Desktops, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-07-14