October 23rd, 2008
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A couple of days ago, Steve Jobs sat down and
about Apple results, and future plans. It was quite an interesting read.
that he considers Apple to be in the luxury category, as that that’s one of those things best left unsaid if you don’t want to annoy your customers. More acceptable is “there are some customers which we chose not to serve.” As
, I think Apple Read the rest of this entry »

that contained some debatable advice.
The point I most disagree with is this: "As long as your credit card keeps working, there's no need to think about the backups unless disaster strikes." The problem with this advice is that if something is automated
much, it can break without your knowing it.
Business 2.0
(which has since ceased publication). After they deployed an automated backup system, they ignored it. At some point the backup system Read the rest of this entry »

Former Cisco data center chief Jayshree Ullal this week landed at switching start-up Arista Networks as its new CEO after leaving Cisco in May. Arista, started by Sun co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim (who remains at Sun in a part-time role), made waves last year by packing 48 10-Gigabit Ethernet ports into 1RU for the data center. Ullal spoke with Network World Managing Editor Jim Duffy about Arista's products, prospects and projections.
What attracted Read the rest of this entry »

, the world’s largest software company, reported quarterly sales and profits that slightly surpassed Wall Street’s expectations. But like so many technology companies, even the ones who managed to sidestep the fallout from the financial crisis in the September quarter, Microsoft delivered a cautious outlook.
The financial crisis prompted a slowdown in software sales, Christopher P. Liddell, Microsoft’s chief financial officer, Read the rest of this entry »

Posted by: Jennifer L. Schenker on October 23
Smartphone Show in London, an industry trade gathering for developers, manufacturers, and software companies, wasn’t just about the launch of the latest models this year. The choice of
executive Lee Williams as the new chairman of the Symbian Foundation is raising questions about the consortium’s independence from Nokia—just at a time when analysts are projecting a slowdown in sales Read the rest of this entry »

DARMSTADT, Germany, Oct 23, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Software AG, a global leader in business infrastructure software,
today announced its support for the newly-launched System z10 Business
Class (z10 BC) mainframe from IBM. This midrange server for
mainframe applications utilizes a smaller hardware footprint to reduce
CPU usage, energy consumption and operating costs. In production
testing, Software AG's Adabas Read the rest of this entry »

This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly
from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to
competition, management of growth, new products, services Read the rest of this entry »

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp and a diverse group of technology companies posted quarterly results that met or beat Wall Street forecasts on Thursday in a good sign for the sector in the face of deepening economic gloom.
Shares of Microsoft, whose products range from the Windows operating system to the Xbox video game system, rose about 1 percent in extended trade.
"The company continues to set reasonable expectations and meet or beat Read the rest of this entry »

said late Wednesday that it plans to break out of its monthly patch cycle to issue a security update today for a critical vulnerability in all supported versions of Windows.
Redmond rarely releases security patches outside of Patch Tuesday, the second Tuesday of each month. The software giant isn't providing many details yet, but the few times it has departed from its Patch Tuesday cycle it has always done so to stop the bleeding on a serious security Read the rest of this entry »