Year: 2011

  • ShoreTel, Ruckus Partner on Mobile UC Platform

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    Wireless systems manufacturer Ruckus Wireless and ShoreTel, a provider of simple IP phone systems, announced plans to deliver a Mobile Unified Communications Starter Kit, combining WiFi and voice over IP products, which is specifically designed for the small to medium-size business sector. The Ruckus ZoneFlex Smart Wireless LAN (WLAN) offering is a verified system within… Read more

  • HP WebOS Tablets Still a Possibility: Whitman

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    Hewlett-Packard may have dumped the TouchPad in history s dustbin of new tech, but the company apparently hasn t abandoned the idea of producing tablets loaded with the webOS operating system. That news comes from HP CEO Meg Whitman, who, when asked by The Verge whether HP planned to manufacture more hardware running webOS, replied,… Read more

  • HP’s Gives webOS to Open-Source Community

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    Hewlett-Packard has finally come to a decision about the fate of webOS, months after its efforts to load the software platform onto tablets and smartphones ended in anemic sales and failure. HP today announced it will contribute the webOS software to the open-source community, read a Dec. 9 HP statement. HP plans to continue to… Read more

  • Microsoft Releases Silverlight 5

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    Microsoft has released Silverlight 5, the latest version of its tool for creating and delivering rich Internet applications and media experiences on the Web. Microsoft made the less than 7MB Silverlight 5 plug-in available on Dec. 9. The software can be downloaded here. Microsoft delivered a release candidate of Silverlight 5 on Sept. 1 and… Read more

  • HP Made the Right Move on webOS, but What’s Next?

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    Off the top, the open-source community appears to be happy that Hewlett-Packard has decided to save at least a modicum of face and release its Palm Inc.-developed webOS mobile-device operating system to the community at large. (Please note: HP will retain control of the patents, just to make sure nobody runs rogue and creates some… Read more

  • Acer, Asus to Streamline Notebook Lines in 2012

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    In an effort to boost brand power and focus strategy, computer makers Acer and Asus are reportedly planning to streamline their respective families of notebooks and netbooks in 2012. The Digitimes report said contracts with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) showed the companies are planning on consolidating the number of computer models they offer (Asus has… Read more