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Ballmer Threatens Linux and Open Source with Patents Again
At a small meeting of Web 2.0 developers and partners on Oct. 1 at Microsoft’s London office, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer once more attacked Linux and open source for violating Microsoft’s patents. The meeting was a Microsoft-sponsored event: the UK Microsoft Startup Accelerator Programme launch event called The Online Opportunity. According to Lars Lindstedt, who…
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ShoreTel Reveals Bullish Plans for Europe
ShoreTel is planning for aggressive growth in Europe, with hopes of mirroring its U.S. strategy in the region. The IP PBX provider is looking to more than triple growth in Europe, according to Mark Swendsen, managing director EMEA. “We want to be the equivalent size in the UK and Europe that we are in the…
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The Retail Credit Card Addiction
Major retailers, just like any large business, do not like being told by partners what they can and can’t do. But when the credit cards told merchants that they must retain credit card information to deal with returns and chargebacks, they balked, but then agreed. Like any good business, they tried taking an unpleasant requirement…
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Indigestion for SAP
Warnings of integration challenges and technology conflicts have already begun, as analysts warn SAP’s $6.78 billion acquisition of Business Objects will be hard to swallow. The deal, announced early Oct. 8, will combine SAP’s business analytics with Business Objects’ BI (business intelligence) technology. It is SAP’s largest to date. Judith Hurwitz, CEO at Hurwitz Associates,…
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DT Research Launches Interactive Sign Line
DT Research, the San Jose, Calif., manufacturer of embedded Windows-based wireless tablets, workstations and display-integrated systems, has released a new product line targeted at the rapidly growing market for interactive signs. The WebDT Signage System aims to deliver the high reliability of the company’s embedded products, along with a low maintenance and management cost. Billed…
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IT Execs Refuse to Turn Green
IT executives are not ready to adopt a green technology strategy for their storage environments. This is according to a survey of 324 IT executives commissioned by storage software vendor BridgeHead Software. The report revealed that only 35 percent of respondents said their storage technology choices take into consideration environmental friendliness. However, a whopping 88…
