Tag: Google

  • Virtualization Vendor Parallels Integrates Google Website Services

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    Virtualization software maker Parallels is making it easier for hosting companies to offer their clients access to Google services. Parallels officials on April 15 announced that the company is integrating Google Services for Websites into its Plesk Panel 9.5 control panel. The integration will enable small businesses to more easily take advantage of Google Services… Read more

  • Google Docs Target Microsoft Office with HTML5 Focus

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    Google said it has rewritten the code for Google Docs, using a new JavaScript layout engine and leaning heavily on HTML5 to improve and speed up the document, drawing and spreadsheet editors in Docs. The company, which unveiled the upgrades at the company’s Atmosphere cloud computing event at its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters April 12,… Read more

  • Analysts Temper Google Tablet Buzz

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    With Apple shipping more than 450,000 unit of its iPad tablet in less than a week, the way has been cleared for platform providers such as Google and Microsoft and computer makers such as HP to begin offering their wares in earnest. The New York Times reported April 12 that Google is mulling the notion… Read more

  • Apple, Google, Intel Hiring Practices Under Justice Dept. Investigation

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    A number of high-profile tech companies, ranging from Google and Apple to IBM and Intel, are being probed by federal investigators for their hiring practices, according to the Wall Street Journal. At issue is whether those companies’ alleged agreements to not poach each other’s employees constitute a breach of antitrust laws. The April 9 article… Read more

  • SAP’s Streamwork Collaboration Platform to Challenge Google Wave

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    SAP March 30 renamed its real-time collaboration platform StreamWork and is offering it free with limited storage and for $9 per user, per month with more storage and security features. StreamWork, profiled by eWEEK in February when it was launched to public beta as 12Sprints, is a Web-based platform that includes instant messaging and document… Read more

  • Facebook Surpasses Google Search as Most Visited Web Site

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    According to online trends and analysis web site HitWise, Facebook surpassed Google Search as the most visited site on the web last week. Google Search accounted for 7.03 percent of US Internet visits last week, compared to 7.07 percent for Facebook. What does that mean for VARs? It means that there’s no ignoring it—social media… Read more