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SaaS market will ‘collapse’ in two years

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Lawson’s CEO, Harry Debes says SaaS is the third attempt at “on demand” in his lifetime and predicts it will take the same path as the first two–to oblivion. Lawson’s CEO, Harry Debes, doesn’t believe in software-as-a-service SaaS. …
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Intel teases shape-shifting programmable matter

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Intel CEO Justin Rattner teased his Intel Developer Forum audience with technology of the not-so-disant-future that could take an object design of any imaginable shape, ‘hit the print command,’ and see the matter take shape. SAN FRANCISCO, CA–Mobile phones in future could be thumb-sized in pockets, and in practically…
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Bill Gates: Software innovation poses privacy challenge

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Bill Gates told a Hong Kong gathering that society will need more explicit rules governing privacy boundaries around software as the mobile/PC line blurs. As software gets more powerful, privacy issues pose “an interesting software challenge”, said Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. Recounting a short history of software…
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AMD on road to recovery, says research firm

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Technology Business Research says Opteron and Puma are boosting AMD’s chip business, but the company could be hurt by the economic downturn. While AMD’s processor business is showing strength, the company is still in a worse position than Intel to face a dip in demand for the rest of…
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Offshoring: India still No. 1

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Bangalore remains on top as the global outsourcing leader but with prices on the rise in India, locations like Beijing and Auckland are catching up fast. Bangalore has retained its position as the ideal global delivery location for businesses, according to a new report from IDC. The…
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Silverlight to star in NBC’s online Olympics coverage

Friday, April 25th, 2008

NBC is relying heavily on Microsoft’s Silverlight to present its online Olympic coverage which will include about 2,200 hours of free on-demand video. Perkins Miller is counting down the days to the start of the Olympic Games in Beijing this year. NBC’s senior vice president of…
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Sophos: One Web page infected every five seconds

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

A security threat report from Sophos says that attacks are on the rise with an average of 15,000 Web pages compromised daily over the past three months. Web threats have risen significantly in the first quarter of 2008, with one Web page being infected every five seconds, according to…
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