Browsing posts in the ‘August 2010’ category
Major european hosting co. announces community outreach project
A major european web hosting provider, announced on Friday it has launched a new project that will offer free server capacity and bandwidth for organizations that monitor, identify and combat the sources of spam and cybercrime. The Community Outreach Project will provide dedicated servers within...
READ MORE »Bidding Wars for 3PAR
It seems that theres been a recent bidding war for purchasing the company 3PAR, who provide virtulised cloud solutions for many companies. HP and Dell are extremely interested in claiming this company and possibly integrating into their current services under their own brand. HP (
Google still not quite there with renewable energy?
Despite the 114MW of wind power capacity that it purchased from an Iowa wind farm for the next 20 years, Google will not be using this renewable energy to power its data centers anytime soon, according to reports. In April, Google revealed it formed its...
READ MORE »Playing to Win or Playing Not to Lose?
Yes, I'm speaking to you. Are YOU playing to win? OR Are you playing not to lose? I read an article last week discussing different business possibilities, and it stated that: "In North America alone half a million businesses are started every month and 85% of them are out...
READ MORE »POP vs IMAP
POP, IMAP. Which one is best for me? Huh? If you use an email application (such as Outlook), you’ve probably seen these acronyms before. And if you’re like most people, they can make your head spin. But once you understand the difference between POP and...
READ MORE »Indian-Based Firm buyout Lycos for $36 Million
Web portal Lycos (www.lycos.com), one of the web’s original big brands, was acquired this week by an India-based digital marketing company, Ybrant Digital, according to a report appearing on CNET News. The company had been owned by Korean search company Daum Communications. The...
READ MORE »Google v Facebook, you DECIDE?
Reports have leaked that Google the Internet Search Giant is in the process of developing a major competitor to Facebook who is the uncrowned king in the social networking space with a solid 500 million members. A report says Google has lost a significant share in...
READ MORE »British blast Facebook page dedicated to killer
A huge debate raged in Britain over whether Facebook should take down a page dedicated to a murderer who committed suicide last week after a six-hour standoff with police. British Prime Minister David Cameron led the condemnation of the tribute page to Raoul Moat, which now...
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