IBM Acquires Netezza for $1.7 Billion
IBM has acquired data analytics company Netezza for $1.7 billion, paying out $27 per share. Netezza provides high-performance analytics in data warehousing appliances, which streamline many aspects of business by providing fast and efficient access to necessary information. The move marks IBM’s 23rd acquisition in the last four years. It seems that IBM is betting [...]
Read MoreGoogle Makes Cloud Computing More Secure for Apps Users
Switching to Google Apps can be a very productive step for a business. They take care of a lot of the heavy-lifting usually necessary for creating, sharing, and storing documents as well as collaboration and being productive as a company. One area that has always been in question is security. Google Apps makes things easier, [...]
Read MoreFacebook Teams with Rotten Tomatoes for Instant Personalization
Facebook has teamed up with Rotten Tomatoes to expand their Instant Personalization feature. This is the controversial feature that allows a select few access to your Facebook data without your explicit permission. You don’t have to Connect with these sites, login, or otherwise authorize them. With Rotten Tomatoes, you’ll relevant movie reviews immediately “without having [...]
Read MoreChaCha Will Drop T-Mobile Over Text Tax
Earlier this week, it was reported that T-Mobile would begin charging an extra fee to businesses sending texts over its network. They plan to charge businesses a toll of one-quarter of a cent for each text delivered through its network. The change, expected to go live on Oct 1st, would mean that services like Twitter [...]
Read MoreYahoo Launches New Search and Mail
At an event today, Yahoo gave us a preview of what the future holds for their products. They plan to make major enhancements to both their mail and search products as well as to the overall Yahoo! experience. In a post on their blog, they gave some detail as to what we should expect: Some [...]
Read MoreSkyhook Sues Google for Business Interference and Patent Infringment
According to Skyhook Wireless, Google has taken some unsavory actions to disrupt Skyhook’s contracts with major cell phone manufacturers. Skyhook, based in Boston, develops a technology which allows mobile phones to find their physical location without the aid of GPS satellites. This is done using nearby WiFi signals. Skyhook has worked with the likes of [...]
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