GLG News by Network Management Software Evaluators and Purchasers

The evidence continues to mount that Google is serious about attacking the wireless market. The gPhone won’t be a “me-too” product, but Google’s attempt to change the wireless business model. The real losers are likely to be the carriers.

The consolidating BI market today is no place for a lone player, even one as big as Business Objects.  SAP needs Business Objects to offset Oracle’s purchase of Hyperion, but it could turn into a bidding war if other large firms get in the game.

The marriage of two ailing companies does not magically create one healthy company. A merger of this size needs at least 18-36 months to settle, and the competition will not wait that long.

1.  There will be a large cultural shift inside Sun to support Windows. 2.  How will SUN differentiate its Windows offering? Or any offering?

Apple announced the following:  a)Ringtones Come to iPhone  b)iPod Shuffle Available in New Colors  c)Redesigned iPod Nano  d)iPod "Classic" Gets Tweaked  e)iTunes Goes Wi-Fi  f)iPhone Price Cut

Putting Windows on Sun servers probably won’t make much difference in Microsoft’s revenue stream, but it could significantly improve Sun’s revenue. This doesn’t sound the death knell for Solaris, but does indicate Solaris is increasingly a niche player.

VMware acquired Dunes Technology, so now they have virtual machine management not just for their own platform but for all the virtualization solutions. Microsoft announced just recently they will support all the different flavors of virtualization as well. Is the race heating up?

Google’s alliance with Capgemini adds credibility to their move into enterprises. Google still has a long way to go to become a serious competitor to Microsoft for enterprise applications, but this gets them one step closer.

If your company computers are sending out SPAM then you should be very worried. If your personal computer is sending out SPAM then you probably don't know about it and you will not care about (or do you?). So does it have a virus? What kind of malware is there?

Why is Google providing online software like spreadsheets, word documents, emails and more? Are they competing with Microsoft office or what is going on? What are the advantages of the so called Google apps?