Good news for both the Data Loss Prevention and the Encryption Marketplace
November 3, 2009
Are Judges Cracking Down On Data Breach Corporate Victims? | www.storefrontbacktalk.com
Possible good news for Symantec Vontu, Fidelis, EMC RSA, Voltage, Verdasys, Trend Micro LeakProof, Websense's Data Endpoint, McAfee Reconnex and PGP.
October 26, 2009
Windows 7, Not Ready for Business | goitec.com
It is time for Microsoft, Adobe, Corel and many others to either offer new breakthroughs or to drastically lower their prices.
The rise of Microsoft's view on Mobile Web at Vodafone.T
September 27, 2009
Vodafone updates internet portal services with Vodafone 360 | www.telecompaper.com
The launch of Vodafone360 is the latest indicator of Peter Knook's influence on Vodafone since his joining from Microsoft 18 months ago. Vodafone Internet Services are now trying to present a consumer face for Vodafone that sees it capable of utilising investment in 3G and 3.5G Mobile Broadband.The interesting element is that this will be the first two handsets in Europe that use the LiMo standard. One from Samsung and one from Huawei.
Netbooks Promise a Sea Change in the PC Industry
August 28, 2009
Acer Q2 results show risks of cheap netbooks | www.reuters.com
The age of high-powered, application-generic desktop and notebook PCs is giving way to smaller, lighter, more targeted netbooks that satisfy most consumers' needs.
Agilent Technologies and Varian: Good Deal
July 28, 2009
Agilent to Buy Varian for $1.5 Billion | online.wsj.com
Agilent Technologies Inc. agreed to acquire Varian Inc. for about $1.5 billion. This acquisition will expand Agilent's product portfolio in the industrial and life sciences markets and will give Agilent entry to the NMR, imaging, and vacuum technology fields. This is another major step in Agilent's evolution into a leading bioanalytical measurement company. One should expect the deal to be accretive in 2010, as Agilent estimates $75 million in cost savings from the deal.
Sun Microsystems and Oracle: Perfect Together?
July 20, 2009
Sun Holders Approve Oracle Deal | online.wsj.com
The shareholders of Sun Microsystems $7.4 billion takeover. Will the be buyer's delight or buyer's remorse for Oracle? Are the winners Oracle's shareholders or Sun Microsystems' competitors?
Applied Materials: The new 800 pound gorilla in Solar
July 9, 2009
Applied jumps to top of solar equipment rankings | www.eetimes.com
Applied Materials is the largest equipment provider of photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing equipment in 2008, its first full year in the market, according to market research firm VLSI Research Inc. Although this revenue includes its 2007 HCT acquisition's reveue, Applied has gained traction with its SunFab Solar Module Production Line. The implication is ominous for the other nine suppliers on this list, many of whom have been in the solar equipment business for some time: the 800 pound solar equipment gorilla has arrived.
July 7, 2009
Orange and even O2 may bid against Vodafone for T-Mobile UK | www.rethink-wireless.com
Whilst the UK has two more mobile networks than it needs the big three all know that they would be helping it's closest rivals in removing the two small players. If T-Mobile were to be sold to a rival the actions of the Regulator are not know at this time but some action is expected. The best case is that the new owner would be expected to return the 3G license and spectrum the worse is that both 2 & 3G spectrum is handed over. Has T-Mobile put the business up for sale? The present book value for the business is some €3B following the write down at the start of the year. Since that time T-Mobile has seen a decline in revenues in the UK and a loss of business caused by the fact that they have been working without a CEO or CMO and so have been following the German strategy. This has further lowered the value of the business.
Spansion: A Titanic in Disguise?
July 6, 2009
Spansion names fourth CFO in less than five months | www.siliconbeat.com
When a company replaces a CFO, it is important to look at the new individual's background to determine whether the company has placed a knowledgeable hand on the corporate financial rudder.
Alphabet Soup: The ABCs of LED Backlighting for Consumer LCD TVs and Monitors
June 15, 2009
What’s an LED TV? | gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com
While LED (light emitting diode) technology is used in a number of ways in displays, the overwhelmingly common use is in backlighting of consumer LCD displays. LED backlighting provides a more power-efficient method for providing the backlight illumination that is needed to see the image created by LCD displays. LED backlighting is more power-efficient (environmentally greener), has the ability to improve dramatically the perceived performance of LCD displays, is less likely to fail catastrophically unlike traditional cold-cathode fluorescent (CCFL) backlighting, and has the added green benefit of reducing the amount of hazardous materials that are used in manufacture.
Switzerland sues Google over Street View privacy concerns
November 13, 2009
Here Come the Droids! A brief review of Verizon Wireless' new Droid line-up.
November 11, 2009
October 30, 2009
Vodafone Orange Iphone Deal Ends Two Years Exclusivity Of O2 In UK
October 5, 2009
IPhone Coma Mode puts Apple in the ICU
September 19, 2009