Posts Tagged ‘ business ’

Why Apple Should Buy Adobe

March 9, 2010
By Andrew Flocchini at TheAppleBlog
Why Apple Should Buy Adobe

The rumors of Adobe being bought by Apple come up every so often. Apple could easily afford such a purchase and the results would be interesting. I would love to see Adobe restructured by a company like Apple. Adobe has many applications that are the gold standard but it seems to lack focus. These...
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Cisco: Internet to change forever Tuesday (place your bets!)

March 8, 2010
By Ken Fisher at Ars Technica
Cisco: Internet to change forever Tuesday (place your bets!)

Cisco today said that after the close of markets on Tuesday, the company will announce a significant news (we're guessing a major acquisition) which will "forever change the Internet and its impact on consumers, businesses and governments." We first learned of the news from MarketWatch.Cisco has been rumored to be...
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Microsoft kills off mid-market Essential Business Server

March 8, 2010
By Peter Bright at Ars Technica
Microsoft kills off mid-market Essential Business Server

Microsoft's mid-market server bundle, Essential Business Server, is being discontinued, with no further development after June 30. EBS shipped in November 2008, aimed at organizations with up to 250-300 desktops. The bundle includes a range of Microsoft server products, including Windows Server 2008, Exchange Server 2007, Forefront Security, and ISA...
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Why Ad Blocking is devastating to the sites you love

March 6, 2010
By Ken Fisher at Ars Technica
Why Ad Blocking is devastating to the sites you love

Did you know that blocking ads truly hurts the websites you visit? We recently learned that many of our readers did not know this, so I'm going to explain why.There is an oft-stated misconception that if a user...
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VeriFone credit card reader gets deal to be in Apple Stores

VeriFone credit card reader gets deal to be in Apple Stores

Filed under: Hardware, Peripherals, Apple, iPhoneThe Square credit card reader for the iPhone has gotten most of the buzz around here, especially after we saw that impressive demo at Macworld a few weeks ago. But VeriFone's competing reader has been given the green light by Apple itself: the unit has been granted a deal...
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Google buys DocVerse, steps closer to Office collaboration

March 5, 2010
By Jacqui Cheng at Ars Technica
Google buys DocVerse, steps closer to Office collaboration

Google has acquired a company that allows Microsoft Office users to edit their documents collaboratively on the Web. The acquisition of DocVerse will undoubtedly allow users who are married to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to edit their documents through Google's services, thanks to a "small, nimble team of talented developers...
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday for March 2010: two bulletins

March 4, 2010
By Emil Protalinski at Ars Technica
Microsoft Patch Tuesday for March 2010: two bulletins

According to the Microsoft Security Response Center, Microsoft will issue two Security Bulletins addressing eight vulnerabilities on Tuesday, and it will host a webcast to address customer questions about the bulletins the following day (March 10 at 11:00 am PST, if you're interested). Both of the vulnerabilities are rated "Important"...
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Senate takes companies to task for ignoring Internet freedom

March 2, 2010
By John Timmer at Ars Technica
Senate takes companies to task for ignoring Internet freedom

Earlier this year, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a speech in which she made it clear that Internet freedom would be a major theme of the US government's attempts to get information to the citizens of repressive...
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Windows XP downgrade lawsuit dismissed

March 1, 2010
By Emil Protalinski at Ars Technica
Windows XP downgrade lawsuit dismissed

US District Court Judge Marsha Pechman has dismissed a year-old lawsuit against Microsoft over alleged antitrust violations for the downgrade rules it set for Windows Vista and XP. Pechman said the plaintiff had not proved Microsoft benefited from the downgrade practices that it created and that OEMs implemented. Since the...
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Parallels cuts virtualization down to the bare metal on Xserve

February 26, 2010
By Chris Foresman at Ars Technica
Parallels cuts virtualization down to the bare metal on Xserve

Parallels, known for its virtualization solutions for both desktops and servers, has announced another option for creating virtual servers on Apple's Xserve. The recently announced Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition lets admins create Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux virtual servers without the overhead of running Mac OS X...
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