7th December 2009 Archive

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Chocolate Factory buys AppJet for Google Wave

Lame duck EtherPad goes open source

Google has acquired AppJet, makers of a real-time document-sharing service known as EtherPad. And it would appear Google merely wants the company for its talent. According to a web post from AppJet, its EtherPad team will soon be put work on Google Wave, the new-age Mountain View service that combines email and IM with, yes, …

Software & Security 7 Dec 05:37
~~Fanboi~~ site squeaks on crocked iMacs

Let's count the cracks

A grassroots fanboi site has sprung up to document what would appear to be widespread hardware problems with Apple's latest iMac desktops. In recent weeks, iMac buyers have complained of cracked screens, flickering displays, and even machines that turned up dead on arrival. Scott Pronych - a web designer based in Bedford, Nova …

PC Builder 7 Dec 06:33
Exanet exit-bound despite Dell's efforts

$70m risks going down the plughole

Exanet, a clustered NAS systems vendor, appears to be heading for the off-ramp after a Dell-led rescue deal foundered. The Isreali paper reports that the firm is set to liquidate itself, barring a last minute capital injection. Dr. Giora Yaron told Globes the firm and Dell were unable to agree on the finer points of a rescue …

Enterprise 7 Dec 10:35
IDC numbers show Dell server storage booming

While NetApp NAS revenues are busted

IDC quarterly disk storage revenue numbers have shown Dell booming in direct-attach drives (DAS) and NetApp fumbling the ball in network-attached storage (NAS). The IDC numbers refer to world-wide quarterly supplier factory revenue numbers for the third quarter of 2008 and the third quarter of this year. In total, disk storage …

Enterprise 7 Dec 12:09
Microsoft grinches W7 Family Pack in US

UK consumers safe from furry green beast for now

Microsoft has left children across the US tearful and upset after pulling the Windows 7 Family Pack offer that promised the whole family could enjoy the upgrade from Vista. However, UK customers can continue to enjoy the benefit of the package - for now anyway. Windows 7 Family Pack gave US consumers three licences for Home …

Software & Security 7 Dec 12:54
Novell to mashup management tools

No tea making facilities as yet, though

It seems that most of the IT industry is trying to figure out how to make money by vertically integrating some aspects of the data centre and selling a complete solution that addresses the whole stack. Novell - known predominantly for its NetWare and SUSE Linux operating systems - is no exception. Having shelled out big bucks …

Software & Security 7 Dec 13:39
IBM thinks outside the box with containerized data centres

Looks like we got a convoy

The idea of putting servers, storage, and networking gear into metal shipping containers and linking them together into a data centre cluster is not a new idea - Sun Microsystems was the first to propose the idea back in October 2006 - but it is catching on enough that IBM is endorsing the concept and shipping a product. Big …

Enterprise 7 Dec 16:16
Microsoft and EU close on browser settlement?

Opera whistlin' positive

Changes to a Microsoft proposal to let PC users in Europe chose the browser they want with Windows may have won over European regulators. The European Commission and Microsoft are reported to be close to approving a change in Windows that would give people a choice in browsers, offering them non-Microsoft options. Reuters has …

Software & Security 7 Dec 21:25