Hasta La Vista for Microsoft Vista in India?January 30th, 2007 In India several households and even companies are looking at PC's in the price range of Rs. 10,000 (~ 227 USD).
EMC 1Q profit sinks 23 pct on charges, weak data-storage spending; sales miss expectationsApril 23rd, 2009 EMC 1Q profit drops 23 pct, sales miss viewSAN FRANCISCO — EMC Corp.'s first-quarter profit dropped 23 percent on weakness in data-storage spending, which until recently had been fairly resilient to the recession. CEO Joe Tucci predicted that slumping information technology spending "has reached or is very near the bottom" and should rebound in the second half of this year.
Falling Microsoft Internet Explorer Market Share 2002-2007December 7th, 2007 Microsoft was the sole leading browser (all versions combined) in 2002-2003 with over 85% of market share. The earlier leader Netscape had by then sunk into oblivion.
Terabyte Data Storage on Inexpensive Removable Disks in 3DAugust 28th, 2007 Mempile from Israel has developed a removable optical storage technology allowing for the storage of 1 Terabyte (1,000 Gigabytes) of information on a single inexpensive disc. The device builds on the existing know-how attained through the development of CDs and DVDs, extending it so as to write layers upon layers of stacked information.
Microsoft Yahoo Merger Finally a Reality?April 30th, 2008 Months after Microsoft announced its intention to buy Yahoo, it appears they are finally coming together. Microsoft appears to be willing to raise the price to 32-33$ per share while Yahoo board would be satisfied with $35.
VMware to buy SpringSource for $362 million, assume $58 million in unvested stock and optionsAugust 11th, 2009 VMware to buy SpringSource for $362 millionPALO ALTO, Calif. —VMware Inc., which makes software that allows business servers to run multiple operating systems simultaneously, said Monday it is acquiring SpringSource for $362 million in cash and stock.
HP StorageWorks launches HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL ServerApril 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - HP StorageWorks Division today announced the launch of the HP PolyServe Software for Microsoft SQL Server. HP PolyServe's unique "shared data" architecture delivers enterprise class availability and virtualization-like flexibility in a utility platform for customers.
Airtel Ties up with Microsoft and Nivio for the World's First Windows-based Online DesktopFebruary 16th, 2009 Have we seen enough from the technology? Not at all. In this quest to proceed further, Bharti Airtel has signed exclusive agreements to make the world's first Windows based Online Desktop-powered by Microsoft and Nivio.
IBM tries to blow away Google's 'cloud-computing' campaign with low-cost e-mail for businessesOctober 1st, 2009 IBM undercuts Google with discount e-mail serviceSAN FRANCISCO — IBM Corp. is trying to stymie Google Inc.'s expansion into the business software market.
Comcast, Microsoft, Smithfield Foods, Xyratex, Saks are among big market movers ThursdayOctober 1st, 2009 Comcast, Microsoft, Smithfield Foods big moversNEW YORK — The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange:
NYSE:
Smithfield Foods Inc., down $1.18 at $12.62
The nation's largest hog producer and pork processor said its CEO sold 100,000 shares this week for personal financial reasons. Constellation Brands Inc., up 82 cents at $15.97
The wine and spirits maker said it hopes its new distribution system will boost profits, continuing the trends of its second quarter.
Seagate Unveils 6Gb/s SATA HDD for Unmatched Improvement on Streaming and Data TransfersMarch 12th, 2009 Seagate, teamed with AMD unveiled Serial ATA 6Gigabit/second – for bandwidth-hungry desktop and laptop PC applications including gaming, streaming video and graphics multimedia at the Everything Channel Xchange Conference in New Orleans this week. The Serial ATA (SATA) 6Gb/second storage interface will deliver the highest performance – burst speeds of up to 6Gigabits per second – for all PC applications.
Convert Microsoft Works Database (.wdb) to CSV or Excel Without Microsoft Works InstalledMay 20th, 2009 Microsoft Works comes with most of the windows based PC's for free. It is a basically an entry level office or home productivity software suite that includes word processor, spreadsheet and database.
Seagate Constellation - World's Highest Capacity and Power- Efficient SED Hard DrivesFebruary 3rd, 2009 Seagate (NASDAQ:STX) today introduced its Constellation™ family of new enterprise storage solutions for Tier-2 nearline storage applications. The two new drive models, the 2.5-inch Constellation and the 3.5-inch Constellation ES hard drives, include a combination of features that enable high capacities, increased power efficiency, enterprise-class reliability, and data security.
EMC profit sinks 23 pct on weak data-storage demand; CEO says tech spending reaching bottomApril 23rd, 2009 EMC profit sinks, CEO sees tech spend turnaround
SAN FRANCISCO — EMC Corp.'s first-quarter profit dropped 23 percent on weakness in data-storage spending, which until recently had been fairly resilient to the recession and is forcing the company into more cost cuts. But CEO Joe Tucci predicted that slumping information technology spending "has reached or is very near the bottom" and should rebound in the second half of this year.
Microsoft's Paids Release Click Up by 8% Within a Week of Bing'June 12th, 2009 We had highlighted Bing's power to woo-the-advertisers in our previous article. Things are heading according to the augury.