Upstarts Keep Data Warehousing Competitive

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Upstarts Keep Data Warehousing Competitive


Announcements from Aster Data, Kognitio, ParAccel and Vertica highlight a healthy and growing market for data analysis alternatives.

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• Netezza Intros Entry Level Data Warehouse Appliance

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Gaming Hints At Enterprise Cloud Future


RightScale manages eight of the 12 most popular games on the Web by serving as a front end management system for the cloud.

Bloom Unveiling Clean Energy Fuel Cell

Google, FedEx, and Wal-Mart have been testing the Bloom Box, a fuel cell that combines oxygen with a fuel source to generate enough electricity to power a data center.

Free Software Foundation Asks Google To Kill Flash

Noting that Apple has ditched Flash for "for suspect reasons and using abhorrent methods (DRM)," the FSF wants Google to deal Flash a "death-blow."

DHS May Scrap Border Patrol Project

The Department of Homeland Security is reevaluating a plan to add security cameras, radar, and sensors, to patrol efforts along the U.S. Mexico border.

Developing Nations Risk E-Waste Crisis

As consumption of computers, cell phones, and TVs escalates across the globe, countries need to establish proper recycling programs to deal with all the electronic waste, says the U.N.

Adobe Blogger Challenges Apple's 'Great Man'

Adobe blogger John Dowdell wants Apple to start communicating openly about its actions rather than through comments relayed by unattributed sources.

Global CIO Quick Takes: AstraZeneca Saves Millions With BDNA

Well-done global IT-asset management can turn bean counting into strategic insight—and generate big savings.

Motorola Exec Leaving For CEO Post

Dan Moloney, president of Motorola's home and set-top box unit, will become chief executive of Technitrol, an electronic components producer.

Windows Phone 7 Browser Must Wow

Gartner says Microsoft should avoid mobile industry's "obsession" with native apps and give new phone state-of-the-art Web capabilities.

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HP Responds To Cisco Alliance Cutoff


Posted by Alexander Wolfe

Hewlett-Packard is taking the high road in response to the Cisco's impending cut off of its reseller relationship. Click ahead to read HP's statement.

Apple's Giant New $1B Data Center From The Air

Posted By Bob Evans


While this 37-second YouTube video won't be confused with Citizen Kane, it does provide a striking perspective on the massive, remote, expensive, and indispensable digital powerhouses behind the cloud computing platform. And just think of the marketing opportunity: Apple could put a logo the size of New Jersey on the roof.

Researchers Believe They've Identified Aurora Exploit Code Author

Posted By George Hulme


According to one news report, more information has surfaced surrounding the attacks against Google and dozens of other U.S.-based companies.

Feds Tackling Health IT Privacy, Security Issues

Posted By Marianne Kolbasuk McGee


While the federal government is enticing healthcare providers with billions of dollars in stimulus funding to digitize patient health data, the feds also appear serious about the data privacy and security concerns these efforts raise.

Google Earth Hits Android 2.1 Devices Via Market

Posted By Eric Zeman


Users of the Google Nexus One may notice that Google Earth recently became available in the Android Market. Google Earth supports devices running Android 2.1 and up, and offers some really nifty features.

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