CyberSearch adds Google search capabilities to Firefox 3's address bar (a.k.a. the Awesome Bar). The newly released 1.0 version adds customizable keyword system to the mix, making searches even quicker. As Firefox 3 users know by now, one of the browser's best new features is the "smart"...
Gmail Redesigned 2.0 gives everyone's favorite Web-mail service an extreme makeover, transforming it from ugly duckling to sexy starlet make that applet. To use this free Gmail "skin," you'll need two things: Firefox 3 and the Stylish extension. After installing...
Over at MakeUseOf, they've compiled very useful keyboard shortcuts for Google search, Firefox, Gmail, Windows including Word and Excel, and Mac OSX. They're not searchable except once you download them as PDFs, but they are a great resource; In the Google page, I picked up a few tricks on how...
When it comes to desktop computing in Education, flexibility is key. Availability of computers in classrooms, offices, labs, dorm rooms, and throughout campus is expected. Students, faculty and staff want to be able to access their own data, securely, from all of these locations. This white paper discusses how virtualization...
The Official Gmail Blog explains how you can make Gmail your default e-mail client (meaning Gmail will launch whenever you click an e-mail link) in the recently released Firefox 3 browser. It's a pretty simple process: All you do is sign into Gmail, paste a snippet of...
Last year, Google added IMAP capabilities to its beloved Gmail service, thus making a good thing significantly better. Not sure what all the fuss is about or why IMAP beats POP hands down? The Official Gmail Blog has a primer you should definitely read: Getting Gmail anywhere:...
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO), a leading global Internet company, and Computational Research Laboratories CRL, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons Limited, today announced an agreement to jointly support cloud computing research. As part of the agreement, CRL will make available to researchers one of the world's top...
Expanding its cloud computing initiative, IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it is leading a joint research initiative of 13 European partners to develop technologies that help automate the fluctuating demand for IT resources in a cloud computing environment.
Who challenged the BBC over their Lonely Planet takeover? Who's won the rights for live webcasts of the Olympics? Inform your strategic development with a full and detailed report on all Merger & Acquisition, Venture Capital and Partnership deals in the Web Applications sector for Q2 2008. This sector includes...
Today IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the Industrial Development Agency of Ireland IDA Ireland announced the establishment of Europe's first Cloud Computing Center. Located in Dublin, the new facility will serve as a hub that will deliver Cloud Computing research and services to a number of satellite facilities to be built...
This paper from SAP and CIO Magazine recaps some of myths about SaaS and provides a framework for an honest self-assessment of your organization's needs and which software model is right for you.
Inform your strategic development with a full and detailed report on all Merger & Acquisition and Venture Capital deals in the Web Applications sector for Q1 2008. This sector includes the following subsectors: online music; music portals; online dating services; payment; personalization; video portals; all types of web applications. StrategyEye's...
Visualforce is now live in all editions - a new Platform-as-a-Service milestone that enables the creation of any interface for virtually any device, entirely in the cloud
At a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Atlanta today, IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced that it will collaborate with two of America's leading academic institutions on an initiative to develop new autonomic technology for cloud computing. The effort is aimed at developing future technologies and training IT professionals required to enhance the performance...
Glovia International has created a software-as-a-service solution that is the first full-fledged, on-demand, enterprise resource planning application aimed specifically at small and medium businesses. The foundation of this solution includes the acquisition of the intellectual property rights to Northgate's PRO-IV highly scalable development platform's kernel. The extension of this kernel's...
The first complete and flexible, Enterprise Resource Planning ERP, Software-As-A-Service SaaS solution that is geared to manufacturers has been unveiled by a veteran vendor that, despite its long history as a software solutions provider, has not received its due recognition. The vendor maintains a conservative marketing approach, which is likely...