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Forget the Feds, Apple is Doing Just Fine Wrecking the Wireless Business
Larry Dignan ZDNet submits: The Feds have been examining exclusive wireless carrier deals with handset makers—think AT&T T and Apple AAPL —but the effort is a bit of a farce. Bernstein analyst Craig Moffett says it’s laughable that the wireless industry is anticompetitive and the Feds don’t have to...
Tags: Telecom, Larry Dignan, Apple Inc., AT&T Corp.
External links 2009-07-13
TGIF: AT&T's Really Bad Week
Larry Dignan ZDNet submits: It’s safe to say AT&T T is ready for the weekend. The telecom giant has had a horrid week with a backlash against iPhone 3G S and complaints about the network. The latter item may create the most lasting damage. For now, much...
Tags: Telecom, Larry Dignan, Apple Inc., AT&T Corp.
External links 2009-06-12
Can Oracle Monetize Java?
Larry Dignan ZDNet submits: The prize in Oracle’s ORCL acquisition of Sun Microsystems JAVA is Java, but the big question is whether Larry Ellison and the gang can monetize the popular platform and bolster its standing against up and coming programming languages. In a research note, J.P....
Tags: Software, Larry Dignan, Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp.
External links 2009-06-11
EMC Hopes Iomega Will Be Your Home's Data Center
Larry Dignan ZDNet submits: A little more than a year ago, [[EMC]] acquired Iomega for $213 million. Today EMC’s master plan is coming into focus. Iomega is to EMC what Linksys is to Cisco CSCO: An avenue to become ubiquitous in your home. EMC thinks the consumer...
Tags: Hardware, Larry Dignan, EMC Corp.
External links 2009-06-10
IBM Takes Social Networking to Its Channel Partners
Larry Dignan ZDNet submits: [IBM]] on Tuesday rolled out a social networking system designed to encourage its 100,000 strong partner network to better collaborate on projects. The effort, the most notable expected to be detailed by IBM CEO Sam Palmisano, is the latest example of Big Blue...
Tags: Software, Larry Dignan, IBM Corp.
External links 2009-06-09
Google: Enterprise Business Expanding, Email Is Foot in the Door
Larry Dignan ZDNet submits: Google Enterprise president Dave Girouard said the search giant’s corporate apps business is small potatoes relative to advertising, but has “a few 100 million dollars” in revenue and is “profitable and growing.” Meanwhile, Girouard said Google Apps is getting a solid pipeline of “proof points”...
Tags: Internet, Larry Dignan, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.
External links 2009-06-05
Intel Buys Wind River: Bolsters Embedded Software Strategy
Larry Dignan ZDNet submits: Intel INTC said Thursday that it would acquire Wind River WIND, which makes software for embedded devices, in a deal valued at $884 million. With the move Intel is making a move to diversify into software and away from its dependence on the PC and...
Tags: Chip, Larry Dignan, Intel Corp., Wind River Systems Inc.
External links 2009-06-04
Windows 7: Another Round in the Microsoft - Apple Rivalry
Larry Dignan ZDNet submits: Will Windows 7 blunt some of Apple’s momentum? At least one analyst thinks it’s possible. In a research note, JMP Securities analyst Samuel Wilson handicaps the Oct. 22 launch of Windows 7 (Techmeme, Microsoft statement). Wilson’s big takeaway: Apple AAPL will grab the...
Tags: Software, Larry Dignan, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp.
External links 2009-06-03
Reports: iPhone to launch in China in July
Larry Dignan ZDNet submits: Apple AAPL may be prepping its long-awaited splash in China with an iPhone launch in July. According to reports out of Taiwan that are surfacing on various stock trading outlets, Apple’s iPhone is expected to officially launch in July. by Larry Dignan
Tags: Gadgets, Larry Dignan, Apple Inc.
External links 2009-06-02
E-Readers: The Fun Is Just Starting
Larry Dignan ZDNet submits: The interest in e-readers, or e-books as they are called now, has reached a fever pitch. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos fields nothing but Kindle questions at the company’s shareholder meeting. Prime View picks up E Ink, the company that supplies the screen to Amazon’s...
Tags: Gadgets, Larry Dignan, Amazon.com Inc., Sony Corp.
External links 2009-06-02
AMD Rolls Out Six-Core Chip Positioned as 'Value Play'
Larry Dignan ZDNet submits: [[AMD]] on Monday introduced its six-core Opteron chip for servers, also known as Istanbul, and positioned it as a value play for data centers looking for an easy way to expand and power efficiency. For AMD, the early launch of Istanbul is...
Tags: Chip, Larry Dignan, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
External links 2009-06-01
IBM: Cloud Services Will Target the Enterprise
Larry Dignan ZDNet submits: [[IBM]] will unveil a bevy of cloud services targeted at the enterprise, including one focused on making application development and testing more efficient. Big Blue’s portfolio is designed to get large enterprises into the cloud faster. IBM said it put two years of...
Tags: Software, Larry Dignan, IBM Corp.
External links 2009-06-15
Kindle DX: Higher Expectations from the Bigger Screen
Larry Dignan ZDNet submits: Amazon’s AMZN Kindle DX is an interesting study in user expectations. The limitations of the Kindle 2 aren’t nearly as acceptable on a bigger screen. The Kindle DX has a 9.7-inch screen, which is larger than the Kindle 2’s 6-inch version. The other...
Tags: Gadgets, Larry Dignan, Amazon.com Inc.
External links 2009-06-15
Sprint Outsources Network Maintenance to Ericsson
Larry Dignan ZDNet submits: Sprint S on Thursday said it would outsource its network to Ericsson ERIC in a seven-year deal valued at $4.5 billion to $5 billion. The deal (statement, Techmeme) allows Sprint to offload the costs associated with running its network. Sprint will transfer 6,000...
Tags: Telecom, Larry Dignan, Sprint Nextel Corp.
External links 2009-07-09
Why Oracle Bought Sun: It's Not About Hardware
Larry Dignan ZDNet submits: AMR Research has recapped its annual ranking of the top 50 enterprise software vendors, but the real story may be in its findings that more than 60 percent of enterprise software vendors have applications that rely on Java. And of the top 50...
Tags: Software, Larry Dignan, Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp.
External links 2009-07-08
Can Android Save Motorola?
Larry Dignan ZDNet submits: Motorola MOT—along with a bevy of other wireless carriers—has gone gaga for Android, the mobile operating system hatched by Google GOOG. For Motorola, a big Android bet boils down to saving the company’s handset business. The nagging question: If everyone—Samsung, LG, HTC, Sony Ericsson and...
Tags: Gadgets, Larry Dignan, Google Inc., Motorola Inc.
External links 2009-07-07
Palm Pre: Supply and Demand Are in Balance
Larry Dignan ZDNet submits: Palm Pre inventory at its key stores are in balance with demand with roughly 40,000 devices sold a week, according to a J.P. Morgan report. In a research note, J.P. Morgan analyst Paul Coster wrote: by Larry Dignan
Tags: Gadgets, Larry Dignan, Palm Inc.
External links 2009-07-02
Overstock Dumps Affiliates, Rants About Tax-Happy States
Larry Dignan ZDNet submits: Overstock OSTK is joining Amazon AMZN and Blue Nile NILE in the parade of e-commerce companies dumping affiliates in states that aim to slap a tax on Internet referrals. On Wednesday, Overstock said that it will drop its affiliate advertisers in California, Hawaii,...
Tags: Internet, Larry Dignan, Overstock.com Inc.
External links 2009-07-01
LogMeIn: Can You Make Money from the IPO?
Larry Dignan ZDNet submits: LogMeIn LOGM, which offers on demand remote access software, goes public Wednesday at $16 a share and is getting a nice round of applause from the folks following the venture capital world. After all, LogMeIn raised $107.2 million or so in a stock market that...
Tags: Software, Larry Dignan
External links 2009-07-01
Windows 7: Now It's an Economic Savior Too
Larry Dignan ZDNet submits: Expectations for Windows 7 may be getting a bit out of hand. It’s one thing to expect Windows 7 to juice a PC upgrade cycle, Microsoft’s MSFT earnings and tech industry growth. It’s quite another to think that Windows 7 is going to...
Tags: Software, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Corp.
External links 2009-06-29
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