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10 start-ups to watch in 2010; Microsoft Office coming in ad-supported version

10 Sites and Services That Will Matter in 2010; Microsoft Office coming in ad-supported version
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10 start-ups to watch in 2010

It's a rough economy for established vendors and start-ups alike, but the IT industry has plenty of interesting newcomers. These 10 companies to watch are tackling pressing problems related to virtualization, the cloud, smartphones, network management, security and power and cooling. Read full story

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Microsoft Tuesday said it would include an advertising supported version of Office 2010 on new PCs as well as offer users a virtualized version that streams Office to a PC.

Virtual insecurity: Who's in control of your virtual machines?
Server virtualization has reached an inflection point in the enterprise at the 10-year mark.

Google Nexus One vs. Motorola Droid: Breaking down the basics
After teasing smartphone fans for weeks by selectively leaking out details of its highly-anticipated smartphone, Google Tuesday took the lid off what can best be described as the "Droid-Plus."

Mobile augmented reality market to top $700 million in five years
The mobile augmented reality market will reach $732 million by 2014, fueled by paid application downloads, subscription services and advertising, according to a new report from Juniper Research.

Enterprise competition heating up between Cisco and Juniper
Juniper's enterprise business is in for a positive quarter, according to Oppenheimer & Co. In 25 interviews with Juniper channel partners, Oppenheimer says Juniper's fourth quarter enterprise sales are in line or slightly better due to improved spending and closure of some large deals before year's end.

Skype video calls go high-definition
Skype users can now make high-definition video calls as long as they have an HD webcam and sufficient bandwidth and processing power, Skype said on Tuesday. The company also announced that HDTVs will ship later this year with its Internet calling software embedded on them.

Measuring WLAN Performance: Ruckus Goes Open Source
As you probably know, I spend a lot of time benchmarking and otherwise testing wireless LAN systems. This is a tricky business; I've written widely on the topic, and the bottom line here is that it is very challenging in a freespace environment to definitively compare two different systems.

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January 06, 2010

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