Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Instapaper; a splendid stuff saving service

App developers double down on Android tablets, says survey | US Secret Service taps video game, 3D technology for advanced security training

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Instapaper; a splendid stuff saving service
A serious problem with the Internet in general and the Web in particular is that there's just too much interesting stuff to explore and it just keeps on coming. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Diskeeper

Maximize SAN Infrastructure Performance
Although SAN has advantages in performance, reliability, availability and provisioning, it is affected by fragmentation and performance will decline unless it is addressed. Find out why this is true and how to best avoid SAN slowdowns. Read more

WEBCAST: Red Hat

5-Step RISC Migration Planning Process
In this session, HP and Red Hat speakers will explain how to prepare for and execute an effective migration from SPARC/Solaris OS-based systems to Red Hat Enterprise Linux on HP ProLiant and BladeSystem servers. View Now!

App developers double down on Android tablets, says survey
A poll of some 2,200 developers found rapidly growing interest in developing applications for Android-based tablets. Read More

US Secret Service taps video game, 3D technology for advanced security training
When it comes to preparing for all manner of security threats, the more realistic the training can be the better. That's why the US Secret Service said it has developed a software system that uses gaming technology and 3D modeling to offer high-tech training for its personnel. Read More

Firefox blacklists 'repeat offender' Skype add-on
Mozilla has blocked a Skype add-on for Firefox, saying it caused more than 40,000 crashes of the browser last week and seriously slowed page loading. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Riverbed

Riverbed Services Platform Feature Brief
The enhanced Riverbed® Services Platform (RSP) provides customers with the capability to run up to five additional services and applications virtually on VMware in a protected partition on the Steelhead® appliance. Learn More Now.

Carnegie Mellon researcher creates song-o-matic
A Carnegie Mellon University research has developed a set of tools that help songwriters come up with inspired lyrics and titles – including some pretty odd ones. Read More

NYC installs virtual suggestion box
New York City is harnessing the power of employee-based collaborative filtering to solicit new ways to save money and improve city government. Read More

Google adds education category to Apps Marketplace
Google is debuting a special category for education-related software in its Apps Marketplace, prompted by what it considers the success of its Apps for Education collaboration and communication suite. Read More


WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks

Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Delivery Controllers
The market for ADCs is consolidating. However, innovation continues, especially among some select smaller players. Although there are clear leaders in the ADC market, enterprises should focus their buying decisions on a vendor's ability to support specific application requirements. Read now!

Mozilla to offer new feature for improved online privacy
Mozilla, the developer of the Firefox browser, is working a feature that will allow users to opt-out of online behavioral advertising. Read More

Google jumps into 'Do Not Track' debate with Chrome add-on
A day after Mozilla said it was exploring a "Do Not Track" feature for Firefox, Google announced a Chrome add-on that lets users opt out of tracking cookies that monitor their activity online. Read More

HP to launch enterprise cloud service
Rounding out its portfolio of cloud-related offerings, Hewlett-Packard will launch a cloud compute service next month aimed at enterprises. Read More

Oracle makes a fresh run at SharePoint
Oracle is hoping to make new inroads against the likes of Microsoft SharePoint with WebCenter Suite 11g, which was announced Tuesday. Read More

MicroStrategy ramps up its BI strategy for iPad, iPhone
MicroStrategy will announce a series of new BI (business intelligence) products for Apple mobile devices, transactional data systems and on-demand deployments at its annual user conference in Las Vegas. Read More



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