Salesforce Rolls Out Big Summer ‘08 Update
Autor admin | 16.06.2008 | Category SEO
Salesforce.com today introduced the summer upgrade to its on-demand CRM software, called Salesforce Summer ‘08, featuring enhancements on both the client and server-sides of the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform.
Traditionally, Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) upgrades its software around three times per year. With the upgrade, all 43,000 Salesforce customers have immediate access to the new platform, since its main bragging point is that no software needs to be rolled out to client computers.
Force.com, the Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) that allows developers to build their own applications to run along side the ones provided by Salesforce, has been expanded out to allow for developing any kind of application the users want with Apex, Salesforce’s Java-like programming language.
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Court Cans Request for White House E-mail Docs
Autor admin | 16.06.2008 | Category SEO
A U.S. District Court today ruled that documents relating to missing White House e-mails do not fall under Freedom of Information (FOI) access, as the White House Office of Administration (OA) is not a federal agency. The OA serves as administrator of the Executive Office of the President (EOP)’s computer environment and technology platforms, and is the record keeper of documents relating to e-mail preservation and archival procedures. Anne Weismann, chief counsel for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics (CREW), said the decision is “significant” because the OA documents could be put into presidential archives once a new administration takes office and not available for several years. (Read the full post about ‘Court Cans Request for White House E-mail Docs’…)
Adobe’s Best Not Good Enough
Autor admin | 16.06.2008 | Category SEO
Adobe Systems (NASDAQ: ADBE) posted quarterly results late Monday that were better than Wall Street analysts expected, but the company’s shares slumped in after-hours trading on current quarter sales guidance that was potentially below estimates.
Adobe’s second-quarter sales were up 19% to $887 million, 1% more than analysts expected, and pro forma earnings of 50 cents a share also topped forecasts.
The company’s third-quarter earnings guidance was as good or better than analysts expected, but sales guidance of $855-$885 million could potentially come in lower than Reuters Estimates of $876 million.
Adobe shares lost 2.8% in after-hours trading on the news.
Tech stocks rose sharply Monday even as blue chip shares slipped on rising oil prices and jitters ahead of earnings from Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS).
UBS downgraded Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T (NYSE: T) on the slowing economy, which also weighed on the Dow.
XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: XMSR) and Sirius (NASDAQ: SIRI) jumped as their merger finally neared FCC approval.
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) gained 2.6% on upbeat comments from RBC Capital, and Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) jumped 6% on multiple upgrades.
Q&A Interview with Google’s Matt Cutts
Autor admin | 16.06.2008 | Category SEO
Q&A Interview with Google’s Matt Cutts Here’s a must-read for the week: a great interview with Google’s Matt Cutts by Eric Enge, CEO of Stone Temple Consulting, in his blog this morning. There’s terrific information on link building from Google’s perspective, among other topics. What Google looks for are links that will stand the test of time. In Matt’s words: So, what are the links that will stand the test of time? Those links are typically given voluntarily. It is an editorial link by someone, and it’s someone that’s informed. They are not misinformed, they are not tricked; there is no bait and switch involved. (Read the full post about ‘Q&A Interview with Google’s Matt Cutts’…)
Yahoo Investor Urges Board to Work With Icahn
Autor admin | 16.06.2008 | Category SEO
Dissident Yahoo investor Eric Jackson on Monday urged fellow shareholders to vote for a board comprising five existing directors and four nominees from billionaire investor Carl Icahn’s slate. Jackson, who leads a group of 146 investors holding 3.2 million Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) shares, said that while he supported Icahn fully, he recognized that major shareholders may not. So he proposed a “third option” to create a new board that is more responsive to shareholders’ concerns. Icahn, who owns more than 4 percent of Yahoo, launched a proxy battle in May to replace the Web pioneer’s board in the wake of Microsoft’s failed effort to acquire the company. (Read the full post about ‘Yahoo Investor Urges Board to Work With Icahn’…)
Dell Bets Its Small Drives Will Be Big
Autor admin | 16.06.2008 | Category SEO
Anticipating that enterprises will want smaller disk drives bearing the same capacity of today’s 3.5-inch drives, Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) is releasing a new NAS product featuring 2.5-inch drives that require less space and provide strong performance. Dell MD1120 Source: Dell The PowerVault MD1120 houses 24 of the small-form-factor drives that Dell said require 70 percent less space and up to 50 percent less power than models featuring 3.5-inch drives. The product provides more than twice the input/output speed per rack unit over traditional 3.5-inch drive enclosures, according to the vendor. (Read the full post about ‘Dell Bets Its Small Drives Will Be Big’…)
Will Linux Users Miss Out on Firefox 3?
Autor admin | 16.06.2008 | Category SEO
With the new Firefox 3 Web browser set for release tomorrow, tens of millions of Mozilla Firefox users on Windows will get an update notification directly from Mozilla to upgrade.
But most Linux may be left in the dark, at least temporarily.
That’s because most users of Linux distributions do not get their Firefox browser directly from Mozilla. Instead, they get Firefox packages through their Linux distros.
Linux versions of Firefox, which are sometimes customized by the distribution’s creator, also do not have the “Check for Updates” button enabled in the browser — while the button is enabled on Windows editions.
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FCC Nears OK on Sirius, XM Merger
Autor admin | 16.06.2008 | Category SEO
Source: Reuters Sirius Satellite Radio’s planned acquisition of rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings appeared on Monday to draw closer to consummation after a key U.S. regulator expressed support for the 16-month-old deal, driving up both companies’ shares. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin confirmed published reports that he would support the transaction, with the companies agreeing to a series of conditions. Those conditions include a pledge to make 24 radio channels available for noncommercial and minority programming, according to FCC sources. In addition, the companies would agree to cap prices, provide interoperable radios and offer programming on an “a la carte” basis. (Read the full post about ‘FCC Nears OK on Sirius, XM Merger’…)
New Nokia Phones Go Thin, QWERTY
Autor admin | 16.06.2008 | Category SEO
Nokia (NYSE: NOK), the world’s top mobile phone maker, unveiled two new models for corporate clients on Monday, revamping its somewhat aging business line. Nokia E66 and E71 Source: Reuters The new sliding model E66, and the E71, with full keyboard, both start shipping in July and will retail for around $538, excluding operator subsidies and local taxes. Models for corporate clients usually last longer in phone makers’ portfolios than the consumer-focused phones, but nine months have already passed since Nokia introduced the E51, its last phone model for corporate clients. Nokia sells 40 percent of all phones sold globally, but the market for business users who look for fast access to their e-mails on the road is dominated by Research In Motion’s (NASDAQ: RIMM) BlackBerry devices and service. (Read the full post about ‘New Nokia Phones Go Thin, QWERTY’…)
Magic Storage: Cheap and Simple
Autor admin | 16.06.2008 | Category SEO
HED: A Little Magic Makes Storage Pain Disappear TEASE: StorMagic pushes into the market with a simple, and cheap, SMB offering By Judy Mottl
StorMagic is the latest storage vendor to jump into the SMB market offering up what it describes as enterprise-level SAN at an entry-level price.
The SMTB SAN features the vendor’s SM Series software for easy setup, data movement and monitoring, and a 2U 12-drive rack, available in 3, 7 and 11 terabyte (TB) RAID configurations. Starting list price is $9,999.
“SMB needs are the same as the enterprise just on a smaller scale,’ Mike Stolz, VP of marketing, told InternetNews.com.
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