Reuters - Many Scouts may still
meet in damp draughty village halls, but those wanting to widen
their circle of friends have also joined up in the virtual
world on social networking Web site Facebook. -- read full article
NewsFactor - Google on Wednesday began offering an upgraded version of its Search Appliance. The hardware targets enterprises and government agencies that want a Google-like Web search for office documents. -- read full article
PC Magazine - Another Google executive has jumped ship for the world of social networking, but this time it's Friendster, not Facebook. -- read full article
TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - Synaptic Hosting will allow companies to host Windows Server or Linux client-server applications and Web apps in AT&T's data centers, rather than in their own data centers. -- read full article
TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - With an interface for every user type and eight extendable BIRT report layouts, Views 8 app is said to go from strategic scorecards down to operational exception reports. -- read full article
TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - Long-serving executive helped grow the business intelligence product line from its roots in Microsoft SQL Server. -- read full article
NewsFactor - Micron announced Tuesday that it will soon begin delivering 256GB solid-state drives for notebooks and servers. SSDs have quicker access times and consume less power than standard SATA or SCSI hard drives. -- read full article
TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - Saugatuck Technology says SaaS is spreading throughout the enterprise, "whether the vendors -- or their offerings -- are ready to support and deliver what users want." -- read full article
TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - Deal nets online profit optimization platform. New global practice will branch out from hotels to events, online advertising and other potential markets. -- read full article
PC Magazine - On Tuesday, Micron said it would ship a 256-Gbyte solid-state disk drive for notebooks this fall, pairing it with a smaller 128-Gbyte offering for the enterprise market. -- read full article
PC Magazine - A DVR service offered by Cablevision does not infringe upon the rights of content holders just because it stores its recordings on Cablevision servers rather than on the actual DVR devices, a U.S. appeals court ruled Monday. -- read full article
TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - Contacts from the business-oriented social network can be imported into G2, which maps relationships among people to help the user discover potential business opportunities. -- read full article
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The industry's premier networking event, held in New York Sept. 15-19, will host keynotes from Marc Benioff of Salesforce.com, Marie Hattar of Cisco, and Ronald W. Hovsepian of Novell. Also on tap are deep dives in virtualization, green IT, and security, and the Mobile Business Expo. -- read full article
TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - Language, culture, and country-by-country compliance and privacy requirements are just a few of the tough data quality problems global organizations must solve. Start by addressing data accuracy at the source and adopting an MDM strategy, then follow these six other best-practice approaches. -- read full article
