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Article | 15/07/2009 Sun expects sharp revenue drop ahead of Oracle vote

Sun Microsystems said it expects to report a sharp drop in sales for the June quarter as it prepares to put its planned acquisition by Oracle to a sha...

Article | 15/06/2009 HP adds line of high-end ProLiant servers

Hewlett-Packard Co. last week introduced a line of x86 servers for companies that operate massive computing facilities, where shaving a few dollars of...

Article | 10/06/2009 HP designs new server for 'extreme' scale-out computing

Hewlett-Packard has introduced a new line of x86 servers for companies that operate massive computing facilities, where shaving a few dollars off the ...

Article | 3/06/2009 Intuit buys online payroll provider for $170 million

Intuit has agreed to buy online payroll provider PayCycle for US$170 million in a move to expand its software-as-a-service offerings for smaller busin...

Article | 29/05/2009 Google tests scripting feature for online apps

Google will add scripting capabilities to Google Docs, allowing organizations to customize its online applications and automate tasks, the company sai...

Article | 28/05/2009 Google may strip 'beta' tag from some apps

Google may be ready to remove the "beta" tag from some of its online applications in a move to widen their appeal among paying business customers, com...

Article | 22/05/2009 VMware pulls trigger on vSphere 'cloud OS'

After eight months of hype VMware has finally delivered the update to its core virtualization platform, announcing Thursday that vSphere 4 is generall...

Article | 20/05/2009 Yahoo vows death to the '10 blue links'

Yahoo offered a peek at how its search results are likely to be displayed a few months from now, as it tries to find a better alternative to the tradi...

Article | 20/05/2009 Microsoft, HP expand unified communications push

Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard have expanded their partnership to develop and sell a common platform for delivering voice, video and messaging services...

Article | 16/05/2009 EPA gives servers Energy Star ratings

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will introduce its Energy Star for Servers program on Friday, aiming to make it easier for buyers to identify...

Article | 12/05/2009 Rackable Systems becomes SGI, closes deal

Rackable Systems has completed its acquisition of Silicon Graphics and will change the name of the combined company to SGI, Rackable announced Monday....

Article | 1/05/2009 Home health-care devices help patients stay out of the hospital

Various technologies enable patients to exchange health information with caregivers. Patients can use a Health system to videoconference with health-c...

Article | 29/04/2009 Sun's revenue drops 20 percent ahead of Oracle buy

Sun Microsystems reported a sharp drop in revenue for its third fiscal quarter, as the company battled uncertainty about its future along with the glo...

Article | 29/04/2009 Sun's revenue drops 20 per cent ahead of Oracle buy

Sun Microsystems reported a sharp drop in revenue for its third fiscal quarter, as the company battled uncertainty about its future along with the glo...

Article | 23/04/2009 VMware says revenue may decline for the first time

VMware reported a first-quarter profit on Wednesday, but said sales are being hit by the recession and it might report its first-ever drop in revenue ...