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Social networking sites face data cost crisis

Monday, December 29th, 2008

A large number of social networking companies face crisis as digital advertising is on a downswing, revealed a research from consultants Deloitte.The researchers said that the websites, which had survived the downward trend, might be forced to supplement their revenue with pay-subscriptions, selling members’ data or extra financing.
The eMarketer revealed that the predictions came as […]

Co-location Server Hosting

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

In business terms co-location which is also called as collocation or co-location is nothing but a group of entities in a single location where as in computing it refers to installing application to run a data in a single process. There are good examples for this co-location such as virtualization, web hosting etc.
Another concept where […]

U.S. not ready for cyber attack, war game shows

Friday, December 19th, 2008

The United States is unprepared for a major hostile attack against vital computer networks, government and industry officials said on Thursday after participating in a two-day “cyberwar” simulation.
The game involved 230 representatives of government defense and security agencies, private companies and civil groups. It revealed flaws in leadership, planning, communications and other issues, participants said.
The […]

Deck Out Your Phone!

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

Hankering for a fancy cellphone, but feeling guilty about spending in a down economy? Investing in some new accessories can put a new spin on an old phone.
Like any accessory, mobile add-ons run the gamut from practical to pure fun. Some common ones, like basic chargers, cases, headphones and memory cards, can be found in […]

Kace apps to help companies manage iPhone use

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Kace Networks on Monday unveiled systems management applications for the iPhone, designed to give the popular smartphone a buttoned-down look for corporate clients. The iPhone Management Module aims to give corporate customers the ability to centrally deploy, manage, and track their iPhones through a single integrated appliance.
The announcement by Kace, a […]

Obama And The Wii

Monday, December 15th, 2008

Zack O’Malley Greenburg, Forbes.com
Rappers and ‘tween stars pique the curiosity of Americans to a much greater extent than vice presidential politics. If that wasn’t clear enough already, Google’s annual Zeitgeist list, released Wednesday morning, serves as confirmation.
Searches for “who is Biden” ranked just ninth in Google’s “who is” search category, behind Miley Cyrus and Lil […]

Meltdown to affect steel production target

Saturday, December 13th, 2008

The Society of Geoscientists and Allied Technologists (SGAT), an association of geoscientists, believes that the country’s steel production target would be revised in view of the global meltdown.
“Several projections have been made. One of those says 217 million tonne will be produced during 2019-20. These forecasts have to be revised considering the meltdown in the […]

Facebook under fire from Australian users for racial slur

Friday, December 12th, 2008

Social networking site Facebook has come under fire from Australian users for ignoring racial vilification on the site and allowing in racist groups which have been marked as offensive.Alex Gollan, a Sydney-based Facebook user, who campaigned against the racist groups, has been threatened with violence, and he now fears that the site will be used […]

Economic meltdown will spur cyber theft: Report

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

Another repercussion of the emerging global economic crisis is the spurt in cyber crimes, especially online theft, if the report of a leading anti-virus solution provider released Tuesday in the US is anything to go by.Santa Clara-based McAfee Inc., one of the world’s largest computer security firms, in a report on ‘virtual criminology’ said ‘recessionary […]

Telecom providers must cross-check customer details: police

Monday, December 8th, 2008

Telecom providers must cross-check the details of all their customers submitted by retailers before giving new connections, the police said Monday.The Kolkata police held a meeting with chief executive officers (CEOs) of all telecom providers, including BSNL, Vodafone, Airtel, Aircel and Reliance, at the police headquarters at Lalbazar here where the caution was deliverd to […]