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COMDDAP Goes to Cebu

Posted by: ADMIN on: June 30, 2008

In line with its commitment to bring I.T. closer to the public, the Computer Manufacturers Distributors and Dealers Association of the Philippines (COMDDAP) will again bring their wares to the city of Cebu on July 3 to 5, 10:00am to 7:00pm at the SM TradeHall Cebu.
Visitors will be able to bring home personal computers, printers, [...]

Carly Fiorina Rumored to Run as McCain’s VP

Posted by: ADMIN on: June 30, 2008

Former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina who was once considered the most powerful businesswoman in America and is now a top McCain economic adviser., and is rumored to being short-listed as McCains possible running mate.
Fiorina’s strength: she is smart and articulate, comfortable in the media spotlight and looks like a national political leader. She [...]

Google Brings PC to TV with Google Media Server

Posted by: ADMIN on: June 30, 2008

Google announced the release of Google Media Server that will help users to connect their TV to the computer.
The new Google Media Server is an application for Windows, which is based on Google Desktop technology such as Desktop gadgets for the administration tool and Google Desktop Search to locate media files.
All users need is [...]

Ebay fined 40 million Euro over fake goods

Posted by: ADMIN on: June 30, 2008

Ebay was fined 40 million Euros for allowing counterfeit goods to be sold on its auction site.
A French court found in favour of LVMH, a luxury goods group, which alleged that Ebay had allowed users to sell fake merchandise including handbags and perfume, damaging its reputation and sales.
LVMH is the largest luxury-goods holding company, [...]

Oracle seeking billion-dollar damages from SAP

Posted by: ADMIN on: June 30, 2008

Oracle is seeking damages of more than $1 billion (£500 million) in an intellectual property lawsuit it has brought against arch-rival SAP.
Oracle is suing TomorrowNow, a US subsidiary of SAP, for corporate theft and alleges it illegally downloaded masses of Oracle customer service materials and passed those documents to SAP.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that there has been a voluntary recall of two Hewlett-Packard fax machines. Consumers are advised to stop using these recalled products immediately.
About 367,000 unites of HP Fax 1010 and 1010xi Machines have been recalled in the United States. An additional 84,000 units sold outside of the U.S. [...]

Nokia rolls out Supernova phones

Posted by: ADMIN on: June 29, 2008

Nokia has announced a new series of phones called Supernova. These phones are targeted at fashion-conscious consumers who demand the looks as well as the technology.
Nokia unveiled models 7210, 7310, 7510, and 7610 as part of the first offerings in this range.
The Nokia 7210 Supernova is available in a pink and vivid blue colours and [...]

Seagate intros 1 TB Maxtor home NAS

Posted by: ADMIN on: June 29, 2008

Seagate have announced their latest network-attached storage (NAS) device, the Maxtor Central Axis network drive. Containing 1TB of storage, the monolithic block supports DLNA and UPnP media streaming and secure remote access via the internet.
The hard-drive itself is a 7,200rpm model with 32MB cache. In all, the system measures 172mm x 63.3mm [...]

Microsoft launches Hyper-V against VMware

Posted by: ADMIN on: June 29, 2008

Microsoft release Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, the hypervisor-based virtualization technology that is a feature of select versions of Windows Server 2008.
Hyper-V offers customers a reliable, scalable and high-performance virtualization platform that plugs into customers’ existing IT infrastructures and enables them to consolidate some of the most demanding workloads.
Virtualization can help companies maximize the value of [...]

NEC to acquire U.S. software company NetCracker

Posted by: ADMIN on: June 29, 2008

NEC Corp. said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire NetCracker Technology Corp. (NetCracker), a U.S.-based software and solutions company, for about US $300 million, in a bid to prop up its network business.
NEC said it plans to boost sales of its network business by 200 billion yen ($1.87 billion) over the next five [...]


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