Archive for September, 2008

Zoho launches app marketplace; Aims to rally developers

The application marketplace is becoming a critical cog in the software development ecosystem. Zoho is that latest to hop on the bandwagon.
Zoho on Tuesday launched Zoho Marketplace, an app store with software from its developers, which offer their wares for free or a fee. Zoho’s app store is deployed in its Creator software, which launched […]


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Analyst: Intel will weather the storm

Intel got an upgrade on Tuesday on the theory that its third and fourth quarter results will be decent amid a weak global economy.
Piper Jaffray analyst Auguste Richard upgraded Intel to buy from neutral based on the theory that the chip giant can top low expectations. Wall Street is expecting Intel (all resources) to report […]


Video: IT Dojo: Analyze network traffic with tcpdump

Tcpdump may not have a slick frontend like other packet analyzers such as Wireshark and Ettercap, but this command line tool makes up for its lack of fancy graphics with power and flexibility. In this IT Dojo video, Bill Detwiler shows you why tcpdump is great tool for network debugging and security monitoring.
Once you’ve watched […]


Web 2.0: Unprecedented data liabilities for users and businesses

Guest post: Drew Bartkiewicz is a Technologist and Author of the Upcoming Book, Unseen Liability.  He is a Graduate of Yale and West Point.  He insures Web 2.0 business risks with The Hartford.  His post is a follow-up to a recent talk he gave on Web business risk. 
As an industry and as users of […]


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News to know: Bailout bust and tech fallout; Cloud computing; Netgear; Apple

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily:
AP: Stunning Defeat for Bailout Plan Torpedoes Stocks; Dow Sinks Over 750. White House, lawmakers plan new bailout deal

Larry Dignan: Is Apple really recession proof? Wall Street says no. Techmeme
Sam Diaz: Wall Street slams tech on bailout bill’s […]


Wall Street slams tech on bailout bill’s failure

Wall Street reacted sharply to news that Congress failed to pass a $700 billion bailout bill this morning, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average into a downward plunge by as much as 700 points. The tech-heavy Nasdaq, not immune to the financial ripple-effect that stems from the fnancial crisis, was down about 6 percent on […]


Apple: Is it really recession proof? Wall Street says no

Updated below: Morgan Stanley analyst Kathryn Huberty thinks that Apple can’t outrun a slowing economy. And she’s betting her estimates on it.
In a research note Monday, Huberty downgraded Apple shares from “overweight” to “equal weight” and lowered her price target to $115 from $178 on the theory that the company can’t beat a PC unit […]


WiMax service rolls out; Who’s buying?

Sprint and its Xohm unit have finally made WiMax a reality. Now it will be very interesting to see who buys the service.
In a statement (Techmeme), Xohm, soon to be a joint venture between Sprint and Clearwire, announced that its WiMax broadband service, also known as 4G, has launched in Baltimore with areas such as […]