http://www.ubitechnology.com Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:21:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The company on Tuesday started taking invitations for a beta program for EnterpriseDB Cloud Edition that will launch in March. The final product should be available this summer, according to EnterpriseDB Chief Technology Officer Bob Zurek, who spearheaded the initiative. Potential customers are either enterprises that have custom applications that run ... http://www.ubitechnology.com/index.php/2010/09/04/enterprisedb-plops-postgres-on-amazons-cloud/ Wow. Sun is acquiring MySQL for about $1 billion. I think it's a huge win for both companies--and while it would have been nice to see another open source IPO this is a great outcome for a great company. So what are we announcing today? That in addition to acquiring MySQL, ... http://www.ubitechnology.com/index.php/2010/08/29/holy-smokes-sun-acquires-mysql/ Members of the No Video on Flickr group have posted hundreds of images protesting the photo-sharing site's inclusion of video. The No Video on Flickr group amassed more than 4,000 members just a few hours after the new feature launched. And I suspect video is likely to dilute the great photography that's ... http://www.ubitechnology.com/index.php/2010/08/24/flickr-purists-gripe-about-video-expansion/ IT spending is expected to grow 2.3 percent next year, a figure that's down from earlier projections of 5.8 percent growth, according to Gartner. The lowered forecast comes as the markets have been whacked particularly hard over the past two weeks and the credit market has tightened. And within the ... http://www.ubitechnology.com/index.php/2010/08/24/gartner-and-ubs-provide-a-mixed-view-on-it-spendin/ Making changes, creating new documents, and searching through items while offline is what makes the idea behind Gears so enticing to road warriors and the dwindling population of dial-up users. Gears would make Google Docs and Spreadsheets more like a local software application than a Web application. Google Reader, which ... http://www.ubitechnology.com/index.php/2010/08/24/google-docs-not-gmail-may-be-next-to-get-gears-s/ Designer Li Jianye has come up with a great twist on the typical humdrum doorbell: the Enterbell, which riffs on a keyboard's Enter key. We bet many a computer user would be tickled to come upon a ringer that honors this everyday key in such a creative way. (Credit: Li Jianye) Hopefully ... http://www.ubitechnology.com/index.php/2010/08/24/press-enter-to-get-into-the-house/ Toshiba Satellite T135, starting at $599 The 13-inch T135 Toshiba Satellite T115, starting at $449 Here are some basic specs for the two new models, and stay tuned for a full review of the 13-inch T135, currently undergoing testing in the CNET Labs. Both will be available starting October 22. ... http://www.ubitechnology.com/index.php/2010/08/24/toshibas-new-slim-t100-series/ And what better way to cut through the hype over the so-called green aspects of SaaS than to assemble veteran technologists who might share their experiences with the uninitiated? That's the usual format: People ready to impart knowledge to people eager to receive knowledge. He was followed on ... http://www.ubitechnology.com/index.php/2010/08/24/saas-has-a-future-just-dont-call-it-green/ But a person very familiar with the matter told CNET News.com that Ask.com will stick with Teoma. Ask.com has undergone so many makeovers it's hard to keep track. A site redesign last year, along with management changes in the past few years, has failed to significantly change its market share. ... http://www.ubitechnology.com/index.php/2010/08/24/layoffs-to-come-at-askcom/ Puma-based products will also come with Wi-Fi and an optional graphics card. In other words, a complete solution similar to Intel's Centrino. AMD roadmap dating back to 2006 The problem is that AMD has been announcing Puma since the "launch" in April 2007. That's almost a year ago. At that time, DigiTimes--a ... http://www.ubitechnology.com/index.php/2010/08/24/amd-revisits-puma-mobile-technology-again/