IBM contrasts its 'integration' with Cognos against SAP's 'acquisitions'
When one vendor acquires another, does a long-term partnership beforehand help out with systems integration? In the case of IBM's buyout of Cognos, the answer is a big "yes," IBM officials said today.
In an interview with BetaNews at its Information on Demand (IoD) press conference here, IBM's Marc Andrews maintained that his company hasn't faced any challenges in integrating Cognos' business intelligence (BI) products with existing IBM software and hardware.
Adobe secretly patches critical PDF flaw
The company silently slipped in a fix for a critical vulnerability that prevents PDF files from being used in code execution attacks, eWEEK reports.
Immunity confirmed the fix by reverse-engineering the patch, and discovered a fix for a stack overflow issue, normally afforded a "highly critical rating" by Adobe.
Nokia N82 goes black for everyone but the US
The workhorse Nokia N82 mobile phone has been generating a lot of buzz on the Web, especially now that it's available in a steely black, but US consumers are still wondering when the phone will be available here through carriers.
US consumers will only be able to purchase an unlocked black N82 direct from Nokia for $629, but for now, the phone will only work on T-Mobile's and AT&T's EDGE networks. The black edition of the N82 will be released on Tuesday, February 12.
Nokia 'astonished' by German bank's retribution for plant layoffs
Massive public protests last month against Nokia's decision to move one of its major manufacturing facilities from Germany to Romania did little to stir the company. But a recall of federal subsidies by a leading bank there has apparently stirred the giant.
The gulf between Germany and Finland-based cell phone maker Nokia only grew wider today, as the company has now become the epitome of that country's growing outsourcing problem. Bochum, located in the westernmost state of Nordrhein-Westfalen (NRW), is where Nokia operates a key manufacturing facility that has already seen massive layoffs, and which now Nokia plans to close. One of the country's leading financial institutions for business development, NRW Bank, is also located there.
A very virtually realistic Times Square comes to a real MMORPG
Multiverse, founded by ex-Netscape employees in 2004, is one of several massively multi-player online games that seeks to develop an economic structure in virtual space. The company has created in its virtual world a version of Times Square, arguably the real-life ad space mecca.
Times Square has over 40 million unique visitors annually, who take approximately 100 million photographs. Advertising Age estimates the billboard value of Times Square alone at $69 million. Add into that the as-of-yet unquantifiable value of tourist-aggregated advertising -- Bystander videos of a Target publicity stunt in Times Square got as many as 19,300 views on YouTube -- and the New York City location becomes more of an advertising ecosystem.
LG's Viewty handset records straight to DivX
It's not just for short, tight Web videos anymore. LG Mobile's popular Viewty handset has just become the first mobile phone to be certified for recording video using DivX compression.
The list of DivX certified devices continues to grow, but the list of mobile phones is still decidedly brief. The other handsets certified to support DivX, both made by Samsung -- the SGH-F500 and SGH-F508 -- only support DivX playback.
Sony, Samsung soar; Vizio, Sharp slip in LCD TV sales
Vizio fell to third place in holiday quarter LCD TV shipments, while Sony jumped from fourth to first.
It marks the first time that the Japanese electronics maker has ever been on the top of the list in DisplaySearch's quarterly survey. The firm said that its lead was built upon its top showings in the 40-44", 45-49" and 50-54" categories.
WSJ: Google close to online music deal in China
Although the report does not specify a specific partner, it is being viewed as an important strategic move in Google's fight for market share against Baidu.
Three global music companies will be represented, as well as dozens of smaller players. Universal is said to be confirmed to join the effort, and talks are ongoing with EMI and Sony BMG. Warner is said to also be interested, but it appears that there have been no solid talks, according to sources.
Digital revenues not enough to counter Warner Music's slide
While digital revenues were up 41 percent from last year, Warner Music's overall profits dropped 45 percent and revenues remained stagnant.
Digital music now accounts for 14% of Warner Music Group's total revenue, showing the continuing move by consumers from physical to digital formats. However, this also means the company is making far less money selling music.
Microsoft releases stand-alone Outlook with CRM built-in
The Contacts feature in Microsoft Outlook 2007 gets a huge overhaul, with a new version released this morning that includes a Business Contact Manager. But that new feature will be an option, and for some, a costly upgrade.
Since it was introduced as part of Exchange 5.5, Microsoft Outlook has had the ability to record contacts on a simple database stored on the client's system. As time went on, that contacts list was shared with Windows...for better or worse. But the contacts system has essentially been a flat-file database, not a relational one. So while you could group contacts according to company, you couldn't exactly use that list as a way to maintain information that pertains to those contacts.
CBS to test location-based mobile advertising
CBS looks to strengthen its already substantial advertising network by adding text message ads to its portfolio.
While most associate CBS with its namesake television network, it already had a decently sized billboard advertising network. When Viacom and CBS split, the company received the advertising arm that was part of Viacom, which also was a player in the billboard space.
Amazon drops price of Xbox 360 HD DVD player, promptly sells out
Amazon this week began offering Microsoft's HD DVD add-on for the Xbox 360 for only $79.99, but those wanting to take advantage of the deal may be too late, as the online retailer is currently sold out.
The $80 price tag follows a price cut in early December that made the drive available for just $129. It's not clear if the deal was a one-time offering from Amazon, or whether other retailers will follow suit. Making it all the more enticing, Amazon's 6 free HD DVD deal is also applicable to the Xbox 360 add-on.
Analysts: Google faces more problems than Microsoft-Yahoo deal
In spite of Google's annual revenue growth of 52%, many Wall Street analysts are now advising their clients to hold off on buying Google stock. Has Microsoft's bid for Yahoo made that much of a dent, or are there other factors at play?
"We think that the first cracks may be starting to appear in Google's hyper-growth story," Jeff Lindsay, a financial analyst at Sanford Bernstein, reportedly wrote in a note to clients at the end of last week.
Is MySQL's new hosting program the rise of Sun's new RDBMS?
Today, MySQL rolled out a new hosting program that offers the company's top-of-the-line software and tools, plus 24-hour support, to partners. With Sun's acqusition of MySQL already under way, is this the start of something bigger?
When Sun announced its acquisition of open source software producer MySQL AB last month, many observers predicted that Sun would optimize the open source database to compete more closely with Oracle, Microsoft and IBM. Today, in a move that could be perceived as a first step in that direction, MySQL launched a new hosting partner program that could position it better against its three major enterprise database competitors: Oracle, Microsoft, and IBM.
Adobe promotes former Macromedia leader to CTO post
In an announcement late Tuesday, Adobe said it is promoting its current senior vice president and chief software architect, Kevin Lynch, to what appears to be a new post with higher level of seniority.
Kevin Lynch was the Chief Software Architect of Adobe Systems, having joined the company through its 2005 acquisition of Macromedia, where he was seen as the co-creator of the Dreamweaver Web site development environment. Now it appears he'll be taking on new responsibilities there.
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