Stories about: Mindshare

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Android for business? 5 reasons to think again 22 December, 2009 04:58

Businesses considering Android as a corporate handset standard should consider the decision carefully, because it may prove hard to justify later on.
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With MySpace CEO out, it's time to reinvent the company 24 April, 2009 08:42

With MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe stepping down, analysts say it's the perfect time for the social networking pioneer to reinvent itself and try to regain some momentum against rival Facebook Inc.
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Analysis: Where did Sun go wrong? 11 April, 2009 07:13

Just before the dot-com boom that spawned the meteoric rise of Sun Microsystems came careening to a halt, then-CEO Scott McNealy and President Ed Zander held a meeting where they discussed the future of their company.
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MS Exchange chief to take over Windows Mobile development 20 October, 2008 09:01

The Microsoft executive who has overseen development of its popular Exchange communications server software for the past seven years will take over the reportedly-troubled development of Windows Mobile.
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Why Microsoft's 'I'm a PC' ads won't attack Apple 19 September, 2008 10:18

In many ways, Apple is already a giant. Its US$118 billion market cap, which briefly surpassed Google's this year, is larger than that of Hewlett-Packard Co. Its sales, which are nearly $31 billion a year, have grown almost 40 percent annually the past five years. And, then there's its mindshare with the general public.
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JavaFX looks to stake claim in RIA 21 August, 2008 13:45

With its new JavaFX technology for rich Internet applications, Sun Microsystems hopes to leverage the strength of the Java development base and Java's ubiquitous presence on devices to make a strong run in a race in which it is a very late entrant.
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Live Mesh may emerge as Microsoft 'cloud' platform 05 August, 2008 08:21

Originally positioned as a Web-based service for synchronizing files and data folders across different devices, Microsoft's Live Mesh is poised to emerge as a cloud-based development environment at the company's Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in October.
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JavaFX SDK preview release imminent 31 July, 2008 08:36

Sometime this week, developers will be able to get their hands on a preview SDK (software development kit) for JavaFX, Sun's entry into the RIA (rich Internet application) framework wars, according to an official company blog post.
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3 Open-Source Challenges: Cloud Computing, Open Web, Mobile 30 July, 2008 08:24

"We have come into real contention [for mindshare] in the enterprise," said Tim O'Reilly, CEO at O'Reilly Media, in his keynote address at OSCON, last week's Open Source convention in the US. "So we should be patting ourselves on the back, right? I'm not so sure."
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Apple now third largest PC vendor in the US, survey says 17 July, 2008 02:14

Apple is moving up the charts, toppling Acer to become the third largest PC vendor in the U.S., according to a survey from Gartner.
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Green IT works for the environment, and the bottom line 14 July, 2008 08:57

Green IT is a growing global phenomenon, with customers now seeking out IT vendors whose offerings are more energy-efficient, more material-efficient, less hazardous, designed for greater recyclability, and supported by end-of-life recycling programs, according to IDC's green IT research team.