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    Δεν είναι πρωταπριλιά… Η HP έναντι 1.2 δις δολλαρίων (δεν στέλνουν και απο εδώ τίποτα αγόρασε τελικά την Palm που είχε βγει στο σφυρί τις τελευταίες εβδομάδες. Η μετοχή της είχε πέσει από τα $18 πριν μερικούς μήνες κάτω από τα $4 τις τελευταίες ημέρες. Να δούμε τι έχουν στο μυαλό τους. Τώρα πλέον υπάρχει ένας ακόμη μεγάλος (πολύ μεγάλος) παίκτης στο mobility. Τι μπορούν να κάνουν;
    Η ανακοίνωση:


    HP to Acquire Palm for $1.2 Billion
    Combination will Accelerate HP's Growth within the More Than $100 Billion Connected Mobile Device Market
    PALO ALTO, Calif. & SUNNYVALE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—HP (NYSE: HPQ) and Palm, Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which HP will purchase Palm, a provider of smartphones powered by the Palm webOS mobile operating system, at a price of $5.70 per share of Palm common stock in cash or an enterprise value of approximately $1.2 billion. The transaction has been approved by the HP and Palm boards of directors.
    "We're thrilled by HP's vote of confidence in Palm's technological leadership, which delivered Palm webOS and iconic products such as the Palm Pre. HP's longstanding culture of innovation, scale and global operating resources make it the perfect partner to rapidly accelerate the growth of webOS"
    The combination of HP's global scale and financial strength with Palm's unparalleled webOS platform will enhance HP's ability to participate more aggressively in the fast-growing, highly profitable smartphone and connected mobile device markets. Palm's unique webOS will allow HP to take advantage of features such as true multitasking and always up-to-date information sharing across applications.
    "Palm's innovative operating system provides an ideal platform to expand HP's mobility strategy and create a unique HP experience spanning multiple mobile connected devices," said Todd Bradley, executive vice president, Personal Systems Group, HP. "And, Palm possesses significant IP assets and has a highly skilled team. The smartphone market is large, profitable and rapidly growing, and companies that can provide an integrated device and experience command a higher share. Advances in mobility are offering significant opportunities, and HP intends to be a leader in this market."
    "We're thrilled by HP's vote of confidence in Palm's technological leadership, which delivered Palm webOS and iconic products such as the Palm Pre. HP's longstanding culture of innovation, scale and global operating resources make it the perfect partner to rapidly accelerate the growth of webOS," said Jon Rubinstein, chairman and chief executive officer, Palm. "We look forward to working with HP to continue to deliver industry-leading mobile experiences to our customers and business partners."
    Under the terms of the merger agreement, Palm stockholders will receive $5.70 in cash for each share of Palm common stock that they hold at the closing of the merger. The merger consideration takes into account the updated guidance and other financial information being released by Palm this afternoon. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of domestic and foreign regulatory approvals and the approval of Palm's stockholders. The transaction is expected to close during HP's third fiscal quarter ending July 31, 2010.
    Palm's current chairman and CEO, Jon Rubinstein, is expected to remain with the company.
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    Το πιο απίστευτο UI που έχω δει μέχρι σήμερα. Με τα δύο χέρια και όλα τα δάχτυλα σε λειτουργία...
    Δείτε το video εδώ: http://www.fastcompany.com/video/general/perceptivepixel.html?bcpid=271543545&bctid=422563006
    Ο Jeff Han σίγουρα θα έχει πολλά ακόμη να μας δείξει. Το πλήρες άρθρο για την τεχνολογία που έχει αναπτύξει υπάρχει στο Fast Company: http://www.fastcompany.com/subscr/112/open_features-canttouchthis.html

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    Do you have legacy applications that worry you? Are you still waiting for a security patch? Some months ago, Microsoft released the Enhanched Mitigation Experience Toolkit v2.1 (EMET), a powerful configuration utility that will help you harden Windows applications. For more … Continue reading →
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    Κάτι φαίνεται να κινείται στα Windows Mobile. Όπως με κάθε νέα έκδοση τα τελευταία χρόνια, έτσι και φέτος τα Windows Mobile 6.5 μάλλον θα διατεθούν στους κατασκευαστές τον Απρίλιο του 2009 και περιμένουμε τις πρώτες συσκευές με 6.5 τον Σεπτέμβριο (ίσως και μέσα στο καλοκαίρι). Σημαντικό χαρακτηριστικό των 6.5 είναι ο Internet Explorer 6 με υποστήριξη Flash, Silverlight και Javascript και συμβατότητα με το σύνολο σχεδόν των websites. Ίσως και νέοι τρόποι αλληλεπίδρασης με την συσκευή.
    Η Mary Jo (δεν ξέρω πιο αξιόπιστο άτομο των media σε θέματα Microsoft) από άγνωστες πηγές της αναφέρει ότι οι "δοκιμαστές" θα έχουν τα Windows Mobile 7 το Νοέμβριο και του χρόνου τον Απρίλιο θα μπορούμε να έχουμε συσκευές (μάλλον το γνωστό μοντέλο, δηλαδή τον Απρίλιο release to OEMs και αργότερα συσκευές στο ράφι). Δεν με χαλάει η τόση αναμονή (που έχει αρχίσει εδώ και 3 χρόνια) αρκεί να φτιάξουν κάτι που θα σπάει στους δεσμούς με τα προβλήματα του παρελθόντος. Κάποια αλλαγή στο μέγεθος του Office 2007 Ribbon ή Windows 7 Taskbar μπορούμε να έχουμε που θα αλλάζει τον τρόπο που δουλεύουμε; Δεν γίνεται να έχουμε 800χ480 ανάλυση και να έχουμε μείνει στο start μενού του 2000. Άλλη εποχή τότε και άλλη τώρα. Τα Skybox / Skyline / Skymarket θα είναι χρήσιμα αλλά δεν είναι πρωτοπόρες λειτουργίες.
    Παράλληλα συμβαίνουν και άλλα πράγματα που δείχνουν προς την σωστή κατεύθυνση. Η Nvidia ετοιμάζει chip all-in-one και συσκευή για τη Microsoft. To Nvidia Tegra θα είναι κάτι σαν OMAP και Snapdragon αλλά σε στενή συνεργασία με τη Microsoft. Θυμίζουμε ότι παλιότερα η Microsoft ανέπτυσε την hardware πλατφόρμα για τα Pocket PCs και τα πρώτα Smartphones και οι κατασκευαστές δούλευαν και επέκτειναν την πλατφόρμα αυτή. Στη συνέχεια, με βασικό παίκτη την HTC, τα ηνία τα πήραν οι OEMs (σε συνεργασία με τις εταιρείες κινητής τηλεφωνίας) με τα σημερινά αποτελέσματα.
    Το καλύτερο είναι ότι εν μέσω οικονομικής κρίσης και απολύσεων, η Microsoft αναδιατάσει τις δυνάμεις της στα Windows Mobile φέρνοντας στην ομάδα επιτυχημένα στελέχη από άλλα τμήματα. Το προηγούμενο αφεντικό του product group φεύγει μετά από 21 χρόνια στην εταιρεία για πιο χαλαρή ζωή σαν καθηγητής σε πανεπιστήμιο.
    Να δούμε τι θα μας φέρει η Βαρκελώνη σε λίγες μέρες. Όπως έλεγα και παλιότερα είναι καλό να υπάρχει ισχυρός ανταγωνισμός. Όλοι στρώνονται στην δουλειά και κερδισμένοι είμαστε εμείς...
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    Καλά, μπορεί να μην είναι δυνατό να γράψεις ένα ERP (κυρίως γιατί η ανάλυση είναι το πιο δύσκολο κομμάτι και όχι ο κώδικας) αλλά η Microsoft υπόσχεται ότι θα μπορούμε χωρίς εμπειρία σε deep development να φτιάχνουμε business εφαρμογές με … Continue reading →
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    Το ξέραμε αλλά άντε να μας πιστέψουν οι υπόλοιποι. Το κλασικό “ότι είναι microsoft σκάει” έχει πια κουράσει. Μέχρι και τα λιοντάρια δάγκωσαν τους χρήστες τους… Το ZDNet και ο Matthew Miller μας εξηγούν τι είδαν: Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 is … Continue reading →
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    Άκουγα σήμερα το πρωί τις καμπάνες και νόμιζα ότι ήταν για τη σημερινή γιορτή αλλά φαίνεται ότι βάραγαν για άλλον: ανακοινώθηκε σήμερα η εξαγορά της Motorola Mobility από τη Google! Μόνο 12,5 δισεκατομυριάκια δολλάρια με ένα premium 63% στο τελευταίο … Continue reading →
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    A consortium of companies like Microsoft, BBC, Sky Broadcasting and BT has started trials of transmitting data in empty spaces of the radio spectrum used by terrestrial TV. If they are successful, they will create “super WiFi” networks in cities … Continue reading →
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    Αντιγράφω τις "προβλέψεις" για το 2007 από το WServerNews:
    MICROSOFT: Like last year, MS is going to barrel along fine. They will continue to buy companies that have interesting technology, and try to fend off Oracle and Google. Getting in bed with Novell/SUSE will not bring them the benefits envisioned. Look for continued push in the enterprise, focusing even more on collaboration. Redmond will declare botnets as the '07 top Net threat, as the unlimited bandwidth of millions of zombies allows spammers to send hard-to-kill image-spam and serve as a vector for other malware.
    OPERATING SYSTEMS: Vista will have a bull's eye painted on its back. Redmond's highly touted SDL (Security Development Lifecycle) will turn out to make Vista more secure, but not secure enough. There will be dozens of Vista vulnerabilities found during 2007, and Vista's default support for P2P protocols and IPv6 will facilitate the delivery of malicious payloads. Remember: OS upgrades break lots of things, so TEST, TEST, TEST! And if you can, this would be a good time to get rid of apps with OS-dependencies.
    IT BUDGETS: To start with hiring, that will be slow in '07, so you will get lots of applicants for each opening. Flat IT budgets (no more than 6% up) means spending will be focused on projects that show true bottom-line value. Top 2007 IT skills companies are looking for: Programming/app development, Project management, IT/business analysis, Security, and Help Desk/Tech Support. No surprises here for the coming year.
    MALWARE: Stand-alone, signature-based AV will die in '07. It's already smelling funny. Stand-alone antispyware products will need morph into a converged security client or they will die too in '07. Slapping a bunch of different agents together in a "suite" is going to be exposed as the quick-and-dirty resource hog it really is.
    SMART MONEY: '07 is going to look a lot like 1999! Venture Capitalists are pouring cash into consumer-focused start-ups doing things like sharing photos and videos online and chatting with friends, hoping to do a 'YouTube' deal. Other areas that will break out in '07 are phone-over-internet; biotech companies, and 'green' energy start-ups.
    HARDWARE: Virtualization was hot in '06 and will be smoking in '07, expect wars over standards and market leadership -- One Laptop Per Child will ship its $100 product, with a Linux Desktop -- Surveillance cameras will connect to facial recognition software, and IT will move into physical security -- Mid '07, 64-bit quad-core CPUs will ship standard for both desktop and server. With the new expansion slots, you will be able to buy a 32-way server for what you paid for a four-way server in '05. -- Certified Wireless USB will make major strides in '07, but lots of gadgets will come with Wi-Fi built-in!
    NETWORK VULNERABILITIES: The two 'drivers' of testing networks for holes will be a) compliance and a realization that no pen-testing is really a major business risk. Bad guys will continue to ferret out and exploit existing holes, and will have "zero-day" exploits for 30-40% of announced patches. McAfee predicted that hackers are going to target MP3 files, so get those off your servers and workstations. Time to set a testing schedule/methodology and stick to it! Heads-up on Vista here; Lots of network monitoring tools cannot inspect Vista's IPv6 packets, making that a huge potential security hole. -- VoIP will be adopted massively, will be hacked and spam voice mail will show up.
    MESSAGING SECURITY: ISPs are going to shut down both corporate and private users that allow spam to be sent from zombie PC's -- You will find some employees violating corporate policy and forward all their corporate email to gmail, since they get way more storage space there. Microsoft will urge you to give -each- employee 2Gig storage space -- 2007 will be the year you migrate away from stand-alone Exchange security tools to an integrated product that does it all -- A bug in the BlackBerry/Exchange middleware will be exploited and spread in 10 minutes through all email servers; and after you install Exchange 2007 you will create a smart phone/PDA policy.
    2007 TECH TRENDS: Vista adoption will be slow and measured but steady. Plan to patch it every month just like older OSen. -- Google will continue to scoop up other content providers. -- TV delivered by the Net is going to really penetrate in 2007. Municipal Wi-Fi networks will continue to get rolled out throughout 2007 -- 'Web 2.0' was a bust, and people will say that the real future of the Net (Web 3.0) will turn our to be 3D virtual environments like "Second Life". -- More and more underground server bunkers will provide protection from intrusion and natural disasters.
    WEB SECURITY: Cyber criminals will increase their bot networks -- Spear phishing will get even more targeted -- major players will get big time into 'behavioral marketing' (adware's 'ivy league sibling') -- blended malware will somewhat lower in volume, but become more virulent and hard to kill -- rootkits will proliferate but protection and remediation will increase too. Big companies spend a lot of money and are getting safer. Smaller outfits will feel the burn of attacks more in '07 than ever before. Identity Management will be the most important technology to both privacy and security compliance in 2007, but the bigger the organization, the harder it is to implement.
    Καλή χρονιά!
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    I only had two missing apps to be completely satisfied with my Windows Phone 7, Skype and EverNote (there are still a lot of missing features that Mango, the upcoming update, will mostly provide). Skype has already been announced and will … Continue reading →
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    Θέλετε να γράψετε το δικό σας άρθρο που θα μπορούν να διαβάσουν οι
    έλληνες IT Pros; Εδώ είναι ο χώρος σας! Επικοινωνήστε μαζί μας...
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    Από το παρακάτω άρθρο φαίνεται ότι η EMC (που αγόρασε τη Dantz το 2004) σιγά σιγά τελειώνει με το Retrospect. Έχει διώξει κόσμο, έχει μεταφέρει μηχανικούς στην VMware και οι υπόλοιποι είναι σε άδεια 10 εβδομάδων. Φυσικά δεν λένε τίποτα για την αναμενόμενη έκδοση 8.0.
    The Register:


    You all know that EMC redefined the storage business, but did you know that it has also redefined definitions?
    Our sources claim that EMC's has killed plans to advance the Retrospect backup software line – part of a larger move to slash costs across the Insignia SMB (small- and medium-sized business) business group. EMC's public relations team has countered such suggestions by saying that Retrospect remains a key part of Insignia's "maturation." All of which leaves us wondering when "maturation" started to mean "end of lifed."
    EMC and our sources agree that significant cuts were made recently at the Walnut Creek, California offices where the majority of the Insignia group worked. Last week, EMC stated that 40 people in marketing, sales and other spots were fired.
    That's mostly accurate, although it leaves out some key items.
    EMC's Insignia group largely consisted of workers it acquired with the $50m purchase of software maker Dantz back in 2004. Over the years, the group swelled to more than 100 workers.
    Forty of those workers have been let go, as mentioned. Although EMC has in fact made more cuts to the group. A large number of the Insignia staff have found new jobs at VMware – also part of EMC.
    The internal departures could spell trouble for customers who use EMC/Dantz's flagship backup product Retrospect. Our sources indicate that a skeleton crew has been left to oversee the release of Version 7.5 of the software. That code due out this quarter will include updates for Microsoft's Vista and Apple's Leopard operating systems.
    The engineers, however, who were working of the flashier Version 8.0 of the product due out at the end of 2007 have left the company on 10 weeks' severance or gone to VMware, according to our insiders.
    EMC refused to address directly whether or not 8.0 will ship.
    "There are dedicated engineering resources focused on advancing Retrospect," an EMC spokesman said. "You will see enhancements coming this quarter."
    Of course, we weren't asking about the 7.5 enhancements due this quarter but rather the very existence of the 8.0 product.
    When pushed again on this point, EMC assured us that the SMB market remains a priority for the company and that Insignia will live on in style. "You will see more hardware and software products for the SMB space at this time next year than you see now," the spokesman said.
    But that message comes as EMC admits that only 30-50 of the Insignia/Dantz staff are left – a figure confirmed by our sources.
    These workers have been pushed into a corner at the Walnut Creek office, while EMC has moved to rent out their old cubicles.
    "They closed three quarters of the office and even the kitchen to EMC workers," one source said. "They put up walls and moved everyone out."
    These changes shocked the Insignia staff who were told of the moves in December by current EMC VP and former Dantz CEO Larry Zulch.
    "The engineers were halfway through 8.0 in December and then all work ceased," one source said.
    "From what I understand, the new version will not even be released," said another source. "Everyone had such high hopes for the product. It had a polished interface, and I think it would have been a success."
    EMC clearly suffers from some manner of SMB chaos. Of course, it won't let on to such gyrations if you want to purchase a one-year Retrospect support contract.
    Those of you looking to stick with Retrospect for the long haul should push EMC on the 8.0 release. Otherwise, it's time to give Symantec a call.
  21. atsouch
    Θέλετε να αποκτήσετε το δικό σας blog που θα μπορούν να διαβάζουν οι
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    Cisco had said yesterday that it had been in negotiations with Apple to license the iPhone name, which it was using in connection with its Linksys Internet phone, after repeated requests by Apple, and that with the announcement of the iPhone, they expected Apple to agree to its conditions and sign the agreement that day.
    Apparently they didn't.
    Apple was quoted by several sources yesterday as saying that since the Apple iPhone was a cell phone, and the Linksys iPhone was an Internet phone, that they didn't see it as being
    a trademark infringement.
    Cisco apparently feels differently. Today it filed suit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against Apple, seeking to prevent Apple from infringing upon and deliberately copying and using Cisco's registered iPhone trademark. Cisco said it is seeking injunctive relief to prevent Apple from copying Cisco's iPhone trademark, which means that the company is asking the court to make Apple stop using the trademark before the suit goes to trial.

    Cisco said it "obtained the iPhone trademark in 2000 after completing the acquisition of Infogear, which previously owned the mark and sold iPhone products for several years. Infogear's original filing for the trademark dates to March 20, 1996. Linksys, a division of Cisco, has been shipping a new family of iPhone products since early last year. On Dec. 18, Linksys expanded the iPhone family with additional products."
     
    Cisco disagreed with Apple's contention that the two phones were different, noting that "The potential for convergence of the home phone, cell phone, work phone and PC is limitless, which is why it is so important for us to protect our brand."
    Now, anybody who believes this is actually going to make it to court, please poke a stick in your right eye. This is all part of the dance that corporations do all the time. Apple asked for the name, Cisco asked for big bucks, Apple is trying to avoid the issue, and now Cisco is upping the ante, but if Apple goes ahead and signs the agreement, everything will be copacetic. If I were Apple, I wouldn't count on the fact that even in Silicon Valley an intellectual property judge would make a distinction between the two devices.
    Technorati tags: cisco, apple, iphone
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    Ένας μίνι-οδηγός για την εγκατάσταση καλωδίωσης Category 5, 5e και 6. Χρήσιμες πληροφορίες σχεδόν για όλα τα θέματα που σας απασχολούν...

    Link to Category 5 / 5E & Cat 6 Cabling Tutorial and FAQ's - the best source for information on Cat 5 / 5e / 6 cable!
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