At VMworld 2007, a major obstacle in virtual machine sharing apparently has been overcome… “The two companies have agreed to standardize their technologies for delivering Windows desktops and applications to thin clients on Microsoft’s Virtual Hard Disk format.” San Francisco — At VMworld 2007, Microsoft Corp. and Citrix Systems Inc. on Tuesday announced strengthening their […]

New range of handsets, subscriber music service, and new offerings from Nokia intended to compete with upcoming launch of iPhone… London — Vodafone Group PLC, the world’s largest mobile service provider, Monday said it would launch 15 new ‘third-generation’ (3G) Internet phones and give U.K. customers access to an unlimited and exclusive music download service […]

Apple might build its own wireless network for the iPhone, cutting AT&T out of the picture… “Google may have dominated much of the speculation so far regarding the FCC’s upcoming auction of 700 MHz wireless spectrum — but on Monday the possibility emerged that Apple may be making its own bidding plans.” With the Federal […]

Skype users are under attack from a new worm that spreads through Skype’s chat feature, and infects PCs with malware… “Skype’s troubles seem to accumulate lately: after last month’s worldwide outage, a new worm that spreads through the Web-application’s IM feature threatens the integrity of PCs, using a bogus chat message.” Skype is cautioning its […]

Sydney — Internet giant Google was accused Monday of misleading web users and misidentifying sponsored links in a court case brought by Australia’s consumer watchdog. The ACCC has brought a two-pronged case against Trading Post and Google – including subsidiaries Google Australia and Google Ireland – for potentially misleading consumers. The Australian Consumer and Competition […]

Netscape’s former days of glory are, well, over and AOL’s attempt to emulate Digg.com’s success with the same social-networking features proved a fiasco… AOL LLC’s venerable Netscape.com site, given an extreme Web 2.0 makeover 15 months ago and transformed into a spiffy social news site, will revert to being a traditional portal again. In June […]

India’s telecommunications agency places order for equipment and services with Ericsson, says another contract is going to Nokia… “Swedish telecom equipment giant Ericsson solidified its dominance of the key Indian mobile market Friday with a US$1.3 billion deal to provide equipment and services to the country’s largest wireless carrier.”

CapGemini teams with Google to provide big companies with service, support for the Web-based office suite… CapGemini have joined Google Inc. to become the first global consultancy to offer major corporate clients the search company’s web-based office software, “Google Apps Premier Edition,” as an alternative to Microsoft’s Office technology.

Major Performance Gains and Innovative Features Anchor Upcoming Release… “Adobe Systems on Thursday unveiled features planned for the upcoming Adobe Flash Media Server 3 releases.” “Adobe is making a whole bunch of announcements at IBC, including a partnership with Cisco to embed Flash Media Server 3 in the Cisco content delivery system, as well as […]

Burbank, Calif. — Warner Bros. Entertainment on Thursday announced plans to launch a megasite for its animation holdings, a brand-new broad-appeal immersive animation experience, including Warner Bros. Animation, Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera and DC Comics, that will feature cartoons on-demand, games and virtual world elements. The advertising-supported site will be called “T-Works” and will launch next […]