Ultraportable laptops: Their rise and possible fall

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE / more stories...

Business Objects provides data visualization through Excel interface
The company said it helps users ultimately make better business decisions by applying data to interactive graphics like dials, charts and gauges to convey business cases and illustrate "what if" scenarios.

SAP lets Business One users access Crystal Reports
The announcement, made at the Business Objects Influencer Summit on Tuesday, follows the companies' goal of tightly integrated product lines while letting Business Objects remain independent.

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Dell links up with Salesforce's development platform
Dell has signed a three-year deal to use Salesforce's Force.com platform for custom development.

Get tough on telecommuting: 6 questions to ask before you say yes
Telecommuting is not for every worker, every project or every company. Ask some hard questions before you give employees a pass from office life.

DEVELOPMENT / more stories...

Mozilla names best Firefox 3 add-ons
Mozilla recognized seven winners in its third annual "Extend Firefox" contest.

Embarcadero to upgrade Windows RAD tools
The two products are the first to bring together Embarcadero's CodeGear and DatabaseGear functionality into one offering for developers.

GOVERNMENT / more stories...

AMD/Intel antitrust case: Groups want gag order lifted
Some information that's been protected describe events that took place so long ago that there is no likely reason their disclosure would cause competitive disadvantage, the groups argued.

China blocks iTunes, users claim
Some iTunes customers in China have speculated that authorities have barred the site because it recently started selling an all-star album of song about Tibet.

HARDWARE / more stories...

AMD/Intel antitrust case: Groups want gag order lifted
Some information that's been protected describe events that took place so long ago that there is no likely reason their disclosure would cause competitive disadvantage, the groups argued.

Dell links up with Salesforce's development platform
Dell has signed a three-year deal to use Salesforce's Force.com platform for custom development.

MANAGEMENT / more stories...

AMD/Intel antitrust case: Groups want gag order lifted
Some information that's been protected describe events that took place so long ago that there is no likely reason their disclosure would cause competitive disadvantage, the groups argued.

Dell links up with Salesforce's development platform
Dell has signed a three-year deal to use Salesforce's Force.com platform for custom development.

MOBILE AND WIRELESS / more stories...

Mozilla names best Firefox 3 add-ons
Mozilla recognized seven winners in its third annual "Extend Firefox" contest.

China blocks iTunes, users claim
Some iTunes customers in China have speculated that authorities have barred the site because it recently started selling an all-star album of song about Tibet.

NETWORKING AND INTERNET / more stories...

Mozilla names best Firefox 3 add-ons
Mozilla recognized seven winners in its third annual "Extend Firefox" contest.

Dell links up with Salesforce's development platform
Dell has signed a three-year deal to use Salesforce's Force.com platform for custom development.

OPERATING SYSTEMS / more stories...

Google's Android seeks mobile-security gurus
Many eyes make lighter security work for Android, Google's blog says.

Vista users rush for SP1, XP owners dawdle on SP3
Windows Vista users rushed to install the troubled operating system's first service pack, but users running Windows XP haven't been in such a hurry to install its newest service pack update.

SECURITY / more stories...

China blocks iTunes, users claim
Some iTunes customers in China have speculated that authorities have barred the site because it recently started selling an all-star album of song about Tibet.

Google's Android seeks mobile-security gurus
Many eyes make lighter security work for Android, Google's blog says.

SERVERS AND DATA CENTER / more stories...

VMware to get hypervisor certified by Microsoft
It's not clear when those support plans will become available.

Intel's Nehalem chips looking at long rollout
Intel outlined shipping plans for the dual-, quad and eight-core Nehalem chips today at its developer forum in San Francisco.

SOFTWARE / more stories...

Mozilla names best Firefox 3 add-ons
Mozilla recognized seven winners in its third annual "Extend Firefox" contest.

VMware to get hypervisor certified by Microsoft
It's not clear when those support plans will become available.

STORAGE / more stories...

Amazon launches persistent storage in the EC2 cloud
Amazon.com has added a new persistent storage capability to its Elastic Cloud Compute cloud computing service.

IBM pumps $300M into business continuity centers
IBM today announced that it would invest $300 million into its business continuity and disaster recovery services in order to build 13 new facilities in 10 counties.