Obama Mandates Facebook for Govt. Access
"Facebook is the most successful social network ever created, and an American-grown institution," said White House spokesperson Avrile Powason. "It's a perfect fit for accessing government services in the 21st century. More...
The re-birth of India's BPO industry
Two years ago, Barclaycard decided to outsource the customer service of its credit card and consumer lending businesses. The deal was worth a mouthwatering 100 million pounds over five years. More...
RIM to return to business focus; new BlackBerry strategy promised
Research in Motion's future is getting iffier each quarter as it signs on fewer new clients and has had to discount large numbers of BlackBerry smartphones and PlayBook tablets to clear inventory. More...
MetroPCS to Overhaul Monthly Plans Next Monday
These new plans as well reflect the increasingly marginalized position that MetroPCS finds itself in as evidenced by the failed Sprint purchase and merger as the carrier continues to struggle with a lack of spectrum for its 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution, latest standard in the mobile network technology) network and the consequences of those constraints. More...
Anonymous is not taking down the Internet today
Summary: In spite of popular reports, the hacktivist group Anonymous is not hacking, killing, or taking down the Internet today via DDoS attacks on root DNS servers. More...
Douglas Anderson earns Grammy award
On May 3, 1901, downtown Jacksonville was ravaged by a fire that started at a fiber factory. Known as the "Great Fire of 1901", it was one of the worst disasters in Florida history and the largest urban fire in the southeastern United States. More...
Strategic moves paying off says Ithmaar Bank
MANAMA: Ithmaar Bank remains firmly committed both to its shareholder and to Bahrain, and has delivered on the promises it made last year by significantly increasing its income and dramatically expanding its retail banking network in spite of the unprecedented challenges of 2011. More...
Keynote Elects Anthony Sun to the Board
Keynote® Systems, the global leader in Internet and mobile cloud testing & monitoring, elected Anthony Sun, 60, to its board of directors at its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held last week. More...
Northern Virginia Telecommunications and Cloud Services Consulting Agency OvaTek Adds XO
Northern Virginia Telecommunications and Cloud Services Consulting Agency OvaTek Adds XO Communications to an already very large carrier portfolio. More...
OneOps, TwoOps Exploring cloud ops
Those of you who follow me on Twitter may have come across frequent recent discussions about new operations methods enabled by cloud computing. The most common terms in these discussions include DevOps and it’s controversial sibling, NoOps. More...