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NetSuite to Launch Mid-Market Cloud Computing ERP Suite for Google Apps Marketplace

March 11, 2010 -- Cloud computing business management software suite vendor NetSuite Inc. plans to make its cloud computing enterprise resource planning suite available in the Google Apps Marketplace, Google's recently launched online storefront for Google Apps products and services.

Parallels Summit 2010 - Day 3 Session: Generating new revenue streams with Unified Comms

February 24, 2010 -- The first Business session of the afternoon came from a high-profile panel, moderated by Tier 1 Research analyst Philbert Shih.

Parallels Summit 2010 - Day 3: Keynote by Google's Jack Weixel

February 24, 2010 -- The lone keynote presentation on the final day of Parallels Summit was delivered by Jack Weixel, head of service provider markets at Google.

Yahoo! and Microsoft Receive US and EU Clearance to Implement Search Alliance

February 18, 2010 -- In what they hope will take them a step closer to wrestling search engine market share from Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft have received clearance for their search agreement from both the US Department of Justice and the European Commission.

Chinese Search Engine Baidu Sues Its US Web Host Over Hacking Incident

January 20, 2010 -- An attack by hackers last week, China's most widely used search engine, Baidu, announced plans to sue Register.com, the New York-based company hosting its main websites.

Noise Filter: Google Threatens to Leave China Following Attacks

January 19, 2009 -- Every now and then, a controversial issue triggers a flood of online discourse. For our Noise Filter feature, the WHIR pans the raging rivers of opinion for shining nuggets of useful commentary.

How to Get Top Search Engine Ranking for Your Website, FREE

2010-01-19

If you are operating a new business, a small business, or a not-for-profit, you most likely do not want to have to pay for advertising for your enterprise or organization. So getting top search engine ranking for your website, meaning first results page or at the very minimum second results page, co...

China Stands By Censorship Policies As Google Threatens to Leave

January 14, 2010 -- In a somewhat indirect response to Google's announcement that it will stop complying with Chinese censorship of its operations there, the Chinese government has said it welcomes Internet companies from outside the country, however, they must obey laws that restrict their content.

Web Host Rackspace Responds to Google Cyber Attacks

January 13, 2010 -- Google said yesterday that it may pull out of China because of the increasingly threatening online environment in China following online attacks that, evidence suggests, uncovered third-parties snooping on the contents of the Gmail accounts of human rights activists. Web host Rackspace, which was identified as one of the companies that has had a small part in the situation, has consequently become the target of media attention.

Google to Consider Pulling Out of China

January 13, 2010 -- Frustrated by computer network attacks originating from China targeting its email service and corporate infrastructure, Google said it may pull out of China, which could anger China's business community and even cause a rift in US-China relations.

January Netcraft Web Server Survey Sees Departure of qq.com Stats

January 8, 2010 -- Thirty million hostnames at qq.com, a popular instant messaging and blogging network in China, were made no longer public, leading to an increase in the market share for all the other major web servers, according to the results of the January web server survey from analytics firm Netcraft.

Google Plans to Create Energy Subsidiary to Buy and Sell Electricity

January 8, 2010 -- Search engine and computing giant Google may be creating an energy subsidiary that would be able to buy and sell power much like utilities do.

Number of Videos Seen Online in US Reaches Record Level

January 6, 2010 -- The number of videos seen online in the US surpassed 30 billion in a month for first time on record, according to a new report from online research provider comScore.

Web Hosting Year in Review: Data Center Construction

December 29, 2009 -- There were many high-profile data center builds announced this year, but five data center projects in particular stood out, both in size and financial investment.

Hackers like SEO too you know...

Posted on 2009-12-17

I came across a great question in LinkedIn this past week, and took the opportunity to document basically what it is, in a simple version:

Google's Public DNS Gets Attention, Raises Questions

December 11, 2009 -- You’ve probably heard that search giant Google introduced another new addition to its growing library of consumer products last week, with the announcement that it would be providing a free public DNS service.

Comodo Offers Free DNS Solution Offering Users Security, Speed, Simplicity

December 10, 2009 -- Online security and authentication provider Comodo is offering a free secure Domain Name Service solution that provides a quick, easy-to-use way for individuals to avoid being redirected to malicious websites.