The billion dollar acquisition makes it the largest open source software deal ever and makes Sun the owner of a critical part of the popular LAMP (Linux Apache MySQL Perl/Python/PHP) open source software stack!
This announcement reaffirms Sun’s position as the leading provider of platforms for the Web economy and its role as the largest commercial [...]
Sun acquires MySQL AB
Google’s Android the next big thing for Mobile Technology?
The simple answer is no, however, Linux the open-source OS might get a huge push and even end up becoming the platform of choice rooting out competition like Windows and Palm. Although handset manufactures like LG, HTC, Motorola and Samsung, chip firms such as Qualcomm and mobile networks like T-Mobile and China Mobile have all [...]
The Simpsons on MySpace or The Simpsons on YouTube
Currently, News Corp. owned Fox shows, such as 24 and Prison Break, are available on the News Corp. owned social networking portal, MySpace. There is speculation that the media giant is planning collaboration with multiple media companies to establish an online video platform to compete with YouTube.
MySpace is the no.1 social networking site in the [...]
Google Doesn’t Know How To Spend All Its Cash?
Google Inc. is accumulating mounds of cash from operations, so how is it going to manage cashflows now?
At the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference, Eric Schmidt ruled out big mergers and acquisitions. Currently Google invests heavily in huge data centers and networks to expand the range and depth of its Web services. In 2006, Google purchased [...]
