Thor Olavsrud

Trading on the old adage that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, AOL, Microsoft and Yahoo! this week formed an alliance that they hope will help them sell premium online display advertising—and perhaps take on Google. Under the agreement, the three companies will offer each other’s premium nonreserved online display inventory […]

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) indicted seven people — six Estonian nationals and one Russian national — today for a computer intrusion scheme under which they allegedly took control of more than four million computers in more than 100 countries to hijack Internet searches and reroute them to particular Web sites and ads. The […]

Business software vendor Sage, this week announced their new Peachtree 2012 line of small business accounting software. One of the big new things in this iteration of the small business software is the Sage Advisor. The Sage Advisor is intended to help small businesses get the most out of their investment in the accounting software. […]

Two of the hottest trends in small business technology converged today in the form of a new laptop series from Dell. The Vostro 3000 series is, according to Dell, designed to make collaborating with colleagues, clients and employees easier and more efficient. Price points for the small business laptops start at $499 and features include […]

Data loss can take on many forms. Businesses can see customer data fall into the wrong hands, theft of intellectual property or the exposure of confidential information at the hands of a subpoena. All told, nearly one-third of enterprises responding to a recent survey said they experienced some form of data loss in the past […]

At a conference on digital media in Amsterdam this week, Adobe plans to take the wraps off of its new Flash Media Server 4 portfolio, offering a trio of products geared for businesses of varying sizes with different online media requirements. At the high end of the line is the Flash Media Enterprise Server 4, […]

Oracle is aiming to make it easier for enterprises to better sift through the reams of information they generate from critical business systems with the launch of two new data integration products. Both the new Oracle GoldenGate 11g and Data Integrator Enterprise Edition 11g had their origins in companies acquired by Oracle over the past […]

One of the great things about mobile devices from a productivity point of view, is that they let you take your work virtually anywhere and stay connected to the Web and company networks. But one of the not so great things is when file formats and the desktop and mobile versions of applications don’t quite […]

Desktop PC sales may be on the decline thanks to the surge in sales of mobile devices, but PCs are still the primary computer for a significant number of enterprise users and hundreds of millions overall including consumers. In the second quarter alone, market research firm iSuppli estimated that PC shipments on a global basis […]

Cisco hasn’t been shy about its interest in the smart grid, an emerging field that aims to link up households, devices and utilities on a dynamic IP-based network in an effort to improve energy efficiency. With the acquisition of Arch Rock, Cisco gains wireless sensor technology that could be integral to syncing up smart meters […]

It’s an axiom among business leaders that better data leads to better outcomes. But just how much effect can improved data have on the bottom line? Sybase has attempted to perform that calculus, and come up with some big numbers. In a new study, Sybase has concluded that a median Fortune 1000 company stands to […]

For more on cloud computing and the enterprise, visit Internet.com’s new cloud computing site. VMware is fleshing out its vCenter management portfolio with a pair of acquisitions as it looks to the next phase of virtualization, what it describes as “IT as a service.” The purchase of Integrien figures to give VMware better analytics capabilities […]