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Earlier today Novell demoed it’s Google Wave-like product to the enterprise world. Pulse is the latest workplace collaboration platform to announce at this year’s Enterprise 2.0 Conference and ReadWriteWeb was lucky enough to catch up with Novell’s VP of Engineering Andy Fox for a demo of the new tool. The beta product is expected early [...]

Well, well, well, that financial imp at Microsoft–CFO Chris Liddell–pulled a fast one on Wall Street and turned in first-quarter earnings that blew away all estimates and even the whisper numbers. While revenue and net income were down for the third consecutive quarter, they were not as bad as investors had expected. Perhaps those Microsoft [...]

MSN’s new home page, which you can see at preview.msn.com, is the first one that doesn’t look like it was designed by Microsoft. The new page has the same cheery look and feel as the Bing search box that perches at its top, waiting to grab your next search away from Google. The MSN butterfly [...]

The New Wireless Order Google has teamed up with Verizon Wireless to jointly develop a long line of Android-based mobile devices for use on America’s largest cellular network.… Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing Originally posted 2009-10-07 19:45:30. Republished by Old Post Promoter Share and Enjoy: Tags: Android, Case Study, Cellular Network, Google, Legoland, [...]

After weeks of speculation, followed by a real announcement, followed by more waiting, Motorola and Verizon have finally released the Droid, the supposed iPhone-killer which is the first device using version 2.0 of Google’s Android operating system. The reviews have been positive so far, with gadget king Walt Mossberg calling it “a more credible alternative [...]

The former head of Google Health, Adam Bosworth, officially unveiled his much anticipated health-care start-up today at the Health 2.0 conference in San Francisco, showing off a site that will offer step-by-step and personalized “care plans,” as well as many kinds of online tools to better understand the data and tips on how to stay [...]

The small business market is seeing a new crop of customer relationship management and intranet applications designed to provide a basic set of features without overwhelming the user. GlassCubes is an example of the type of companies entering this space, providing tools that the average sales person can begin using with little or no training. [...]

Smartsheet has already expanded its work management application with cool features like a way to crowdsource tasks. Now it’s adding a customer relationship management (CRM) service on top of that. The goal of the Smartsheet Sales Pipeline Management app is to give small companies an easier transition from the tool many of them are using [...]

Last week’s announcement of $3.4 billion in stimulus funds for utilities was big news for smart meter makers. Almost every recipient of the money said they would be using it to add millions of advanced meters to their coverage areas. Now major meter maker Landis+Gyr has proved that the government grants will stimulate private investing [...]

Following an investigation that lasted over a year, Turkish authorities are fining Internet giant Google a total of 71 million Turkish Lira (approx. €32 million or USD $47 million) for supposedly dodging the national tax system. Local media reports (links in Turkish) teach us that the Turkish government claims it is entitled to additional taxes [...]