Network World: Samsung scores record Q2 profit on chips, LCDs Samsung Electronics on Friday reported a record high operating profit for the second quarter, driven by strong sales of memory chips and LCDs, but it warned that stiff competition in consumer electronics means it may not be able to maintain profitability at current levels. Network World: A new approach to taming the trolls Anxious to lift an outright ban on comments, the Attleboro (Mass.) Sun-Chronicle has begun requiring two things of online readers who want to leave their thoughts on stories: 99 cents and their real names. Network World: Sun, sand and some IdM tips More Americans are on vacation this week than any other week of the year but you, dear reader, are still hard at it. Your reward for working through the sweltering days of early July are some nuggets of news that you might be able to use. Network World: Gartner shows storage market grows Not a lot happening in storage last week. Gartner released its numbers for external storage, Hyper9 announced new storage management software for virtual environments and Nasuni rolled out some management and reporting tools for its NAS-based Nasuni filer. Network World: Swiss competition agency blocks Orange-TDC mobile merger The Swiss competition agency Comco has decided to block a deal that would have combined the respective local mobile subsidiaries of France Télécom and Danish operator TDC, it said on Thursday. Network World: MySQL users urge Oracle to improve commitment to open source MySQL users are cautiously optimistic about life under Oracle, but say Larry Ellison's team needs to offer a more detailed road map for development of the open source database. Network World: The future of MySQL in a post-Sun world Oracle's control of the MySQL copyright could create new licensing headaches and bundling limits for customers Network World: Samsung to invest $21 billion in solar cells, LEDs, more Samsung Electronics plans to invest a massive amount of money to develop new businesses ranging from green energy to healthcare, such as solar cells and biopharmaceuticals. Network World: RIM rises to fourth-largest handset maker Research in Motion is now the fourth-largest handset vendor in the world, as it shipped 10.6 million handsets in the first quarter of 2010. Network World: Samsung jostles with Intel and Micron in flash memory A battle over chip manufacturing prowess in the flash memory chip industry appears to be brewing between Samsung Electronics and IM Flash Technologies, a joint venture operated by Intel and Micron. 15 cloud companies to watch An open letter to Dan Hesse, Sprint CEO Water-cooled servers gaining steam The virtual office gains ground Sun, Fujitsu pack 128 threads into new SPARC servers Sun buys open source desktop virtualization vendor Punitive licensing could stall server virtualization: Burton Group Five easy ways to save power in your data center

Sun news from Network World The latest Sun news and analysis from Network World Fusion. View source archive --> Search this source --> ·Samsung scores record Q2 profit on chips, LCDs Samsung Electronics on Friday reported a record high operating profit for the second quarter, driven by strong sales of memory chips and LCDs, but it warned that stiff competition in consumer electronics means it may not be able to maintain profitability at current levels. ·Facebook, nannying, and objectives Gibbs ponders the problems with employees and social networking and suggests that nannying won't cut it. ·A new approach to taming the trolls Anxious to lift an outright ban on comments, the Attleboro (Mass.) Sun-Chronicle has begun requiring two things of online readers who want to leave their thoughts on stories: 99 cents and their real names. ·Security vendor GFI Software acquires Sunbelt Software GFI Software Tuesday announced it has acquired Sunbelt Software for an undisclosed price. The companies said the goal of the merger is to develop integrated security products for both on-premises use and the cloud. ·Sun, sand and some IdM tips More Americans are on vacation this week than any other week of the year but you, dear reader, are still hard at it. Your reward for working through the sweltering days of early July are some nuggets of news that you might be able to use. ·An open letter to Dan Hesse, Sprint CEO Mark Gibbs says goodbye to Mr. Hesse and his company. ·Gartner shows storage market grows Not a lot happening in storage last week. Gartner released its numbers for external storage, Hyper9 announced new storage management software for virtual environments and Nasuni rolled out some management and reporting tools for its NAS-based Nasuni filer. ·Samsung to invest $21 billion in solar cells, LEDs, more Samsung Electronics plans to invest a massive amount of money to develop new businesses ranging from green energy to healthcare, such as solar cells and biopharmaceuticals. ·15 cloud companies to watch Innovative vendors offering ways to make the transition to a cloud-based world less daunting ·RIM rises to fourth-largest handset maker Research in Motion is now the fourth-largest handset vendor in the world, as it shipped 10.6 million handsets in the first quarter of 2010.

View category archive -->
Search this category -->