tech.slashdot.org - 10/29/2009
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Dan Jones writes "The Los Angeles City Council has approved a US$7.25 million, five-year deal with Google in which the city will adopt Gmail and other Google Apps. Interestingly, just over $1.5 million for the project will come from the payout of a 2006 class action lawsuit between the City and ...
thenextweb.com - 10/30/2009
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thenextweb.com —
We’ve just learned that Google might announce the
opening of their Google Wave servers for federation later...
today. So what does this mean? There are currently two major Wave infrastructures in place, both operated by Google. The first is the ...
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BREAKING: Google Wave to be opened for federation today! ...
reuters.com - 10/29/2009
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reuters.com —
Yinka Adegoke NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp
( MSFT.O ) is viewed as the most likely...
buyer or partner for IAC/InterActiveCorp's ( IACI.O ) Ask.com if CEO Barry Diller decides to throw in the towel on the struggling search engine. Diller ...
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Microsoft seen as Diller's best bet for Ask.com
novell.com - 10/30/2009
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novell.com —
This week the Los Angeles city council voted
to move forward with a proposal to replace the...
City’s existing e-mail and productivity solutions with cloud-based e-mail, calendaring and document services from Google. Like the LA Police department ...
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The City of Los Angeles
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Los Angeles Goes Google Apps with Microsoft Cash
Slashdot —
... Microsoft used its monopoly position to overcharge for software). The city will migrate from Novell GroupWise e-mail servers. For security, Google will provide a new separate data environment called 'GovCloud' to store both applications and data in a completely segregated environment that will only be used by public agencies. This GovCloud would be encrypted and 'physically and logically segregated' from Google's standard applications. Has cloud computing stepped up to prime time?" Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Novell's Blog Wheels Out Tired Criticisms of Open Source [OStatic]
GigaOM Network —
In response to the news this week that the city of Los Angeles is going Googlefied with a $7.25 million, five-year deal to adopt Gmail, Google Calendar and other applications, Novell's blog has an interesting rebuttal. Of course, the reason for the city's switch to Google's corner of the cloud is to save money that it would otherwise spend on expensive software licenses, and it will save. Still, the Novell blog post is intriguing because it's a missive from an open source-focused company criticizing the Los Angeles decision with barbs frequently aimed at open source solutions. It claims that L.A. should have opted for Novell's fee-based Groupwise solution. Huh? ...
Novell's Blog Wheels Out Tired Criticisms of Open Source
OStatic blogs —
In response to the news this week that the city of Los Angeles is going Googlefied with a $7.25 million, five-year deal to adopt Gmail, Google Calendar and other applications, Novell's blog has an interesting rebuttal. Of course, the reason for the city's switch to Google's corner of the cloud is to save money that it would otherwise spend on expensive software licenses, and it will save. Still, the Novell blog post is intriguing because it's a missive from an open source-focused company criticizing the Los Angeles decision with barbs frequently aimed at open source solutions, and it claims that L.A. should have opted for Novell's fee-based Groupwise solution. Huh? ...
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