A new remote desktop hosting service has kicked off its beta test this week, illustrating not only how flexible virtualisation can be, but also how rapidly online applications are increasing in maturity and popularity.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is making a $6.5 million investment in VoIP technology, announcing that Integ Communications and UXC have been contracted to deploy the system in its offices around the world.
In an effort to eliminate an overlap of services, Yahoo Inc is closing is online photo storage site Yahoo Photos and encouraging users to migrate to its Web 2.0 sharing site ‘Flikr.’
HP is showing off a new data retention solution for telcos, saying it’s got the goods for those being pressured by governments to join the fight against terrorism, organised crime and drug trafficking.
In the wake of Dell’s announcement that it will be offering Ubuntu Linux on select laptops, Toshiba is also reportedly considering hopping on the Linux train.
Google’s VP of Enterprise Dave Girouard believes the sheer size and scale of Google will push enterprises into a world of ‘usable’ and consumer like Google applications, giving back the time to work on innovation and business development.
Vista beware - Google has just rolled out its latest desktop search application, Google Desktop 5, boasting support for 29 languages and Mac OSX alongside its instant search features.
