Sean Gallagher

IBM is using its relationship with universities around the world to help create a new generation of software developers and engineers ready to take on the challenges of cloud computing, as well as solve some of the vexing problems facing adoption of cloud computing by the enterprise. Through connections with over 200 schools worldwide, IBM […]

While the economy is hitting technology companies hard, a new report suggests that corporate information technology jobs may be a bit more recession-proof. Computer Economics’s 2009 IT Salary Report finds that while salary growth has slowed, IT worker pay is still projected to increase on average by 2 percent this year—and the salaries of IT […]

Despite concerns about a potentially weak 2008 for software companies, there’s one sector of the business that continues to draw startups and acquisitions at a brisk pace: business intelligence software. “Business intelligence is no longer a back-office, nice-to-have application,” said Forrester Research analyst Boris Evelson. “It’s the next business differentiator.” Variously called corporate performance management, […]

Analysis: The Federal Trade Commission’s decision to approve Google’s acquisition of DoubleClick without conditions runs counter to the warnings of a host of privacy and consumer advocates, as well as members of Congress. With a single dissenter, the FTC found that there was no cause to hold up the merger. At the outset of the […]

Despite the well-publicized wireless woes of retailer TJX earlier this year, it seems many retailers have failed to move to protect themselves from the loss of customer data. AirDefense, the Alphretta, Georgia-based wireless intrusion prevention vendor, conducted a “war drive” survey recently of over 3,000 retailers in eight major cities–Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New […]

RESTON, Va. — While Web 2.0 applications might be all the rage for developers and increasingly important in the enterprise, security experts warn they represent a serious threat — a fact that won’t change until businesses start demanding greater protections. That was the theme at the New New Internet conference here yesterday, where a panel […]

Meebo and Pownce, two collaborative social networking plays, published their APIs this week, opening the doors to applications by outside developers—and hopefully to more users and revenue. Meebo and Pownce follow Facebook, which unveiled its API last week. MySpace and Skype both have announced upcoming API releases as well this fall, as they look for […]

UPDATED: As they used to ask in Who Wants To Be A Millionaire – Is that your final answer? In Oracle’s case, apparently yes. The software giant said in a letter sent to BEA Systems board of directors Thursday that it would not increase its unsolicited acquisition offer of $17 per share and will withdraw […]

MySpace and Internet soft-phone provider Skype announced a partnership Tuesday that will make Skype’s voice engine part of the social networking site’s instant messaging service. The deal will connect MySpace’s 8 million active MySpaceIM users to Skype’s 220 million registered users through a new messaging client. “We’re announcing a global partnership that brings free, high-quality […]