IBM To Pipe Google Gadgets Into Company Sites

01 March 2007

IBM To Pipe Google Gadgets Into Company SitesInformationWeek, NY – Feb 28, 2007

IBM has reached a deal with Google Inc. to bring the consumer Internet into the office by piping YouTube and thousands of other Web programs into IBM software used by millions of office workers.


IBM teams up with Google over gadgetsZDNet Asia, Asia - Feb 28, 2007

IBM and Google are teaming up to bring mini applications called gadgets from the consumer Web to corporate networks.

The two tech giants on Wednesday are expected to announce a partnership that will allow business users to access Google gadgets from IBM's WebSphere Portal software.

Google Maps adds real-time traffic dataCNET News.com, CA - Feb 28, 2007

Google has added real-time traffic data for several major cities to its mapping service, the company said Wednesday.

The traffic information is integrated with Google Maps and is available in more than 30 American cities, including San Francisco, Dallas, Chicago and New York.


Google Mashup Helps You Avoid Traffic BackupsInformationWeek, NY - Feb 28, 2007

Google on Wednesday rolled out a new feature on Google Maps that serves up instant traffic information for more than 30 major cities in the United States.

Using the new feature, commuters can see up-to-date traffic conditions in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, and other cities, to help them plan their routes around congested areas. Google follows in the footsteps of Microsoft and Yahoo, which also offer live traffic data through their mapping services.

Tiny Open-Source Company Tackles E-Mail ExchangePC World - Feb 26, 2007

A tiny provider of open-source e-mail exchange software is using a disruptive pricing model to compete against Microsoft Corp. and other large providers of proprietary e-mail service technology.

Small Player Scores Big Open-Source WinBusinessWeek Feb 28, 2007

In the scrappy open-source software world—where software is developed in the open, rather than within the confines of corporate patents—successes are hard-won and often come in small chunks. Typically it's a few thousand government employees in Munich, Brasilia, or Amsterdam who begin using the Linux operating system or the Open Office suite of business programs, shunning comparable offerings from the likes of Microsoft (MSFT).


Storm Worm Attacking Blogs, Bulletin Boards And WebmailInformationWeek, NY – Feb 28, 2007

A variant of the well-known and troublesome Storm worm is being used in a spam attack that is luring blog, bulletin board, and Webmail (Internet-based e-mail) users to connect to a malicious Web site, according to Dmitri Alperovitch, a principal research scientist at Secure Computing Corp.