Tim Greene articles

Open source IP PBX saves serious cash for Michigan CAT

2010-12-02T07:00:00-04:00

In a move that might send shivers down the spines of mainstream IP PBX vendors like Avaya, Cisco and ShoreTel, Michigan CAT has deployed an open source Asterisk IP PBX to handle its phone calls and contact center at half the cost of what commercial vendors would have charged.

Remains of the Day: iPads for everyone

2010-12-02T12:00:00-04:00

One Mozilla employee has harsh words for Apple, the iPad is making friends in all walks of life, and Apple's got a new/old selling point for the holiday season. The remainders for Wednesday, December 1, 2010 are here to get you through the middle of the week.

IBM, Tata expand business processing from the Philippines

2010-12-02T12:00:00-04:00

IBM and Indian outsourcer, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), this week expanded their business process outsourcing (BPO) delivery from the Philippines, reflecting the growing importance of the country as a location for BPO services delivery.

Swedish court won't kill Wikileaks founder's arrest warrant

2010-12-02T12:00:00-04:00

Sweden's Supreme Court on Thursday declined to hear an appeal from Wikileaks' Julian Assange to quash an arrest warrant related to sexual assault accusations from two women.

Majesty 2 arrives on the Mac

2010-12-02T12:00:00-04:00

Aspiring pages, knights and wizards: rejoice! Majesty 2: Fantasy Kingdom Sim, an epic real-time strategy game set in a high fantasy world, has finally arrived on the Mac. Ported by Virtual Programming, the game takes place in the mythical land of Ardania, set 500 years after the events of the popular original title released in 2000. A newly conjured Demonlord has usurped the throne and unleashed chaos upon the land. Now the player is tasked with uniting the various elves, dwarves, and humans to take back the throne for the true heir.

Rambus sues Broadcom, Nvidia, four others, over patents

2010-12-02T12:00:00-04:00

Chip developer Rambus has filed patent infringement lawsuits against six chip makers including Broadcom and Freescale Semiconductor in the U.S., and said it is also seeking to ban the import of products that infringe its patents.

SAP's HANA will speed real-time data analytics

2010-12-02T12:00:00-04:00

SAP's High-Performance Analytic Appliance, or HANA, which started shipping on Wednesday, should give its customers a much faster, more flexible way to analyze large volumes of data in real-time, analysts said.

Samsung notches 1 millionth TV app download

2010-12-02T12:00:00-04:00

Samsung Electronics, the world's largest TV maker, announced the one millionth download of apps aimed at high definition TVs on Thursday.

After PUE, Green Grid creates metrics for carbon and water

2010-12-02T12:00:00-04:00

The Green Grid consortium, which developed the widely-used PUE metric for measuring energy efficiency in data centers, is developing two more metrics to address carbon emissions and water usage, it said Thursday.

Police urge international cybercrime cooperation

2010-12-02T12:00:00-04:00

International policing authorities have urged for greater harmonisation of cybercrime laws between countries to better share information and collaborate on global crime waves.

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