Cautious about 802.11n
North American organizations are shying away from “n,” and not merely because the standard hasn’t been finalized
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CIPS expands IT professional designations
The Canadian Information Processing Society adds a certification for more senior technology executives in preparation for a forthcoming designation that will certify international expertise. Robert Half Technology talks about the growing value of the I.S.P.
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Xandros buys Linspire in enterprise Linux bid
An open source distribution that started in Ottawa purchases a rival that could give it a chance to better compete with the likes of Red Hat, according to Info-Tech. The CEO promises more deals to come
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Unleash your inner artist: Creativity and comp-sci
Business skills will always be important, but so is the ability to think visually and conceptually. With the right training, IT professionals could tap into talents they never knew they had
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Rogers iPhone rates draw Canadian users’ ire
An online petition protests the entry-level $60 package that includes 150 daytime minutes, unlimited evenings and weekends, 75 outgoing text messages and 400MB of data. Analysts aren’t impressed, either
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Report: Microsoft prepares new bid for Yahoo
The Wall Street Journal says the world’s largest software company is teaming up with Time Warner and News Corp. to take a second run at the search engine and portal player
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Report: No IPOs In Q2
Dow Jones VentureSource, a provider of venture capital data, reported Tuesday that we are in the midst of the second-longest IPO drought since it started tracking the industry in 1992. According to Dow Jones, Q2 of this year was the worst quarter since 2003, with no initial public offerings of U.S. venture-backed companies in the quarter. During the quarter, there were 10 companies which withdrew their IPO registrations, with 22 venture-backed firms still in IPO registration. Dow Jones also reported that M&A activity fell to $4.7 billion, with only 56 transactions for the quarter…. (more)
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Dataskill Buys Silicon Space
San Diego-based Dataskill Inc., a provider of IT and software services, has acquired fellow software product development firm Silicon Space, Dataskill announced Tuesday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Silicon Space is a provider of outsourced software development and design services. According to Dataskill, all employees of Silicon Space will join the firm, and Curt Nelson, former President and CEO of Silicon Space, will join its advisory board. Dataskill said that its clients include Amazon.com, IBM, Qualcomm, Smart & Final, and Websense; Silicon Space counts Hewlett Packard, Disney, Harcourt, Overland Storage, and the United States Navy among its customers.
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VirtualTourist.com, OneTime.com Acquired By TripAdvisor
VirtualTourist.com Inc. and Onetime.com Inc, two Manhattan Beach-based online travel web sites, have been acquired by online travel information web site TripAdvisor LLC, which is owned by Expedia Inc. Financial details of the acquisitions were not disclosed. VirtualTourist.com provides user-generated travel content, and OneTime.com is an online travel booking comparison web site. According to TripAdvisor, VirtualTourist General Manager Giampiero Ambrosi and OneTime General Manager Dena Yahya will continue to run the businesses, which will remain in Manhattan Beach. The two sites were both founded by J.R. Johnson.
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RealD In Deal With Cinemark
Los Angeles-based RealD, a provider of technology for 3D projection of motion picture films, has inked a deal with Cinemark Holdings to add 1,500 new screens. According to the two companies, Cinemark will add up to 1,500 RealD 3D screens to its circuit, which will up the total number of screens with RealD’s technology to 5,000. Financial impact and terms of the deal were not disclosed. RealD develops technology used for showing 3D films. Cinemark is a motion picture theater operator with 408 theaters representing 4,657 screens both in the U.S. and internationally.
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