Anonymizer to debut Chinese Internet
solution
San Diego-based Anonymizer Inc., which makes online
identity protection technology and software, is developing an
anti-censorship solution that will enable Chinese citizens to safely
access the entire Internet filter-free, and also free from oppression
and fear of persecution or retribution.
Anonymizer's solution for
Chinese citizens will provide a regularly changing URL that users can
access to open the doors to unfettered access of the World Wide Web. In
addition, users' identities will be protected from online tracking and
monitoring by the Chinese government.
Coraid announces
disk storage protocol
San Clemente-based Coraid Inc. and
Rocket Division Software Inc. announced Windows support for the open
ATA-over-Ethernet (AoE) disk storage protocol. AoE delivers an
alternative to iSCSI for networked block storage by eliminating the
processing overhead of TCP/IP.
The new AoE Windows driver works
with 32/64 bit Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003 systems, and provides a
simple user interface to mount disks on the network. RDS has added the
AoE Windows Driver to its iSCSI software products.
IT
worker optimism plummets
The Hudson Employment Index for IT
workers dropped more than six points to 109.0 in January. Decreased
optimism in personal finances and job satisfaction sparked the decline.
Just half (51 percent), of sector workers rated their finances favorably
in January, down from 57 percent in December. In contrast, the national
index remained steady this month, sliding just .8 points to
102.6.
Nationally, managers were less confident about their firms'
hiring plans in January than the previous month. Only 29 percent
anticipated more hiring in the coming months, compared to 33 percent in
December.
Evisibility buys software
company
San Diego-based Internet marketing firm
Evisibility.com purchased Runwal Software, based in Bombay, India,
bolstering its Web-wide marketing services to include general and
specialized software solutions.
Evisbility.com specializes in
Internet marketing services and search engine optimization.
Worldlink teams with Alerion
Irvine-based
Worldlink Integration Group Inc. announced an investment partnership
with Alerion Capital Group, lead by former Unisys CEO James A. Unruh.
Worldlink is a national technology deployment services firm
specializing in executing technology deployments across their customers'
distributed footprint of retail and enterprise
locations.
Wireless spending outstrips
lines
For the first time, in 2006 U.S. businesses of all sizes
will spend more on wireless voice services than on wireline, reports
In-Stat (www.in-stat.com). And wireless data services will make
significant gains as well over the next several years, the high-tech
market research firm says. Expenditures by enterprise firms (1,000 or
more employees) on wireless data will grow an average of 18 percent per
year through 2009.
Recent reports by In-Stat found the
following:
* Mid-sized firms accounted for 12.4 percent, or $24
billion, of total U.S. business telecom spending in 2005; these numbers
will reach $33 billion and 13 percent of the total U.S. business market
by 2009.
* Small business spending on Internet access will grow to
$8.2 billion by 2009, up from $4.4 billion in 2005, largely due to
adoption of DSL and higher bandwidth services.
appMail
debuts e-mail application
San Mateo-based appMail, which
specializes in automating business processes performed by e-mail,
introduced appMail.com, an integrated platform for structured e-mail
communication.
Because it is an application within the body of an
e-mail, appMail.com eliminates attachments by putting a database
structure in the e-mail itself to collect, consolidate and store the
responses that are received from other email accounts. Additional
appMail.com features include pre-set delivery dates, reminders, and
dates to receive a consolidated report.
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