Web 2.0 is hot and fast catching up. Hardly any serious small and medium businesses (SMBs) today can think of scaling up its operations without making an effective presence online. Web designs based around Web 2.0 has revolutionized the whole way of sharing information and using the Internet as an exciting and more interactive experience. The Web 2.0 technology has changed the way modern businesses are conducted, using the Internet as a platform. (more…)

Twitter, the wildly popular microblogging service, may be forced to charge companies for access to its users, founder Evan Williams told Bloomberg News. Williams, who recently replaced Jack Dorsey as CEO, said he wanted to start weaning the company off venture capital, especially as the economic climate sours. (more…)

The market for on-train WiFi services is finally starting to take off. Major European, US and Asian operators are rapidly following the UK’s lead and introducing on-board, high-speed wireless internet connections for their passengers. Against this background and with a host of new services rapidly emerging all over the world, the third annual WiFi on Train Conference is set for a record turn-out. (more…)

IBM launched a new addition to its High Performance Computing line-up, the BladeCenter QS22. The new technology, IBM indicates, was designed as an economical and flexible way commercial sectors including financial services, digital media creation and medical imaging could gain access to supercomputer-level computing power. (more…)

US telecoms operator AT&T reported a 22% rise in first quarter profits today thanks to strong growth in its mobile business, which offset a slowdown in its fixed-line division. Total company profits hit US$3.5 billion - up from US$2.85 billion a year ago - which meant the company earned US$0.74 per share after non-recurring charges, in line with analyst estimates. Revenues grew 6% from a year ago to US$30.7 billion but this figure masked a dramatic shift in the company’s business lines. Fixed-line revenue fell 7.1 percent to US$9.7 billion, while revenue from its mobile division increased 17.1 percent to US$10.6 billion. Data revenue rose 6 percent to US$6.2 billion. This revenue split meant that almost all the company’s profit in the quarter came from its mobile business. (more…)

At RFID Journal LIVE! 2008, Microsoft unveiled BizTalk RFID Mobile — a lightweight platform for a variety of mobile devices, which simplifies the development of mobile applications that expose relevant, real-time business information. BizTalk RFID Mobile enables delivery of relevant information from mobile devices to core business processes for a variety of scenarios, whether for a dock worker verifying a shipment or a pharmacist verifying that the right medicine has been stocked. (more…)

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Even amidst today’s enlightened business environments, many companies are still leaving their data centers open to severe risk. According to a study released by Osterman Research and sponsored by Neverfail, more than 50 percent of the participants report they are consolidating all of their email servers into a single data center in one geographic location. (more…)

SocialMedia CEO Seth Goldstein will speak on the panel “Social App Exit Strategies” on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at the SNAP Summit 2.0 in San Francisco. The SNAP Summit focuses on the business and design of social applications, exploring how to attract users and keep them engaged, how to monetize and what advertisers are looking for. Attendees will learn about the future of apps, from independent developers, startups and companies leading the way. (more…)

Effective business networking can help your entrepreneurial startup garner more customers, partners and investors. You’ve already worked hard to make your products and services top-notch and you’ve put together a killer business and marketing plan, and business is growing. Slowly. (more…)