Oct
21
Android - An Open Handset Alliance Project
October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Android is mobile device platform. Android is a software platform and operating system for mobile devices, based on the Linux kernel, developed by Google and later the Open Handset Alliance.[1] It allows developers to write managed code in a Java-like language that utilizes Google-developed Java libraries,[2] but does not support programs developed in native code. [...]
Jun
21
Blackboard Inc., a provider of enterprise technology to the education industry, has joined the Google Enterprise Professional program. As a Google partner, Blackboard is launching a series of efforts to enhance search capabilities for students and faculty at academic institutions around the globe. Blackboard will integrate various offerings and services with Google enterprise search technology [...]
May
29
By Miguel Helft
Google has been a leading proponent of Web-based computing — software that is delivered over the Internet and typically runs inside a browser. But most browser applications cannot do many of the things that more powerful PC-based software can.
Google has been trying to help close that gap.
On Wednesday, Google touted the fruits of [...]
May
13
UPDATED: 5/12/08-4 p.m. PDT
Google is releasing a preview version of Friend Connect, a service designed to let Web publishers add social networking features to their sites.
Friend Connect, which was due to be available on the Web sometime Monday, lets publishers add social networking applications by inserting “a snippet of code” in their sites, Google said.
“We’re [...]
Feb
27
Google Goes After Another Microsoft Cash Cow
February 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Miguel Helft
Google is adding a new front to its assault on Microsoft’s software applications business.
The Internet search giant on Wednesday is rolling out a rival to Microsoft’s SharePoint, a program used for collaboration among teams of workers. Google’s program, called Google Sites, will become part of the company’s applications suite, which includes e-mail, calendar, [...]
