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Hmm – how is VMware’s relationship with Oracle (the “axis of evil” against open source, according to Adobe) these days, e.g., in terms of Java licensing?… And how does the VMware Cloud Application Platform fit relative to the Java cloud platform offerings VMware previously announced in (separate) partnerships with Google and Salesforce.com?
EMC VMware on Tuesday is introducing its cloud computing platform for Java development, which relies on technologies from the company’s SpringSource division.
The VMware Cloud Application Platform leverages the popular Spring Framework for Java development and the newly branded vFabric product set, which features pre-existing SpringSource products offering capabilities such as data management, messaging, and dynamic load balancing. The… Continue reading: VMware positions Java for the cloud – Computerworld
File under “Future collectors’ item”
Analysts estimate that Amazon has sold more than 60 per cent of the roughly 10m e-readers in the US today. Sony is estimated to have sold about 1.5m Readers, with Barnes & Noble close behind.
However, James McQuivey, a media analyst at Forrester Research, said Sony would fall to third place by next year because it did not have a strong relationship with book buyers.
“Amazon is proving that the reading relationship with the customer is really the long-term success point,” said Mr McQuivey. “Sony doesn’t have that and they never will no matter how much they invest.”
Sony had the… Continue reading: FT.com / Media – Sony renews fight for e-reader territory
More Sony wishful thinking. I don’t miss touch when I’m using my Kindle.
Two of Sony’s previous readers, the Touch and Daily Editions, had touch screens, but they produced a glare and required a hard, forceful touch. In the new versions, Sony removed the top layer of glass from the screen to reduce the glare and effort.
Sony’s new e-readers, ranging from $179 to $299, are not the cheapest out there, but Mr. Haber said people were willing to pay for the features they wanted and touch was at the top of the list. He noted that when Sony’s last line of e-readers was introduced, many people paid $100 more for the… Continue reading: Touchable Gadgets Win Over Users – NYTimes.com
Sign of the times
A closer look at Mr. Crowley’s Twitter feed reveals that he has also been using it to try to engage the government of North Korea, which reportedly joined the social-networking community this month, in the kind of banter one might have previously expected to overhear only at embassy cocktail parties.
After North Korea opened its Twitter account, Mr. Crowley wrote:
We use Twitter to connect, to inform, and to debate. We welcome North #Korea to Twitter and the networked world.
The North Korean government has joined Twitter, but is it prepared to allow… Continue reading: U.S. Tries Twitter Diplomacy on North Korea – NYTimes.com
Maybe Sony should partner with Borders…
Sony’s new Readers range from $179 to $299, significantly more expensive than some of the others available, like the $139 Kindle Wi-Fi and the $100 Libre.
The new e-readers arrive as the market is getting ever more competitive. On Tuesday, Amazon.com said that Staples would start selling the Kindle, and Borders lowered the prices of two e-readers it sells, the Kobo and Libre.
Sony Introduces New E-Readers – NYTimes.com
Continue reading: Sony Introduces New E-Readers – NYTimes.com
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