Companies Google Should Buy

Companies Google Should Buy When Google recently bid to buy video compression software maker On2 Technologies, the search engine giant emphasized that improving the quality of its video technologies was a priority. But Google has many other areas where it can improve through acquisition. With Google's broad swath of Web services in mind, eWEEK took a walk down Conjecture Lane to guess some companies or services Google should buy to fortify its arsenal. READ MORE >> ADVERTISEMENT Brought to you by Ziff Davis Enterprise The Efficiency Multiplier Actual Data Center Power Use Data center power efficiency is essential to running an efficient and Green Computing environment. Too often, there is no holistic view of IT Power Utilization that takes into account all the aspects that use electricity. Watch Video. Windows 7's Magical Mystery Tour Jim Rapoza: Windows 7 RTM showcases lots of new features, but most startling may be the many bizarre and psychedelic backgrounds and themes that are included. Either the developers of Windows 7 decided to honor the 40th anniversary of Woodstock or they've been partaking something a bit stronger than Seattle coffee. Take a look. READ MORE >> Snow Leopard Unlikely to Threaten Windows 7 in Enterprises The battle between Apple and Microsoft is likely to heat up again Aug. 28, when Snow Leopard, the latest version of the Mac OS X, is released early. While many users will make comparisons between Snow Leopard and the upcoming Windows 7, it is unlikely Apple's OS will displace Windows in the enterprise. READ MORE >> Expensive Apps Will Ruin Microsoft's Windows Marketplace News Analyis: Developers might like the idea of making more money from their mobile applications, However, the Apple App Store has already set the price point with its 99 cent applications. It's hard to see how Microsoft's plan to sell applications for $5 or $10 is a formula for success. READ MORE >> Amazon's Head Start in the Cloud Pays Off Amazon Web Services has leveraged a head start in cloud computing that not only puts the company in serious competition with Microsoft and Google, but also allows Amazon.com to address the barriers that stand between internal corporate IT infrastructures and the promise of true enterprise cloud computing. READ MORE >> AT&T to Require New Smartphone Owners to Purchase Data Plan Beginning Sept. 6, AT&T will require new smartphone owners, as well as those upgrading to a smartphone, to purchase a data plan -- a strategy it reportedly says will help customers avoid "bill shock." Existing smartphone owners are exempt. READ MORE >> Microsoft Taps JaJah for Enterprise Voice Software Microsoft has signed a deal to use JaJah's VOIP software to allow business customers to make calls over the Internet from both computers and landlines. READ MORE >> Best of eWEEK Newsletter Management You are currently subscribed to the Best of eWEEK newsletter as: ignoble.experiment@arconati.us If you no longer wish to receive the Best of eWEEK newsletter, unsubscribe here Ziff Davis Enterprise 28 East 28th Street New York, New York 10016 Privacy Policy