Relations between Yahoo and Alibaba had sunk to a low recently over an online payment unit. Yahoo said it was caught by surprise when it found out that Alibaba Group had spun off its Alipay online payment unit to a Chinese company controlled by Ma
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Lack of support for mobile clients and hidden costs can make a large-scale Lync deployment far less appealing than a small-scale one
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The week’s international technology news in pictures, courtesy of IDG News Service and other sources. This week: The U.S. Senate questions the objectiveness of Google’s search results, Whitman replaces Apotheker at HP, and more
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Your entire life on a Timeline. Plus, why Canadian users will get the first look at Netflix integration
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European governments consider excluding U.S. bids due to concerns over the Patriot Act
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Java remains atop the list of programming languages, as it has for 10 years
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ITWC THIS WEEK VIDEO PLAYLIST Jeff Jedras takes to a gondola to hear about McMaster University’s virtualization efforts, the director of Accenture’s technology lab explains why data is the new platform, and the mysterious case of the disappearing Galaxay Tab
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Why a survey of Australian IT managers find they are struggling to deal with social media in the enterprise, with more blocking Web 2.0 sites despite their status as being “critical” to company development
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After tiring of a stop-gap system, LOGiQ3 implemented Asigra to back-up its data to the cloud wherever employees can access the internet. Why it works for the company
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A new SAS Canada/Leger Marketing survey finds that few Canadian businesses are engaging their customers through social media. Find out why and how IT might play a role in your future social media plans
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