6 posts and columns on back-end

It's Business Time for Apple's iPad

in News on February 14, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

Though there’s no dedicated salesforce selling it in the enterprise market, Apple’s iPad has gained significant traction there. Since its debut, more than 65 percent of the Fortune 100 have deployed or piloted the device. If Apple’s not pushing the iPad into the enterprise market, how is it getting there?
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Is it Wyse to Make Your Best-Selling iPad App Free?

in Mobile on December 16, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Wyse has had a best-seller in the App Store with a program that lets people access their PC from an iPhone or IPad. But now the company plans to start giving away the program. CEO Tarkan Maner explains the thinking in an interview with Mobilized’s Ina Fried.

Bing-Powered Search at Nearly 24 Percent for First Month

in News on October 8, 2010 at 12:18 pm PT

The latest search market metrics are in from Hitwise and they show Bing up once again and Bing-powered search with a decent chunk of the overall market.

Yahoo Upgrades Search Experience With "Accordion"–As It Ports Over Tech to Microsoft

in News on October 6, 2010 at 9:00 pm PT

Tonight, Yahoo is introducing a new set of search upgrades, moving to focus on boosting its experience for consumers as it ports responsibility for underlying search technology to Microsoft under its new partnership. Among the new enhancements: A vertical “accordion” paradigm with shortcuts on search results that allow for new kinds of information presentation; “quick apps,” beginning with one for Netflix that lets its members add movies to their queue directly from the search results page; slideshows within search from the “Trending Now” lists on Yahoo; more immersive and theater-style photo and video search; and a new mobile search experience that uses HTML5 technology.

Yahoo’s Bing Transition: One Continent Down, Six to Go

in News on August 24, 2010 at 12:27 pm PT

The North American Bing-ification of Yahoo is complete. Yahoo said in a blog post today that the company has finished transitioning its search back-end over to the Microsoft platform in North America.

Here Comes the Video Shakeout: Joost Scales Down, CEO Mike Volpi Steps Out

in Media on June 30, 2009 at 8:49 am PT

Here’s the beginning of the inevitable online video shakeout: Joost, the once-hyped video service that was supposed to rival Google’s YouTube, is restructuring to focus on “white label” services, i.e., a back end for other video players. The site is laying off the majority of its 100-plus employees, and CEO Mike Volpi is out, replaced by Matt Zelesko, who had been SVP of engineering.
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